Belt game 1,912 · April 3, 2010 · postseason
Duke take the belt
Duke beat West Virginia 78–57 at home to start reign 553 of the College Basketball belt, the 20th for the program.
West Virginia had held it since March 12, 2010, with 5 defenses over 22 days.
Duke held it for 284 days and 16 defenses, then lost it to Florida State on January 12, 2011.
553Reign number
20Team's reign
16Defenses
284Days held
Box score
Duke
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Scheyer | 38 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7-13 | 5-9 | 4-5 |
| Kyle Singler | 39 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8-16 | 3-5 | 2-2 |
| Nolan Smith | 34 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7-16 | 4-9 | 1-2 |
| Brian Zoubek | 27 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jordan Davidson | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Lance Thomas | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mason Plumlee | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Miles Plumlee | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ryan Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Andre Dawkins | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
West Virginia
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Smith | 35 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 2-3 |
| Devin Ebanks | 35 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Da'Sean Butler | 28 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 6-6 |
| John Flowers | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 2-2 |
| Kevin Jones | 37 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 1-4 |
| Joe Mazzulla | 32 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Deniz Kilicli | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Casey Mitchell | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Dan Jennings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Cam Thoroughman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dalton Pepper | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Cam Payne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jonnie West | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.