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Notes: Duke 72, Georgia Southern 48
11/13/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
- With its 76-48 victory over Georgia Southern, Duke has now started 2-0 on the season seven straight years and 24 times in 27 seasons under Coach Mike Krzyzewski.
- Tonight was the first meeting between Duke and Georgia Southern, but Duke has faced current members of the Southern Conference more than any other conference except the SEC. Duke has played SEC teams 171 times and Southern Conference teams 158 times and the Blue Devils now own a 134-24 record over those teams.
- Duke is now 51-17 in mid-season tournaments under Coach K, including six straight after winning the 2005 NIT Season Tip-Off.
- Duke started the game slowly from the field, hitting just five of its first 18 field goals and nine of its first 17 free throws. Down 20-19 at the 6:41 mark of the first half, the Blue Devils finished the half shooting 5-of-6 from the field and 8-of-8 from the line to take a 38-32 halftime lead. Duke continued that momentum into the second half, shooting 14-of-24 (.583) from the field after halftime.
- Duke has now won 42 straight non-conference home games, the second-longest streak in Duke history and third longest active streak in the country. Oklahoma extended its streak to 47 games after winning in former Blue Devil Jeff Capel's first game as the Sooner head coach Saturday while Illinois has a streak of 46 straight and opens play tonight.
- Junior DeMarcus Nelson recorded his first career double-double by scoring 16 points, one off his career high and pulling down 10 rebounds, matching his career high. It marks his 17th career game in double figures in scoring, including both games this season, and Duke is now 15-2 in such games. It also marked his second career game with double-figures in rebounds. Nelson scored seven of the first nine points for Duke, helping them stay close early in the contest.
- Sophomore Josh McRoberts recorded 16 points, six rebounds and three blocks against Georgia Southern. It marked his 16th career game reaching double figures in scoring (16-0).
- Sophomore Greg Paulus recorded seven points in 21 minutes of action, and added four rebounds, four assists and a game-high three steals.
- Freshman Gerald Henderson scored 13 points and added two rebounds, two steals and a blocked shot. It marks his first career double-figure scoring game.
- Freshman Jon Scheyer scored in double figures for the second straight game, recording 11 points and adding four assists. He hit his only three-point attempt on the night.
- With the win, Duke's record improves to ...
- 1,798-811 all-time, the fourth most wins in the NCAA
- 213-35 this decade, the best record in the country and 22 more victories than second place Gonzaga (191 as of Nov. 12)
- 691-142 all-time at Cameron Indoor Stadium
- 19-6 as the No. 12 ranked team in the AP poll and 859-216 overall as a ranked team
- 529-86 vs. unranked teams under Coach K, including 216-16 since 1997-98
- 110-6 vs. unranked, non-conference teams since 1997-98
- 104-2 at home against unranked teams since 1997-98
- 375-59 vs. non-conference opponents under Coach K, including 188-8 at home
- With the win, Coach K now has 755 career victories, 11th most all-time and five behind 10th place Ed Diddle. At Duke, Coach K has 682 victories, seventh most all-time (Don Haskins, UTEP, 719).
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