Notes: Duke 95, Duquesne 72

Duke Notes

No. 7-ranked Duke defeated Duquesne 95-72 on Friday, November 28, 2008, in Cameron Indoor Stadium to improve to 7-0 in the 2008-09 season.

Duke vs. Duquesne Series
? Duke and Duquesne met for the sixth time on Friday with the Blue Devils now holding a 5-1 advantage in the all-time series. The last time the two schools met was on Dec. 28, 1977 when Duke claimed a 74-65 victory in Raleigh. The Blue Devils came out on top in the first ever meeting on Feb. 10, 1943, by a 55-41 final score in Durham.
? The Blue Devils now have a 75-27 all-time record against schools currently in the Atlantic 10 Conference. Friday's contest marked the second of the season for Duke against an Atlantic 10 member. The Blue Devils defeated Rhode Island, 82-79, on Nov. 16 in Cameron Indoor Stadium. Duke is also scheduled to face Xavier in East Rutherford, N.J., on Dec. 20.

Blue Devils Start Season 7-0
? Duke improved to 7-0 with a victory on Friday, marking the fourth time in the past five seasons they have won their first seven games. The Blue Devils have now started the season 7-0 a total of 22 times.
? Under Mike Krzyzewski, Duke has started 7-0 a total of 15 times in his 29 years. Since the 2000-01 season, the Blue Devils have gotten off to a 7-0 start in seven of the nine seasons.

Non-Conference Home Winning Streak
? With a win over Duquesne, Duke stretched its NCAA-leading non-conference home winning streak to 64 consecutive games. The Blue Devils' last home loss to a non-conference team was an 83-82 decision against St. John's on Feb. 26, 2000.
? The 64 straight non-conference home wins is the second longest streak in school history. The Blue Devils won 95 straight from Feb. 2, 1983 through Nov. 29, 1995.
? Duke has won 194 of its last 197 non-conference games at home.

Duke In November
? Duke closed out the month of November with an undefeated 7-0 record. It is the second straight season and fourth time in five years the Blue Devils did not lose a game in the opening month. Duke is now 110-16 all-time in November, including 96-10 under Coach K and 47-2 since 1997-98. The Blue Devils are currently on a 16-game winning streak in the month of November.
? The Blue Devils now own a 6-2 all-time record in games played on November 28. Duke lost its first ever game on November 28, a 76-75 setback to Vanderbilt at home in 1981 to open up Coach Krzyzewski's second season as head coach. The Blue Devils have made the Final Four in four of the seven seasons they played on the 28th, including 1987-88 (Def. Appalachian State, 110-74), 1998-99 (Lost to Cincinnati, 77-75), 2000-01 (Def. Illinois, 78-77) and 2003-04 (Def. Liberty, 76-47).

Krzyzewski Climbs Victory Ladder
? Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski earned his 810th 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 20 victories shy of Jim Phelan for fourth all-time.
? Coach K now has 737 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 22 wins shy of Western Kentucky's Ed Diddle for fifth all-time.
? Krzyzewski's 810 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
? Duke scored 95 points against Duquesne, the second time this season they have topped the 90-point mark. The Blue Devils are 247-8 all-time under Coach K when scoring 90 or more points. Duke has scored over 70 points in all seven games this year.
? The Blue Devils shot over 50 percent for the first time this season, making 35-of-64 (.547) from the field. Krzyzewski-led teams are 413-30 all-time when shooting 50 percent or better. The .547 field goal percentage is the highest since Duke shot .656 at home against N.C. State on Jan 31, 2008.
? Duke made a season-high 35 field goals against Duquesne. It is the third time in seven games they have made at least 30 field goals. The 35 field goals made are the most since the Blue Devils made 37 at home against Michigan on Dec. 8, 2007.
? The Blue Devils sank a season-high 10 three-point field goals, making 10-of-27 from behind the three-point line. Last season Duke had 15 games with at least 10 made treys.
? Duke dished out a season-high 21 assists in the win on Friday. The Blue Devils' previous season high was 17 against Georgia Southern. Five different players tallied at least three assists against the Dukes.
? The Blue Devils recorded 48 points in the paint. Duke has scored 40 or more points in the paint in four games this season and have outscored its opponents 276-170 inside the lane on the year.
? The Duke bench tallied a season-high 46 points to mark the second time on the year the reserves combined for 40 or more points. They also had 40 points against Georgia Southern in a 97-54 win.

Defensive Notes
? Duke held Duquesne to .397 (27-of-68) shooting from the field. It is the fifth time in seven games that opponents have shot under 40 percent against the Blue Devils.
? The Dukes shot just 14.3 percent (3-of-21) from behind the three-point line. It is the second time this season the Blue Devils limited its opponent to under 20 percent from deep. It is the 120th time in school history the Blue Devils have held its opponent under 20 percent from deep. Duke has a 108-12 record in those contests. The Blue Devils held Presbyterian to 17.6 percent (3-of-17) in the season opener.
? The Blue Devils recorded 14 steals for the second straight game. They have 10 or more steals in four of the seven games this season. Nine different players recorded a steal in the game for Duke.
? Duke blocked a season-high eight shots on Friday. The previous high was seven blocked shots against Georgia Southern in the second game of the year.
? The Blue Devils forced 19 turnovers, scoring 31 points off those miscues. Duke has outscored its opponents 182-97 in points off turnovers this season.

Duke Player Notes:

Greg Paulus
? Senior Greg Paulus returned to the lineup after missing the Blue Devils' last game against Montana with a right forearm contusion.
? With three treys, Paulus moved into ninth on Duke's career list with 180 three point field goals. He passed Mike Dunleavy and is now 29 treys shy of Duke Associate Head Coach Chris Collins for eighth place. Paulus has 29 career games with three or more three-point field goals.
? Paulus dished out three assists for the second straight game and now has 79 career games with at least three assists. He is one shy of tying Jeff Capel for 10th on Duke's career assists list.

Jon Scheyer
? Jon Scheyer pulled down four rebounds to give him three or more rebounds in six of the seven games this season.
? Scheyer also recorded three assists to give him three games this season and 29 in his career with three or more assists.

Lance Thomas
? Junior forward Lance Thomas scored a career-high 21 points against Duquesne. It was his first career 20-point game and the 10th time in his career he scored in double figures. It is the first time in his career he has led the Blue Devils in scoring.
? Thomas was the first sub off the bench for the sixth time in seven games. He leads the team with 64 points off the bench, an average of 9.1 points per game.
? Thomas was a perfect 8-of-8 from the field and 5-of-6 from the foul line in the game. The 8-for-8 performance is tied for the ninth best in school history for field goals attempted without a miss. He is now shooting 23-of-34 (.676) on the season. He has also made 15-of-18 (.833) from the foul line in the last four games after making just 3-of-13 (.231) in the first three contests.
? With six rebounds, Thomas has recorded five or more rebounds in three games this season and 21 times in his career.

Brian Zoubek
? Brian Zoubek recorded two blocked shots to give him a blocked shot in six straight games. He is now tied for first on the team with eight blocked shots on the year. It is the second time this season he has blocked two shots in a game and seventh time in his career.
? Zoubek grabbed five rebounds to give him four games with five or more rebounds on the season. He has 18 career games with at least five rebounds.
? Zoubek matched his career high with two steals. He has now tallied two steals four times in his career.

Kyle Singler
? Sophomore Kyle Singler extended his starts streak to 41 straight games. He has started in every game during his two seasons with the Blue Devils. The 41 consecutive starts to begin a career is the eighth most by a Duke player.
? With 17 points, Singler has scored in double figures in all seven contests and in 32 of his 41 career games.
? Singler matched his season high with six made field goals, making 6-of-12 from the field. He was 6-of-14 against Rhode Island earlier this season. He also made 2-of-6 from behind the three-point line, the third time on the year he has made at least two treys.
? Singler had seven rebounds in the game and now has at least five rebounds in all seven contests in 2008-09. He has 30 career games with five or more rebounds.
? Singler led the team in assists for the fifth straight game. He finished with four assists to give him five straight games with at least three assists.
? With three steals against the Dukes, Singler has tallied three steals in back-to-back games.

Nolan Smith
? Sophomore guard Nolan Smith scored in double figures for the sixth time in seven games. He finished with 11 points on 4-of-7 from the field, 2-of-4 from the three-point line and 1-of-1 from the foul line.
? Smith tallied three assists to give him three or more assists in three games this year and 11 times in his career.

Miles Plumlee
? Freshman Miles Plumlee finished the game with four points, two rebounds and three blocked shots. The three blocked shots tie for the most in a game this season. Gerald Henderson blocked three shots against Michigan on Nov. 21. Plumlee has a blocked shot in four games this season.

With The Win, Duke Improves To...
? 1,856-810 all-time, including 737-208 under Coach K.
? 576-97 vs. unranked teams under Coach K, including 265-27 since 1997-98 and 133-4 at home since 1997-98
? 268-52 this decade, more wins than any other team in the NCAA.
? 914-232 all-time as a ranked team, including 772-175 as a Top 10 team.

Notes: Duke 95, Duquesne 72

Players Mentioned

Gerald Henderson

Greg Paulus

Jon Scheyer

Kyle Singler

Nolan Smith

Lance Thomas

Brian Zoubek

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Notes: Duke 95, Duquesne 72

Players Mentioned

Gerald Henderson

Greg Paulus

Jon Scheyer

Kyle Singler

Nolan Smith

Lance Thomas

Brian Zoubek

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