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Notes: Duke 80, Virginia Tech 67
1/26/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
- J.J. Redick scored 24 points shooting 7-of-17 from the field and 8-of-9 from the line while also hitting a pair of three-pointers. Redick also added three rebounds.
- Redick's 24 points gives him 2,320 in his career and he remains in fourth place on Duke's career chart. He passed N.C. State's David Thompson (2,309) and Virginia's Jeff Lamp (2,317) and into seventh place on the ACC's career chart. Immediately ahead on both charts is Mike Gminski, who scored 2,323 points for the Blue Devils from 1977-80.
- Redick's two three-pointers gives him 389 in his career and he remains in second place on the ACC chart and fifth on the NCAA chart. UMKC's Michael Watson is in fourth place in NCAA history with 391 career triples while Virginia's Curtis Staples is the ACC and NCAA record holder with 413.
- Redick reached the 20-point plateau for the 56th time in his career and 14th of the season. Additionally, Redick has reached 20 points in eight straight games and that marks the longest streak of his career (seven, 2004-05) and is tied for the fifth-longest streak in Duke history with Tate Armstrong (1976). Dick Groat scored 20 or more in 18 straight from the end of the 1951 season through the start of the 1952 season. Redick's 56 career 20-point game ties Jeff Mullins for the fourth-most in Duke history.
- Redick scored in double-figures for the 105th time in his career, including all 19 games this season and 21 straight. Dating back to his sophomore season, he has reached double figures in 56 of the past 58 games. Redick's 105 career games in double figures ties Danny Ferry for the eighth most in Duke history.
- Redick recorded 11 points in the first half, marking the 18th time in 19 games this season he has reached double figures by halftime. In all, he's scored 290 first half points this season, an average of 15.3 per first stanza.
- Shelden Williams scored 24 points and pulled down 15 rebounds while also recording a blocked shot against Virginia Tech.
- Williams now has 1,064 career rebounds and moved past Duke's Mike Lewis (1,051), Maryland's Len Elmore (1,053) and North Carolina's Billy Cunningham (1,062) and into 19th place on the career ACC chart. By moving past Lewis, he moved into fourth place on Duke's career chart.
- Williams now has 1,591 career points and moved past David Henderson (1,570) and into 24th place on Duke's career scoring chart. Immediately ahead is Thomas Hill with 1,594 while former teammate Daniel Ewing is 23rd with 1,595 career points.
- With one block, Williams now has 351 career blocks and remains in fifth place on the ACC career chart.
- Williams recorded his ACC-leading 47th career double-double, including his ACC-leading ninth of 2005-06 and his seventh in the last nine games.
- Williams reached the 20-point plateau for the 23rd time in his career and 10th time of 2005-06. He moved into sole possession of fourth place for most double-doubles in school history.
- Williams reached double-figures in points for the 84th time in his career and 17th of the season.
- Williams' 24 points is his second-highest total of the season and fifth-highest in his career.
- Williams recorded 10 or more rebounds in his 53rd career game and 10th of 2005-06. Williams 53 career games with 10-plus rebounds is the fourth-most in Duke history.
- Williams 15 rebounds marks his second-highest total of the season and tied for the seventh-highest total in his career.
- In two games against Virginia Tech this season, Williams has averaged 22.5 points and 17.0 rebounds per game.
- Josh McRoberts recorded his first start in four games and responded with eight points, seven rebounds, four assists, three steals and two blocks.
- McRoberts recorded at least two points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks in a game for the second time this season. That accomplishment has been reached just 110 times in Duke history and just 17 times by freshmen. McRoberts joins Shane Battier, Luol Deng, Mike Gminski and Grant Hill as players that have accomplished that feat more than once as freshmen.
- Lee Melchionni finished the game with seven rebounds, including two offensive rebounds on one possession late in the game that enabled Duke to melt the clock down the stretch.
- DeMarcus Nelson saw his first action in three games after suffering a bone bruise on his right ankle. Nelson was just two games into returning from a different injury on the same ankle against Drexel on Nov. 23. Nelson played 16 minutes and had seven points.
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