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Notes: Duke 86, New Mexico State 61
11/12/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
- With its 86-61 win over New Mexico State on Nov. 12, 2007, Duke is now 2-0 on the season. Duke has started off the season 2-0 a total of 25 times in 28 seasons under coach Mike Krzyzewski, including each of the last eight seasons.
- Tonight marked the 350th win for Coach K at Cameron Indoor Stadium. He is now 350-53 all-time in Cameron.
- Duke is now 1-0 vs. New Mexico State after playing an opponent for the first time in both games this season. Duke is now 4-0 against teams currently making up the Western Athletic Conference with the other wins coming over Hawai'i in 1989, Fresno State in 1998 and San Jose State in 2006.
- Duke is averaging 104.0 points per game this season and has scored the most points (208) in the season's first two games since scoring 221 points (103 vs. East Carolina, 118 vs. Harvard) in the first two games of the 1991-92 National Championship season. Overall, Duke's 104.0 ppg through two games is the second-highest total in Coach K's 28 years at Duke.
- Jon Scheyer scored a game-high 22 points on the night and tied his career high with four three-pointers. He finished 8-of-11 from the field, 4-of-6 from behind the arc and hit 2-of-3 from the line. He added four rebounds and a pair of steals.
- Scheyer's 22 points is the ninth highest scoring performance off the bench under Coach K. A non-starter has scored 20 or more points a total of 36 times under Coach K, including twice this season. Freshman Taylor King had 20 off the bench in the season opener. King's 20 point off-the-bench performance marked the first time that has happened since March 18, 2004, when Shavlik Randolph scored 20 vs. Alabama State in the NCAA Tournament. Duke had three 20-point bench performances during the 2003-04 season.
- For Scheyer, it marks the third-highest scoring output of his career and is his fourth career 20-point game. It is also his 25th career game in double figures, including both this season.
- Duke now has won 53 straight non-conference home games, the longest streak in the nation. The Blue Devils have won 183 of its last 186 non-conference home games. Duke has also won 157 of its last 170 overall games in Cameron.
- Duke forced its opponent into 26 turnovers for the second straight game and Duke has recorded double figures in steals for the second game this season, as well, recording 11 against N.M. State.
- DeMarcus Nelson scored 14 points while shooting 5-of-8 from the field and 2-of-3 from behind the arc, and added a team-high seven rebounds vs. New Mexico State. For Nelson, it's his 45th career game scoring in double figures, including both in 2007-08.
- Gerald Henderson scored 11 points, giving him nine games in his career scoring in double figures, including both in 2007-08.
- Kyle Singler scored 10 points and grabbed five rebounds while blocking two shots and corralling two steals for the Blue Devils. He has now reached double figures in points in both of his games as a Blue Devil.
- Duke is 547-93 against unranked competition under Coach K, including a 235-23 record since 1997-98. Also since 1997-98, Duke is 117-4 at home against unranked teams.
- Duke has now sold out 260 straight games at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
- Duke has now hit a three-pointer in 621 consecutive games, going 9-of-26 from distance vs. New Mexico State.
- With the win ...
- Duke is now 1,820-802 all-time.
- Duke is now 709-148 all-time at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
- Duke now has 235 victories this decade, 17 more than second place Kansas (218).
- Duke is now 84-10 in November under Coach K and 35-2 since the 2000-01 season.
- With the win, Coach K ...
- Now has 777 wins all-time, the ninth most in NCAA history and third most by an active coach. Lou Henson is eighth on the list with 779 victories.
- Now has 704 wins at Duke, the eighth most all-time for most wins at one school and second among active coaches. Seventh on the list is UTEP's Don Haskins with 719 wins while Jim Boeheim holds the record for active coaches and is fifth overall with 750.
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