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Notes: Duke 93, Wake Forest 70
2/14/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
- J.J. Redick scored 33 points off of an 11-of-18 shooting performance, including 4-of-9 from behind the arc, and 7-of-7 from the free throw line. Redick added four assists and four steals in 35 minutes.
- Redick surpassed Virginia's Curtis Staples and is now the leading three-point shooter in ACC and NCAA history. Redick now has 416 career three-pointers, passing Staples' total of 413. Staples was in attendance and presented Redick with a ball after the game. The NCAA record-setting 414th triple came with 7:56 left in the first half.
- Redick has now scored 30 or more points in four straight games, setting a new Duke record. Previously, Dick Groat scored 30 or more in three straight, the final two of 1951 and the season opener in 1952. Bob Verga had three-game streaks twice in 1967 (12/13 ? 12/29/66 and 2/28 ? 3/9/67).
- Redick has scored 30 or more in 18 career games, including a Duke record 12 this season and four straight. The 18 career games ties Dick Groat for second-most in school history and is just one off of Art Heyman's record of 19. The 12 games this season is a Duke record.
- Redick has scored 20 or more points in 62 career games, including 20 this season and 14 straight. The 14 straight is the fourth-longest streak in Duke history behind Bob Verga's 16 in 1967, Art Heyman's 17 spanning 1961-62 and Dick Groat's 18 spanning 1951-52. The 62 career games is third most in Duke history just behind Art Heyman (63) and Mike Gminski (64).
- Redick has scored in double figures in 111 games, tying Mike Gminski and Grant Hill for fourth-most in Duke history. Immediately ahead is Mark Alarie and Christian Laettner, both with 118 career games. Additionally, Redick has reached double figures all 25 games this season and in an ACC-leading 27 straight. Dating back to his sophomore season, Redick has reached double-figures in 62 of the last 64 games.
- Redick scored 18 points in the first half and has reached double figures by halftime in 24 of 25 games this season.
- Redick now has 2,527 career points and he passed Virginia's Bryant Stith (2,516) and moved into fourth place on the ACC chart. N.C. State's Rodney Monroe is in third place with 2,551.
- Redick became the 54th player in NCAA history to record 2,500 points in a career and moved onto the NCAA career scoring chart. He passed Elgin Baylor from Albertson & Seattle (2,500), Jeff Grayer, Iowa State (2,502), Bill Bradley, Princeton (2,503), Bryant Stith, Virginia (2,516), Mike Oliver, Lamar (49th, 2,518), Ron Perry, Holy Cross and Ronnie McCollum, Centenary (47th, 2,524) and Andrew Toney, La.-Lafayette (46th, 2,526) and moved into 45th place in NCAA history.
- Redick is now averaging 28.9 points per game, the highest mark in the ACC since David Thompson averaged 29.9 in 1975.
- Redick has now connected on 98 three-pointers this season and moves into seventh place on Duke's season chart, passing his season total of 94 as a freshman. His sophomore total of 102 ranks sixth on the season chart.
- Shelden Williams scored 16 points on 7-of-12 shooting and added seven rebounds and three blocked shots in 34 minutes.
- Williams has reached double-figures in scoring in 90 career games and 23 this season.
- Williams now has 384 career blocks and is Duke's career leader and fifth in ACC history. Georgia Tech's Alvin Jones is fourth with 425.
- Williams now has 1,122 career rebounds and moved out of a tie with Virginia's Travis Watson and past South Carolina's Tom Owens and into 13th place in ACC history. Williams is third in Duke history and Christin Laettner is immediately ahead on both charts with 1,149 career rebounds.
- Williams now has 99 blocks this season and passed Mike Gminski's 1980 total of 97 and moved into third place on the Duke season chart. Williams holds the top two spots in Duke history as the only Blue Devil to record 100 or more blocks in a season (111 in 2004 and 122 in 2005).
- Josh McRoberts scored 16 points off of a perfect 5-of-5 from the field and 5-of-5 from the free throw line, including 1-of-1 from behind the arc. He was one shy of his career high of 17 set at North Carolina on Feb. 7 and has reached double figures eight times this season.
- DeMarcus Nelson scored 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds off the bench for Duke in 22 minutes, marking the third game Nelson has reached double figures in scoring.
- Duke is 153-75 vs. Wake Forest all-time, 52-16 at Cameron and 18 of last 21 overall. Coach K improves to 34-21 vs. Wake Forest while Skip Prosser falls to 3-8 vs. Duke.
- Duke is one of six undefeated teams remaining in the NCAA in league play, joining George Washington, Atlantic 10; Memphis Conference USA; Penn, Ivy; Bucknell, Patriot; and Gonzaga, West Coast. Duke defeated three of the other five this teams earlier this year.
- Duke is now 24-1 for just the second-time in school history. Duke's 1999 team was 37-1 entering the national championship game.
- Duke is now 12-0 in the ACC for the third time in school history. Duke's 1963 team (14-0) and 1999 team (16-0) both finished with perfect ACC marks.
- Coach K now has 745 career victories and is just one short of Phog Allen and 11th place in NCAA history. He is also just three wins short of Louisville's Denny Crum for most wins at one school. Coach K has 672 and Crum 675.
- Duke has 203 wins this decade, 20 more than any other team in the NCAA.
- Duke has won 209 of last 224 games vs. unranked overall including a 103-9 vs. ACC teams in that span.
- Duke improves to 131-25 in ACC play since 1997.
- Duke has won 101 of its last 103 games vs. unranked teams in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
- Coach K improves to 521-85 vs. unranked teams and 208-15 since 1997-98.
- Duke is now 690-141 all-time in Cameron, 333-48 under Coach K and 131-6 since 1997. Additionally, Duke has won 69 of the last 71 games in Cameron.
- Duke has hit a three-pointer in 575 straight games, the fourth longest streak in the NCAA.
- Duke improves to 852-213 as a ranked team and 102-15 as the No. 2 ranked team in the AP poll.
- In 101 seasons, Duke has now won 1,788 games, fourth most in the NCAA.
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