Notes: Maryland 72, Duke 60

With its 72-60 loss at Maryland, Duke falls to 18-7 on the season, including 5-6 in the ACC, and is now 101-59 all-time against the Terrapins and 2-3 at the Comcast Center. Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski is 42-19 against Maryland.
Duke and Maryland each recorded 34 rebounds, the first time this season Duke and its opponents have had an equal game in terms of rebounding. Duke has out-rebounded its opponent in eight of 11 ACC games and in 20 games overall.
Duke's .462 (6-of-13) free throw percentage is a season low as is the six free throws made and the second time this season Duke has not hit 50 percent of its free throws. Duke's 60 points is the third-lowest output of the season and the 12 point loss is Duke's worst of the season. Duke's nine assists ties a season low, as well.
Maryland's 31 field goals ties the Duke opponent high for the season (North Carolina, 2/7) and Maryland's 8-of-8 (1.000) performance from the free throw line is a Duke opponent high, as well. James Gist 10 rebounds ties a Duke opponent high along with five others
Duke falls to 137-60 following a loss under Coach K. Of those 197 losses, Duke has stopped the slide at one game 100 times. This current streak of four games matches the longest streak under Coach K and is just the fourth time a losing streak has reached four games under Coach K and the first time since 1995-96.
Since 1984-85, Duke is 93-29 after a loss and this is just the second streak of four straight losses, and since 1996-97, Duke is 46-12 after a loss and this is the first four-game losing streak.
Under Coach K, Duke is now 269-121 in regular season ACC play, including a 152-44 mark at home and a 117-77 mark on the road. The 269 wins are the second most in ACC history.
Sophomore Josh McRoberts scored 20 points, the second-highest total of his career and just one off his career high of 21 against Temple (1/2). His nine field goals marks a new career high, one more than his eight vs. Kent State (12/19/06). His .692 (9-of-13) field goal percentage marks a career high with at least 10 attempts, as well. McRoberts led Duke in scoring, rebounds (8), steals (2) and blocks (4). He shot 7-of-8 with 16 points in the second half. It marks the sixth time this season he has led Duke in four of the five statistical categories and first time since San Jose State (12/31). Last season, McRoberts scored just three points in two games against Maryland. McRoberts has scored in double figures in 34 games in his career and 19 games this season, including 14 of the last 15 games.
Freshman Jon Scheyer scored 11 points against Maryland and added four rebounds in 36 minutes. He has reached double figures in two straight games and 16 games this season.
Sophomore Greg Paulus scored 12 points and had four assists and three rebounds against Maryland. Paulus has now scored in double figures in four straight games and in eight of the last nine, 12 of the last 15 and 13 games overall this season and 24th of his career. He played in 40 minutes (not a complete game), marking the second-highest total of his career. Paulus has scored in double figures in all three career games against Maryland and in those three games, he's hit 7-of-12 (.583) from behind the arc.
With the loss, Duke's record falls to ...

1,814-818 all-time, the fourth most wins in NCAA history
229-42 this decade, the best record in the NCAA
138-33 in ACC regular season play since 1996-97
10-9 as the No. 16 ranked team in the AP poll
875-223 overall as a ranked team including 620-135 under Coach K
155-60 under Coach K in February, including 66-20 in February since 1996-97

Notes: Maryland 72, Duke 60

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