With its 74-63 loss to Georgia Tech, Duke falls to 13-3 on the season and is now 52-21 against Georgia Tech, including 19-12 at Alexander Memorial Coliseum. Duke had won 10 straight at Georgia Tech and Duke continues to hold a 20-2 advantage over the last 22 meetings.
Duke is 0-2 in ACC play for the first time since the 1995-96 season. It marks just the fifth time under Coach Mike Krzyzewski that Duke has opened up 0-2 in ACC play, and just the third time since 1981-82.
Duke falls to 136-57 following a loss. Of Duke's 194 losses under Coach K, Duke has stopped the slide at one game 100 times. The current streak of two games marks just the 37th time under Coach K Duke has lost two or more straight games. Coach K's longest losing streak is four games and that has happened five times.
Since 1984-85, Duke is 92-27 following a loss under Coach K and this is just the 21st streak of two or more consecutive losses in that time frame. Since 1996-97, Duke is now 45-9 following a loss and the current two-game streak marks just the eighth time Duke has lost two or more straight games since 1996-97.
Freshman Jon Scheyer scored a team-high 16 points and added four assists and a pair of rebounds. Scheyer hit 6-of-16 from the field and 3-of-10 from behind the arc. The game marked Scheyer's 10th game scoring in double-figures.
Junior DeMarcus Nelson scored 12 points and added a team-high four assists, game high four steals and three rebounds in 35 minutes. It marks Nelson's 14th game in double figures this season and 29th such game of his career.
Sophomore Josh McRoberts scored 12 points and added five rebounds, three steals, two assists and a block. McRoberts has 11 games this season and 26 in his career scoring in double figures.
With the loss, Duke's record falls to ...
1,809-814 all-time
224-38 this decade
133-29 in ACC regular season play since 1996-97
17-9 as the No. 11 ranked team in the AP poll
870-219 overall as a ranked team including 615-131 under Coach K
538-88 vs. unranked teams under Coach K, including 225-18 since 1997-98
179-54 under Coach K in January and 81-9 in January since 1996-97