No. 2 Duke is defeated by Wake Forest, 86-73

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Jeff Teague scored 26 points and Wake Forest shocked No. 2 Duke, 86-73, on Sunday night, ending the Blue Devils’ 12-game winning streak and giving first-year Coach Dino Gaudio his first big victory as the heir of the late Skip Prosser’s program.

James Johnson added 24 points for the Demon Deacons, who claimed their first victory against a top-five team since they also knocked off the then-No. 4 Blue Devils on Feb. 2, 2005.

Wake Forest, 16-8 overall and 6-5 in the Atlantic Coast Conference, won its third straight, improved to 14-1 on its home court and ended a five-game losing streak in the series on the strength of a 17-2 run midway through the second half and some smothering defense, forcing the Blue Devils into 22 turnovers.

The Demon Deacons held Duke (22-2, 10-1) without a field goal for more than seven minutes in building the first double-figure lead of the game for either team, with Teague’s three-point play with 4:58 left making it 72-62.

After Kyle Singler’s layup at the 11:20 mark gave the Blue Devils their largest lead of the half at 60-55, they missed 11 shots in a row before Greg Paulus made a three-pointer with just over four minutes left. They didn’t get closer than six points the rest of the way.