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Notes: Duke 59, Princeton 46
1/5/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 5, 2005
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- J.J. Redick (21 points) scored in double figures for the 10th time this season and the 69th time in his career ... He has now scored in double figures in 16 consecutive games ... The 20-point performance is his seventh of the year and the 28th of his career ... Redick entered the game averaging an ACC-high 21.6 points per game
- Redick moved into a tie for 31st place on Duke's all-time scoring list with 1,299 career points (tied with Robert Brickey)
- Redick connected on all 14 of his free throw attempts, and has now made 56-of-60 (.933) foul shots on the season ... The totals for both attempts and conversions are career single-game highs ... The 14-for-14 performance matches the second best performance in Duke history (Gene Banks -- 14-of-14 vs. N.C. State on 2/28/80) behind only Dick Groat (17-of-17 vs. Davidson on 1/29/51) ... Redick has made all 36 of his free throw attempts at home this season
- With 301 career free throws made, Redick now qualifies to rank among the NCAA's all-time leaders ... Redick now ranks as the NCAA's career leader in free throw percentage at .941 ... Gary Buchanan of Villanova was the previous career leader (.913)
- Shelden Williams (14 rebounds) reached double figures in the rebound column for the eighth time this season and the 29th time in his career ... Williams has secured 10 or more rebounds in five consecutive games (14.4 average over that span)
- Daniel Ewing scored nine points to move into 35th place on Duke's all-time scoring chart (1,251), passing Bernie Janicki (1,247)
- Lee Melchionni (6 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists in 28 minutes) received the first starting assignment of his career
- Patrick Johnson recorded a career-high two blocked shots
- Duke outrebounded Princeton, 41-26, on the night
- Duke allowed a season-low 46 points to Princeton, and limited the Tigers to just 1-of-17 shooting from three-point range
- Duke now leads the all-time series with Princeton, 16-1, and is 8-0 versus the Tigers at Cameron Indoor Stadium
- Duke celebrated the 65th anniversary of the initial game played in Cameron Indoor Stadium featuring Duke vs. Princeton (January 6, 1940) ... The Blue Devils donned "throwback" uniforms for the occassion
- The 10-0 start is Duke's fourth in the last five seasons
- Duke has recorded 10 or more steals in seven-of-10 games this season (10 vs. Princeton)
- Duke has held its opponents to 50 percent field goal shooting or less in all 10 games this season and under 40 percent shooting from the floor in eight-of-10 games
- Duke has now won 179 of its last 190 games vs. unranked opponents
- Duke has allowed six of 10 opponents to 60 points or less this season
- Duke improves to 41-20 all-time as the fifth-ranked team in the nation (AP poll)
- Duke is now 668-140 in Cameron Indoor Stadium including a 314-48 record under Krzyzewski at home
- Duke has now won 104 of its last 109 games in Cameron Indoor Stadium
- Duke has now won 1,747 all-time games
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