Notes: Duke 76, Purdue 60

Duke Notes

No. 4-ranked Duke defeated No. 9 Purdue 76-60 on Tuesday, December 2, 2008, in Mackey Arena to improve to 8-0 in the 2008-09 season.

Duke vs. Purdue Series
? Duke and Purdue met for the sixth time on Tuesday with Purdue now holding a 4-2 advantage in the all-time series. The Boilermakers won the first three meetings between the two schools, including an 82-77 win in the first ever game on Dec. 28, 1972. Coach K is now 2-2 all-time against Purdue.
? The Blue Devils' only win in the series coming into this year came in the 1994 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight, as Duke advanced to the Final Four with a 69-60 win in Knoxville, Tenn. Three of the five games between the two schools have been played in postseason play. Purdue ended the Blue Devils' season two years in a row, winning 68-60 in the 1980 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight and 81-69 in the 1981 NIT, Coach Krzyzewski's first season at Duke.
? Duke now has a 62-23 all-time record against schools currently in the Big Ten Conference. The Blue Devils have won its last seven games against Big Ten opponents. The last loss was a 78-68 defeat by Michigan State on March 25, 2005 in the NCAA Tournament. Tuesday's contest marked the second of the season for Duke against a Big Ten member. The Blue Devils defeated Michigan, 71-56, in the championship game of the 2K Sports Classic Benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer in Madison Square Garden. Duke is scheduled to face Michigan a second time this weekend, when they travel to Ann Arbor for a 3:30 p.m. game on Saturday.

Duke In the ACC/Big Ten Challenge
? The 2008-09 season marks the 10th year of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The ACC has won each of the first nine ACC/Big Ten Challenges. ACC teams have won 56 of the 87 games played over the 10 years. The ACC and Big Ten are currently tied 3-3 in the challenge with five games remaining to be played on Wednesday.
? Duke is 10-0 all-time in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, including a 3-0 record in true road games. Boston College (3-0) is the only other undefeated team in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The previous two road games for the Blue Devils came against Michigan State in 2003 (W, 72-50) and Indiana in 2005 (W, 75-67).

Blue Devils Start Season 8-0
? Duke improved to 8-0 with a victory on Tuesday, marking the fourth time in the past five seasons they have won their first eight games. The Blue Devils have now started the season 8-0 a total of 20 times.
? Under Mike Krzyzewski, Duke has started 8-0 a total of 15 times in his 29 years. Since the 2000-01 season, the Blue Devils have gotten off to an 8-0 start in seven of the nine seasons.
? The school record for most wins to start a season is 17 set by the 1991-92 national championship team and the 2005-06 squad.

On The Road
? The Blue Devils played their first true road game of the 2008-09 season on Tuesday at Purdue. Duke has now won 12 of its last 13 road openers with the only loss coming at Georgia Tech on Jan. 10, 2007. Under Coach K, Duke now has a 22-7 record in road openers.
? In overall road games, Duke has now posted a 185-95 record under Coach K. The Blue Devils have posted a winning record on the road in five straight seasons and 11 of the past 12 years. Since 1996-97, Duke has recorded an 90-30 (.750) record on the road.

Duke In December
? Duke began December with a 16-point victory at Purdue on Tuesday. Under Coach K, the Blue Devils now have a 153-24 all-time record in the month of December.
? The Blue Devils are now 45-2 in December since 1999-2000 with the only losses coming to No. 3 Stanford (84-83) on Dec. 21, 2000 and No. 11 Pittsburgh in overtime (65-64) on Dec. 20, 2007.
? When playing on Dec. 2, Duke is now 15-5 all-time, including a 9-2 record under Coach K.

Krzyzewski Climbs Victory Ladder
? Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski earned his 811th victory as a head coach on Tuesday. He ranks fifth all-time in NCAA Division I history for career victories and is first among active coaches.
? Krzyzewski is now 19 victories shy of Jim Phelan for fourth all-time.
? Coach K now has 738 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 21 wins shy of Western Kentucky's Ed Diddle for fifth all-time.
? Krzyzewski's 811 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 76 points against Purdue and has scored at least 70 points in all eight games of 2008-09. The Blue Devils are 652-129 under Coach K when scoring 70 or more points.
? The Blue Devils made 8-of-22 (.364) from behind the three-point line. In the last two games, Duke has 18 made treys after only making 19 in its previous four outings.
? Duke made 20-of-26 (.769) from the free throw line. It was the fourth time this season the Blue Devils made at least 20 free throws. Purdue only attempted 20 free throws, making it six of the eight games this year that Duke has made as much or more free throws than its opponent has attempted.
? The Blue Devils outrebounded the Boilermakers 49-29. Duke has outrebounded its opponents 339-248 on the season, a margin of +11.4 per game. The Blue Devils have now grabbed at least 20 more rebounds than its opponent twice this season.
? Duke had 16 offensive rebounds, the third time on the season they have had at least 15 offensive boards. The offensive rebounds led to an 18-9 advantage in second chance points.

Defensive Notes
? Duke held Purdue to 60 points and has now held its opponent to 60 or fewer points in six of the eight games this season.
? Purdue shot just .373 (22-of-59) from the field on Tuesday. The Blue Devils have held six opponents to under 40 percent from the floor this year. Duke is 285-9 under Coach K when holding an opponent under 40 percent shooting.
? The Blue Devils also held Purdue to just 2-of-13 (.154) from behind the three-point line. It marked the second straight game and third time this season the Blue Devils held an opponent under 20 percent from long range. It was the 121st time in school history the Blue Devils have held its opponent under 20 percent from deep. Duke has a 109-12 record in those contests.
? The two made treys by Purdue were a season low by a Duke opponent. The Boilermakers were averaging 7.7 made three-point field goals per game coming into Tuesday's contest.

Duke Player Notes:

Greg Paulus
? Senior Greg Paulus had one assist to move into a tie with Jeff Capel for 10th on Duke's career assists list. Paulus now has 433 career assists. He has an assist in all eight games he has played in this season and in 108 of his 110 career games.

David McClure
? Senior David McClure played a season-high 20 minutes with six points, three rebounds and two blocked shots.
? He posted season highs with six points and two blocked shots.
? McClure now has three or more rebounds in six of the eight games this season.

Gerald Henderson
? Junior Gerald Henderson matched a career high with five assists. He also had five assists last season against N.C. State on March 1, 2008.
? Henderson also matched a career high with nine rebounds in the win. He also had nine boards against North Carolina on March 8, 2008. He has three games with five or more rebounds this season and 30 times in his career.
? With two blocked shots in the game, Henderson now has 51 career blocks, becoming the 27th player in Duke history with 50 career blocked shots. He has three games on the year with two or more blocks. He has blocked at least two shots 11 times in his career.

Jon Scheyer
? Junior Jon Scheyer scored 20 points on 4-of-11 shooting, 3-of-6 from behind the three-point line and 9-of-10 from the foul line. It was his second 20-point game this season and eighth of his career. He has scored in double figures in five of the eight games this year and in 51 career games.
? It was the second time this season Scheyer tallied 10 or more free throw attempts. He was a perfect 13-of-13 in a win over Rhode Island on Nov. 16.
? Scheyer made a season-high three treys to give him 17 career games with three or more made three-point field goals.
? With two steals, Scheyer has recorded at least two steals in six of the eight games on the year. He leads the team with 17 steals.

Lance Thomas
? Junior Lance Thomas grabbed five rebounds for his third straight game with at least five boards. He has four games this season with five or more rebounds and 22 games in his career.

Brian Zoubek
? Junior Brian Zoubek pulled down a season-high eight rebounds. He has five or more rebounds in five games on the year and in 19 career contests.

Kyle Singler
? Sophomore Kyle Singler extended his starts streak to 42 straight games. He has started in every game during his two seasons with the Blue Devils. The 42 consecutive starts to begin a career is the eighth most by a Duke player.
? Singler posted his second double-double of the season with 20 points and 12 rebounds. He now has six double-doubles in his career.
? With 20 points Singler has scored in double figures in all eight games this season and in 33 of his 42 career games. He has scored 20 or more points twice this season and six times in his career.
? Singler matched his career high with 12 rebounds. He also had 12 rebounds against Princeton and Davidson last season. He now has six career games with 10 or more rebounds, including two this season.

Nolan Smith
? Sophomore Nolan Smith scored in double figures for the seventh time in eight games. He finished with 12 points on 5-of-9 from the field, 1-of-3 from the three-point line and 1-of-2 from the foul line. He now has 13 career games with 10 or more points.

With The Win, Duke Improves To...
? 1,857-810 all-time, including 738-208 under Coach K.
? 160-111 vs. a ranked team under Coach K.
? 269-52 this decade, more wins than any other team in the NCAA.
? 915-232 all-time as a ranked team, including 773-175 as a Top 10 team.

Players Mentioned

Gerald Henderson

David McClure

Greg Paulus

Jon Scheyer

Kyle Singler

Nolan Smith

Lance Thomas

Brian Zoubek

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