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BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Changes to the starting lineup. A team ban on social media. A bus ride to Blacksburg.

Duke made lots of changes coming into its game at Virginia Tech on Thursday night, and the No. 7 Blue Devils put together one of their more complete performances in a 75-60 victory.

"Once we get going and our offense gets going and our defense plays at the same level as our offense, we're a good team," said Ryan Kelly, who scored 15 points.

Austin Rivers led the Blue Devils with 18 points and added five assists and five rebounds, and the Blue Devils used a 13-2 burst late in the first half to open a double-digit lead they never relinquished.

"Everybody's so unselfish now and it makes everything fun," Rivers said.

Two hard practices before the trip to Cassell Coliseum helped Duke find its focus and maintain it throughout. Kelly said the move away from social media was a team decision, and coach Mike Krzyzewski said it's a mature one that could pay dividends.

"They just decided that instead of a Twitter family or whatever, it's better to concentrate on our family," he said. "It's for the next couple of months and then they'll have a lot to tweet about.

"Hopefully, they will."

Krzyzewski made two changes to the starting lineup, removing Seth Curry and Kelly in favor of Josh Hairston and Tyler Thornton -- a move mostly inspired by defensive play.

But Kelly still had a huge impact, and in a key spot.

He had seven points in the 13-2 spurt that helped the Blue Devils (19-3, 6-1 ACC) pull away. Rivers hit a 3-pointer and Kelly scored the last five in a 10-0 burst in the second half when Duke extended its lead to 62-40 with 11:19 remaining.

Curry added 11 points and Mason Plumlee had 10 for Duke.

The loss was the seventh in eight games for Virginia Tech (12-10, 1-6) and left coach Seth Greenberg hoarse and disappointed, he said, with how his team handled adversity.

"We had some guys miss some shots and that affected their ability to do anything on the other end, and you can't have that and beat a good team," he said. "We did some good things, but when they kind of bowed their neck, I thought we melted."

Five of the previous losses were by four points or fewer, but the Blue Devils left nothing to chance in avenging a 64-60 setback at Cassell Coliseum last February.

Erick Green led Virginia Tech with 17 points and Victor Davila tied his career high with 16.

The Blue Devils put it away with a decisive second-half run. The ending was a stark contrast from last season, when the Hokies' home victory brought fans storming onto the court to celebrate a victory that many thought assured their first NCAA tournament berth in four years. But the Hokies lost their last two games of the regular season, won twice in the ACC tournament, then lost to the Blue Devils in the semifinals and were again relegated to the NIT.

DUKE (19-3, 6-1)

FG FT Reb

Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts

Mas Plumlee 29 4-10 2-2 0-6 1 2 10

Hairston 15 3-6 0-1 2-3 0 2 6

Rivers 35 7-11 0-0 1-5 5 0 18

Thornton 28 0-1 2-2 0-3 1 2 2

Dawkins 23 2-3 0-0 0-1 1 3 5

Cook 12 2-4 0-1 0-1 3 0 4

Mi Plumlee 9 2-5 0-0 5-5 0 2 4

Curry 23 2-7 6-6 0-3 1 2 11

Kelly 26 5-10 3-4 3-4 0 4 15

Totals 200 27-57 13-16 12-33 12 17 75

Percentages: FG .474, FT .813.

3-point goals: 8-18, .444 (Rivers 4-6, Kelly 2-4, Dawkins 1-1, Curry 1-4, Thornton 0-1, Cook 0-2).

Team rebounds: 2.

Blocked shots: 2 (Mas. Plumlee 2).

Turnovers: 7 (Kelly 2, Rivers 2, Thornton, Mi. Plumlee, Curry).

Steals: 5 (Mas. Plumlee, Dawkins, Rivers, Thornton, Hairston).

Technical fouls: Dawkins.

VIRGINIA TECH (12-10, 1-6)

FG FT Reb

Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts

Davila 29 6-8 4-6 4-7 2 2 16

Finney-Smith 17 0-4 0-0 1-2 0 3 0

Rankin 20 3-6 1-2 0-2 0 1 8

Green 36 6-12 4-4 0-7 1 1 17

Eddie 32 3-10 0-0 0-3 1 0 6

Brown 22 1-6 0-0 0-0 1 4 3

Raines 11 2-3 0-0 1-1 0 3 4

Hudson 27 2-3 2-2 1-1 0 2 6

Barksdale 6 0-0 0-0 1-3 0 0 0

Totals 200 23-52 11-14 9-29 5 16 60

Percentages: FG .442, FT .786.

3-point goals: 3-13, .231 (Brown 1-1, Rankin 1-2, Green 1-3, Hudson 0-1, Finney-Smith 0-1, Eddie 0-5).

Team rebounds: 3.

Blocked shots: 4 (Finney-Smith 2, Davila, Eddie).

Turnovers: 13 (Hudson 3, Green 3, Finney-Smith 2, Eddie 2, Davila 2, Rankin).

Steals: 3 (Hudson, Brown, Green).

Technical fouls: None.

Duke 38 37 -- 75

Virginia Tech 28 32 -- 60

A--9,847. Officials--Karl Hess, Ed Corbett, Joe Lindsay.

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