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Notes: Duke 71, Georgia Tech 58
2/27/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
No. 7 Duke defeated Georgia Tech, 71-58, on February 27, 2008, at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Duke improves to 24-3 overall and 11-2 in the ACC while the Yellow Jackets fall to 11-15 overall and 4-8 in the ACC.
Series Notes
- Duke now leads the series with Georgia Tech, 59-22 all-time and the Blue Devils have won 10 of the last 11 in the series.
- Duke is now 29-5 at Cameron Indoor Stadium against the Yellow Jackets and 41-15 in ACC regular season play.
- Coach Mike Krzyzewski is now 44-17 against the Yellow Jackets.
Milestones
- Duke's 24-3 record through 27 games marks the 11th time in school history Duke has been 24-3 or better after 27 games. Duke has been 26-1 twice, 25-2 five times and 24-3 four times. Under Coach K, Duke has been 24-3 or better nine times.
- Duke's 11-2 record through 13 ACC games marks the 14th time in school history that Duke has been 11-2 or better through 13 conference games and the 10th time under Coach K. Duke has been 13-0 three times, 12-1 three times and 11-2 six times.
Streaks & Records
- Duke extended its home court win streak to 15 games at Cameron Indoor Stadium and is 15-0 at home this season.
- Duke has sold out 273 consecutive games at Cameron Indoor Stadium dating back to a game with Boston College on Nov. 16, 1990. Overall, Duke has played in front of a sold out crowd in 229 of its last 268 games.
- Duke has hit a three-pointer in 646 consecutive games, the fourth-longest streak in the NCAA behind UNLV, Vanderbilt and Kentucky.
Duke In February
- Duke is now 492-260 all-time in February, including 165-62 under Coach K and 69-22 since 1997-98.
- Duke is now 14-6 all time on Feb. 27 in its history, including 6-2 under Coach K.
Duke Offense
- Duke hit a season low 2-of-15 (.133) from three-point range against Georgia Tech. Duke's two three-pointers made and 13.3 percent are both season lows while the 15 attempts ties the second-lowest total of the season. Duke made one three in each half, marking the third and fourth half this season Duke has made just one three pointer. Duke's one three made in the first half is a season low while the other three instances have come in the second half.
- Duke connected on 22-of-41 (.537) from two-point range against the Yellow Jackets.
- Duke recorded 10 assists to just nine turnovers, marking the 18th game this season Duke has had more assists than turnovers.
- Duke's nine turnovers marks the fourth time this season that Duke has had fewer than 10 turnovers in a game, and the second time in league action.
Duke Defense
- Duke held Georgia Tech to 58 points, marking the sixth time this season Duke has held its opponent under 60 points and the first time it has happened in back-to-back games. It's also the second time in ACC play Duke has held its opponent under 60 points.
- Duke held Georgia Tech to 23-of-61 (.377) shooting, the second straight game Duke has held its opponent to under 40 percent from the field.
- Duke held Georgia Tech to just three assists, the lowest total for a Duke opponent in nearly 27 years. Duke held North Carolina A&T to just two assists on March 12, 1981. The last ACC opponent to have three or fewer assists was Virginia on Feb. 9, 1977, over 31 years ago.
- Duke forced Georgia Tech into 20 turnovers, marking the 13th time this season that Duke has forced 20 or more turnovers.
- Duke recorded 14 steals, matching Duke's season high also accomplished against Maryland on Feb. 13. It marks the 15th game this season Duke has recorded 10 or more steals including the ninth time in 13 ACC games.
Coach K
- Coach K is now 799-264 as a head coach, ranking sixth on the NCAA wins chart and second among active coaches. Only Eddie Sutton, who is fifth overall and tops among active coaches with 801 wins, is ahead of him while first overall is Bob Knight with 902 wins.
- With 799 career wins in his first 33 seasons, Coach K is currently second on the NCAA's list of most victories in a coaches' first 33 season. He trails Dean Smith, who had 802 wins through 33 seasons.
- Coach K now has 799 wins in 1,063 career games and is looking to become the third-fastest coach to 800 wins based on number of games. Adolph Rupp (972) and Dean Smith (1,029) are already out of reach and Bob Knight is currently third, accomplishing the feat in 1,102 games.
- Coach K now has a 726-205 record at Duke and is in sixth place on the NCAA chart for most wins at one school. Coach K is also second among active coaches behind Syracuse's Jim Boeheim (767). Fifth on the list is Western Kentucky's Ed Diddle with 759 wins.
- The senior had 15 points, shooting 5-of-7 from the field and 5-of-9 from the line, and added six rebounds, three assists and one steal with no turnovers in 31 minutes against the Yellow Jackets.
- Nelson now has 1,256 career points and passed Bernie Janacki (1952-54 ? 1,247) and moved into 37th place on Duke's career scoring chart. Chris Duhon (2001-04, 1,268) is 36th on the chart.
- Nelson now has 23 games scoring in double figures this season, including 11 of the last 12, and 66 such games in his career.
- Nelson now has 11 straight games with four or more rebounds and he has four or more in 26 of 27 games this season.
- The freshman scored 13 points, had seven rebounds, four steals and two assists in 38 minutes of action.
- Singler has scored in double figures in nine straight games and 21 games this season.
- Singler has hit a three-pointer in 15 straight games.
- Singler's four steals is a new season high.
- The junior scored 11 points, had four rebounds, three assists and three steals in 30 minutes against Georgia Tech.
- Paulus has hit a three-pointer in 11 straight games, 26 of 27 games this season and 54 of 58 games dating back to early in his sophomore campaign.
- Paulus has had three or more assists in three straight games and 10 of the last 12.
- Paulus has 44 assists to just 17 turnovers (2.58:1 ratio) in ACC play this season.
- Paulus has 24 steals to just 17 turnovers in ACC play this season.
- The sophomore scored 15 points, shooting 6-of-10 from the field, 3-of-4 from the line, and added five rebounds and three steals.
- Henderson scored in double figures for the 19th time this season including the second straight game.
With The Win, Duke Improves To...
- 1,845-807 all-time, including 726-205 under Coach K.
- 722-148 in Cameron Indoor Stadium, including 362-53 under Coach K and 170-13 in the last 183 games.
- 565-95 vs. unranked teams under Coach K, including 253-25 overall and 128-4 at home since 1997-98.
- 257-49 this decade, more wins than any other team in the NCAA.
- 903-229 all-time as a ranked team all-time 761-172 as a Top 10 team.
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