Wimbledon remained a threat, with Yussuff firing narrowly wide from 25 yards, but Carew was only denied a first half hat-trick when Brown got down well to push his low right-footed drive around his left upright.
First he hit a pair of free throws, then knocked down a 3-pointer over Kenny Kadji with the shot clock winding down to push Duke to a 58-56 lead with 9:13 left.
Federal Reserve policy-setters, in their post-meeting statement, left interest rates unchanged and said they would continue with purchases of Treasury and mortgage-backed securities meant to pushdown long-term interest rates.