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Notes: Duke 83, Southern Illinois 58
11/20/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Duke Notes:
No. 10-ranked Duke defeated Southern Illinois 83-58 in the semifinals of the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer on Thursday, November 20, 2008, at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. to improve to 4-0 in the 2008-09 season. The Blue Devils move on to face the winner of the Michigan-UCLA game on Friday at 7 p.m.
Duke vs. Southern Illinois Series
? Duke and Southern Illinois met for the fourth time on Thursday in Madison Square Garden. The Blue Devils now hold a 3-1 lead in the all-time series. The Salukis won the first ever meeting, 72-63, on March 13, 1967, in the first round of the NIT. Duke came back the next year to win 78-54 on Feb. 8, 1968. The last time the two schools met, the Blue Devils defeated Southern Illinois 105-70 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on March 18, 1993.
? The Blue Devils are now 6-2 against teams currently from the Missouri Valley Conference. They are 1-0 against Drake and Missouri State, 1-1 against Bradley and now 3-1 against Southern Illinois.
Duke In Early Season Tournaments
? With a win in the semifinals of the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer, the Blue Devils now have a 3-2 record in the tournament. Duke defeated Presbyterian, 80-49, in the first round and Georgia Southern, 97-54, in the second round. The Blue Devils lost its two games against Stanford and Connecticut in the tournament in New York to open up the 1999-2000 season.
? The Blue Devils advance to the finals of the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer where they will play the winner of the semifinal game between Michigan and UCLA.
? Duke is now 50-9 in major midseason tournaments, including the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic, Maui Invitational, CBE Classic, Preseason NIT, Great Alaska Shootout and Rainbow Classic.
? The Blue Devils have won six straight games in major midseason tournaments. They went 3-0 to claim the Maui Invitational Championship last season and are 3-0
this year.
Blue Devils In Neutral Site Games
? With a win over Southern Illinois, Duke is now 182-59 in neutral site games under Coach K. Against non-conference teams, Coach K has a 136-40 record in neutral site contests.
? The Blue Devils are 95-21 in neutral settings since 1998. Duke is 176-47 outside of Cameron Indoor Stadium since the 1997-98 season, including neutral and true road games.
? Duke is 16-6 under Mike Krzyzewski at Madison Square Garden. The Blue Devils are 24-17 all-time when playing in New York City and have won eight of their nine games.
Duke In November
? Duke is now 107-16 all-time in November, including 93-10 under Coach K and 44-2 since 1997-98. The Blue Devils have won 13 straight games in the month of November.
? The Blue Devils now have an 8-0 all-time record when playing on November 20. Duke's first game on November 20 was the 1996-97 season opener when the 10th-ranked Blue Devils defeated St. Joseph's 89-60 at home. Duke scored over 100 points twice on 11/20 against Davidson (100-65) in 1997 and Army (100-42) in 1999. Thursday marked the third early season tournament game on November 20 for the Blue Devils. They defeated South Carolina (81-56) in the second round of the 2001 Maui Invitational and Illinois (79-66) in the second round of last year's Maui Invitational.
Krzyzewski Climbs Victory Ladder
? Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski earned his 807th victory as a head coach on Sunday. He ranks fifth all-time in NCAA Division I history for career victories and is first among active coaches.
? Krzyzewski is now 23 victories shy of Jim Phelan for fourth all-time.
? Coach K now has 734 wins as the head coach at Duke, ranking him sixth in NCAA Division I history for victories at one school and second among active coaches (Jim Boeheim, Syracuse ? 771). Krzyzewski is 25 wins shy of Western Kentucky's Ed Diddle for fifth all-time.
? Krzyzewski's 807 victories are the second most by a head coach through 34 years of coaching. Only Dean Smith of North Carolina won more games with 830 victories.
Offensive Notes
? With 83 points against Southern Illinois, Duke has scored 80 or more points in all four games this season. The Blue Devils are now 463-45 under Coach K when scoring 80+ points.
? Duke's 25-point victory is the third time this season they have won by 20 or more points. They have outscored the opponents by an average of 25.5 points per game.
? Duke made 40-of-47 from the free throw line for a .851 percentage. It is the third time in four games this season the Blue Devils shot over 80 percent from the foul line.
? The 40 free throws made were a tournament record and are tied for the fourth most in school history. The school record is 42 set against Fairfield on Nov. 14, 1998 and Pennsylvania on Dec. 22, 1980. The previous tournament record was 39 by Maryland against Hampton on Nov. 7, 2006. Duke made 25 of its 28 free throws (.893) in the second half.
? The Blue Devils shot a season-high .438 from the three-point line. It is the second time they have shot over 40 percent from deep in 2008-09.
? Duke outrebounded Southern Illinois 42-28. It is the third time in four games the Blue Devils grabbed more rebounds than its opponent. They have outrebounded their opponents 173-124 in four games.
? Held scoreless at the half, Gerald Henderson and Kyle Singler combined for 33 of Duke's 54 points in the second half. The 54 points as a team were the most in a single half this season and second time the Blue Devils have scored 50 or more points in a half.
? The Blue Devils committed just four turnovers in the second half after committing 15 turnovers in the first half.
Defensive Notes
? Duke held Southern Illinois to a .351 (20-of-57) field goal percentage. The Blue Devils have held three of its four opponents under 40 percent this season. Duke is 282-9 under Coach K when holding opponents under 40 percent shooting.
? Five different Duke players recorded a steal. The Blue Devils have had at least five players record a steal in all four games of 2008-09.
? The Blue Devils' defense limited the Salukis to 25 percent shooting in the first half. Southern Illinois made just eight of its 32 shots, including 3-of-10 from behind the three-point line.
Duke Player Notes:
Greg Paulus
? With one steal Greg Paulus moved into a tie with David Henderson for 19th on Duke's career steals list with 151.
Gerald Henderson
? Junior Gerald Henderson scored 20 points, all in the second half, for his fifth career 20-point game. It is his second double figure scoring game of the year. He has scored 10 or more points 34 times in his career.
? Henderson made a career-high 4-of-5 from three-point range. His four treys were two more than his previous career best. He was also one free throw off his career high, making 6-of-7 from the foul line.
? With three rebounds, Henderson has grabbed three or more rebounds in all four games this season and 48 times in his career.
Jon Scheyer
? With 13 points, Scheyer now has scored in double figures 49 times in his career and in three of the four games this season.
? Scheyer added six rebounds to his final stats totals. The guard has three or more rebounds in all four games this season and in 54 career games. He has 15 career games with five or more boards.
? Scheyer had three steals in the first half for his second contest this year with three swipes. He has 10 career games with three or more steals.
Lance Thomas
? Junior Lance Thomas made all six of his free throw attempts for a career high. He entered the game shooting just .231 (3-of-13) from the foul line through the first three games. His previous career high was five free throws against N.C. Central on Nov. 9, 2007.
Brian Zoubek
? Junior center Brian Zoubek shot 2-of-2 from the field and 6-of-8 from the foul line for 10 points against Southern Illinois. It was the first double digit scoring game of the year for Zoubek and sixth of his career.
? With six rebounds Zoubek set a season high and now has five or more rebounds in 16 career games.
? Zoubek now has a blocked shot in three straight games and 24 career games.
Kyle Singler
? Sophomore forward Kyle Singler extended his starts streak to 38 straight games. He has started in every game during his two seasons with the Blue Devils. The 38 consecutive starts to begin a career is the eighth most by a Duke player.
? Singler scored all 13 of his points in the second half to put him in double figures for the fourth time this season. He now has 29 career games with 10 or more points.
? Filling the stat sheet, Singler has recorded at least one point, rebound, assist, blocked shot and steal in all four games this season. He tallied 13 points, five rebounds, three assists, one block and one steal on Thursday.
? Singler tallied five rebounds on Thursday for his 27th career game with five or more boards. He has at least five rebounds in all four contests this season.
? Singler has eight assists in his last two games after dishing out three assists against Southern Illinois. He only had three games as a freshman with three or more assists.
With The Win, Duke Improves To...
? 1,853-810 all-time, including 734-208 under Coach K.
? 573-97 vs. unranked teams under Coach K, including 262-27 since 1997-98 and 175-47 away from Cameron Indoor Stadium
? 265-52 this decade, more wins than any other team in the NCAA.
? 911-232 all-time as a ranked team, including 769-175 as a Top 10 team.
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