Scheyer scored 22 points, Smith added 19 and the Blue Devils became the latest Top Ten team to beat Long Beach State, routing the 49ers 84-63 on Tuesday night.
Kyle Singler added 14 points for Duke (10-1), which led by 26 points, shot 47.1 percent, blocked a season-high 10 shots and was 15 of 26 from 3-point range.
"I don't even think we shot as well as we could, with the amount of good looks that we had," Scheyer said. "We'll be successful in the offense when we take open looks."
Larry Anderson scored 14 points for Long Beach State (6-7), which couldn't get closer than 13 points in the second half and lost its third straight. The 49ers have been beaten by four Top Ten opponents so far.
"I'm glad we're hitting league (play) on Saturday," coach Dan Monson said. "The Top Ten is pretty good, and Duke belongs there. ... Our guys could have caved in, and they showed that they've been in these games and that they have some fight to them, but we were just outmanned."
Senior big men Lance Thomas and Brian Zoubek had 10 points apiece for Duke, which went up by double figures to stay before the 49ers made their third field goal and went on to win its fourth straight while showing little rust from the nine-day holiday layoff that followed a 35-point rout of then-No. 15 Gonzaga.
"Guys over the break, nobody took any days off," Smith said. "Everybody stayed in shape, stayed sharp with their shooting or whatever they were doing."
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