DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Miami tried guarding J.J. Redick with a

variety of defenses -- box-and-one, man-to-man, straight zone.

In the end, the only way to stop him was to make sure he wasn't

on the court. The Hurricanes accomplished that by turning in their

worst effort of the season, allowing Duke to get so far ahead that

even the Atlantic Coast Conference's iron man got to take a break.

Redick scored 29 points, nearly matching Miami point-for-point

into the second half, and Daniel Ewing had the first double-double

of his career to help the sixth-ranked Blue Devils beat Miami 83-59

on Thursday night.

"I wanted to come out aggressive," Redick said. "I'm a better

player when I do that."

The margin of defeat was the worst of the season for the

Hurricanes, topping a 20-point loss at North Carolina.

Ewing, a senior, finished with 14 points and a career-high 10

assists in his final game at Cameron Indoor Stadium, and Shelden

Williams added 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Blue Devils (22-4,

11-4 ACC). They will finish the regular season Sunday at No. 2

North Carolina, a rematch of Duke's 71-70 victory earlier this

season.

"Daniel is really the consummate winner," Blue Devils coach

Mike Krzyewski said. "He's just a kid you want to be around all

the time. It's been perfect for us. He had 10 assists and one

turnover. I'm going to call Bobby Hurley and tell him that he never

did that."

Robert Hite scored 17 for the Hurricanes (16-11, 7-9), who

likely need to advance a couple of rounds in the ACC tournament to

secure a bid to the NCAAs.

"I would hope that we would not be intimidated or in awe, but

obviously, something caused us to not want to execute," Miami

coach Frank Haith said. "There's something that made that

happen."

Redick showed off his new hairstyle -- he and walk-on Patrick

Davidson got matching buzz cuts -- then made his first two shots on

his way to 18 points in the first half. He came off a double screen

by Shavlik Randolph and Reggie Love to swish a jumper from behind

the arc midway though the opening 20 minutes for his ninth point;

at the time, Miami had only eight.

That led the Cameron Crazies to chant "J.J.'s winning!" and

the theme continued through almost the entire half. Redick had

personal leads on the Hurricanes at 3-2, 6-4, 9-8, 11-8, 14-11 and

16-14, but a late dry spell for the ACC's leading scorer dropped

him four points behind at the break.

"I felt like toward the end of last week, we were really

drained, not necessarily physically, but emotionally," Redick said

of a stretch of three games in six days. "We got a couple of days

off and really had great practices over the last few days, and we

were ready for this game."

Early in the second half, Redick made two free throws and his

fourth 3 to move within a point of Miami, the final time he was

that close. Still, he scored at least 20 points for the 19th time

in only 32 minutes, well below his league-leading 37.1 minutes a

game.

"He's fabulous, and he just wills his team to win," Haith

said.

The Hurricanes never led and were tied only at 2, and they

trailed by at least 10 points for the final 34½ minutes. That

wasn't the kind of effort Haith was looking for, considering an

improbable victory would have left Miami at 8-8 in the ACC.

Normally, that mark is good enough for an at-large bid to the NCAA

tournament.

With a bye during the final weekend of the regular season, the

Hurricanes won't take the court again for nearly a week, during the

opening day of the conference tournament. They'll have to get a

better performance from leading scorers Guillermo Diaz and Hite,

who combined for 28 points on 12-of-32 shooting against the Blue

Devils.

That was about seven below their season average, and many of

them came with the outcome already decided. Diaz blamed his showing

on inconsistent playing time, and he showed his frustration several

times on the court.

"I was mad because I didn't know what was happening," he said.

"I can't do anything when I'm going in-and-out."