Notes: Duke 79, N.C. State 56

With its 79-56 win at N.C. State, Duke improves to 16-3 on the season and is now 132-95 against the Wolfpack, including 5-2 at the RBC Center. Duke has won 20 of the last 22 over N.C. State. Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski is now 41-18 against the Wolfpack.
Duke has now won three straight ACC games by 20 or more points, marking just the fifth time since the ACC formed in 1953 that Duke has accomplished the feat and the fourth time under Coach K. The last time Duke did it was Feb. 7-14, 2002 over Florida State, Georgia Tech and N.C. State. The only time Duke has had a streak longer than three games was five straight from Feb. 11-27, 1999.
Duke has now won two straight road ACC games by more than 20 points, marking the third time in school history that feat has been accomplished and just the second under Coach K. Duke won two straight on Feb. 8 and Feb. 10, 1964, and three straight from Feb. 11-27, 1999.
Duke held N.C. State to just 56 points, marking the 14th time in 19 games Duke had held its opponents to 56 points or less. Duke also held the Wolfpack to 14-of-41 (.341) from the field, marking the 11th time this season Duke has held its opponent to under 40 percent from the field. Meanwhile, Duke shot 31-of-59 (.525) from the field, marking the eighth time this season Duke has hit over 50 percent of its shots.
Duke held N.C. State to just 25 points in the first half, meaning Duke has now held its opponents to under 30 points in a half 21 times (out of 38 halves of play).
Duke outrebounded Wake Forest 31-25, marking the 16th time in 18 games this season, and fourth time in five ACC games, that Duke has outrebounded its opponent.
Under Coach K, Duke is now 267-117 in regular season ACC play, including a 117-75 mark on the road. He also owns a 150-42 mark at home. The 267 wins is the second most in ACC history.
Duke forced N.C. State into 20 turnovers, the third time in the last four games Duke's opponent has turned the ball over 20 or more times. For the season, Duke has forced its opponent into 20 or more turnovers five times.
Duke's 13 steals is the second-highest total of the season behind a 17-steal performance against UNC Greensboro on Nov. 16, 2006. It marks the most steals in a conference game since recording 13 at North Carolina on Feb. 7, 2006, in an 87-83 win.
Duke had five players record double-digit scoring games against N.C. State, the most this season and most since five did so at Temple on Feb. 25, 2006, in a 74-66 win. It's the most in an ACC game since doing so at Clemson on Jan. 11, 2006, in a 87-77 victory.
With 18 bench points from David McClure and Gerald Henderson, Duke outscored the Wolfpack bench 18-2.
Sophomore Greg Paulus scored 13 points while shooting 5-of-11 from the field and 2-of-7 from behind the arc. He added four assists, two rebound and a steal with two turnovers. In the last three games, Paulus is averaging 15.0 points, 3.7 assists, 2.7 rebounds and just 1.7 turnovers. It marks his eighth game in double figures this season, including his third straight and seventh in the last nine games. Duke is now 18-1 in Paulus' career when he scores in double figures.
Sophomore Josh McRoberts scored 13 points, grabbed eight rebounds and tied his career high with four steals. He also had a pair of blocks and assists, as well. McRoberts has scored in double-figures in 14 games this season and 29 in his career.
Freshman Jon Scheyer led Duke with a game-high 20 points and added five rebounds and three assists. He hit 6-of-11 from the floor and 3-of-7 from behind the arc. He was also a perfect 5-of-5 from the free throw line and has now hit 19 straight from the free throw lane. The 20 points marks the second-highest scoring output by Scheyer and is his second 20 point game, both happening in the last three games. He has scored 20 points in two straight road ACC contests. It also marks his 12 game scoring in double figures.
Sophomore David McClure hit 5-of-6 from the field to record 10 points and added four rebounds and four steals in a solid all-around performance. His 10 points is the second-highest total both of the season and his career. McClure now has four games this season with three or more steals, including two straight. He has reached double figures in scoring twice this season and in his career.
Junior DeMarcus Nelson scored 15 points, grabbed six rebounds and dished out four assists for the Blue Devils. Nelson has reached double-figures in scoring 16 times in 19 games this season, and he had nine points in two of the other three games. He has scored at least nine points in 13 straight games and reached double-figures in 11 of those games. He now has 31 career games scoring in double figures.
Freshman Gerald Henderson scored eight points while hitting 4-of-6 from the field and added two rebounds a block and an assist in 18 minutes of action.
With the win, Duke's record improves to ...

1,812-814 all-time, the fourth most wins in NCAA history
227-38 this decade, the best record in the NCAA
136-29 in ACC regular season play since 1996-97
15-2 as the No. 14 ranked team in the AP poll
873-219 overall as a ranked team including 618-131 under Coach K
541-88 vs. unranked teams under Coach K, including 228-18 since 1997-98
182-54 under Coach K in January and 84-9 in January since 1996-97

Coach K is now 769-253 all-time, a win total that ranks ninth in NCAA history and is third among active coaches. Eighth overall and second among active coaches is Arizona's Lute Olson with 773 (counting Arizona's game Saturday at UCLA).
Coach K's 769 career wins also ranks second for most wins in a coach's first 32 seasons. North Carolina's Dean Smith currently owns the top mark with 774 wins in his first 32 seasons. Third on the list is Olson with 740.
Coach K also owns a 696-194 record at Duke, eighth most in NCAA history for wins at one school and second among active coaches. Coach K is now just four wins away from 700 in his 890 career games. The record for the fewest amount of games to win 700 games at one school is held by Kentucky's Adolph Rupp, who did it in 836 games. Second on that list is Smith, who accomplished the feat in 904 games.