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Notes: Virginia Tech 69, Duke 67 OT
1/6/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
- With its 69-67 overtime loss to Virginia Tech, Duke falls to 13-2 on the season and is now 32-7 against Virginia Tech. Virginia Tech won for just the second time in the last 12 meetings and it was the Hokies' first win in 10 tries at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Duke falls to a 3-2 record under coach Mike Krzyzewski. Duke also owns a 3-2 record over the Hokies in ACC play.
- Duke is now 39-15 all-time in ACC openers and 57-22 in conference openers dating back to 1929. Virginia Tech snapped a Duke-high 10 game win streak in ACC openers.
- The loss is just Duke's third at home to an unranked team since 1997-98.
- Despite the loss, Duke outrebounded Virginia Tech 37-29, marking the 13th time in 15 games that Duke has held the rebounding advantage. Duke now holds a +7.0 rebounds per game advantage over its opponents (37.3 ? 30.3).
- Junior DeMarcus Nelson scored 22 points, the second-highest total of his career, and added five rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block to his performance. Nelson hit 4-of-6 from behind the arc, including an overtime-forcing three-pointer with 19 second left in regulation. It marked Nelson's third 20-point performance of his career, all coming this season. He has reached double figures in 13 games this season and 28 in his career.
- Sophomore Josh McRoberts scored 16 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, dished out four assists and blocked three shots in a career-high 44 minutes of action. McRoberts recorded his fifth career double-double and third of the season, all coming in the last four games. The only game in the last four that McRoberts didn't record a double-double, he had nine rebounds.
- Freshman Jon Scheyer had 12 points, four rebounds and an assist in a season-high 44 minutes of action. For Scheyer, it marks his ninth double-figure scoring game.
- Freshman Gerald Henderson scored 10 points and dished out two assists. For Henderson, it's his fourth game in double figures in points.
- Saturday marked the 251st consecutive sellout at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The last non-sellout at Cameron was Nov. 16, 1990, in a 100-76 win over Boston College.
- With the loss, Duke's record falls to ...
- 1,809-813 all-time
- 224-37 this decade
- 133-28 in ACC regular season play since 1996-97
- 703-145 all-time at Cameron Indoor Stadium, including 151 of the last 161 games there
- 49-21 as the No. 5 ranked team in the AP poll and 476-89 as a Top 5 team
- 870-218 overall as a ranked team including 615-130 under Coach K
- 538-87 vs. unranked teams under Coach K, including 225-17 since 1997-98
- 112-3 at home vs. unranked teams since 1997-98
- 179-53 under Coach K in January and 81-8 in January since 1996-97
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