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Notes: Clemson 78, Duke 74
3/15/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
No. 7 Duke lost to Clemson, 78-74, on March 15, 2008, at the Charlotte Bobcats Arena in Charlotte, N.C., in the semifinals of the 2008 ACC Tournament. Duke falls to (27-5) overall while the Tigers improve to 24-8.
Duke vs. Clemson Series
- Duke now leads the series with Clemson, 100-27 all-time and the Tigers snapped a Duke 22 game win streak dating back to the 1996-97 season. Under Coach K, Duke now leads 46-10.
- Duke is 5-4 against the Tigers at the ACC Tournament, including a 1-2 mark in the semifinals. Both of Clemson's finals appearances at the ACC Tournament have come with wins over Duke.
- Duke is now 7-4 all-time against Clemson in the post season (2-0 in the Southern Conference Tournament) and 8-4 against the Tigers on a neutral court all-time.
Duke At The ACC Tournament
- Duke is now 81-39 all-time in ACC Tournament play and 43-17 in the tournament under Coach K.
- Duke is now 27-11 in the semifinal round and lost its first semifinal game since 1994, winning nine times in that span.
- Duke is now 26-4 at the ACC Tournament since 1997-98, a run that includes nine title game appearances and seven championships.
- Duke is now 19-8 in Charlotte at the ACC Tournament and had won 10 straight games in the Queen City in the ACC Tournament and 19 straight in Charlotte overall.
- Duke is now 23-9 as the No. 2 seed in the ACC Tournament. Duke is also 4-3 as the No. 2 seed against the No. 3 seed and 8-6 overall against the No. 3 seed.
Milestones, Streaks & Records
- Duke has hit a three-pointer in 651 consecutive games, the fourth-longest streak in the NCAA behind UNLV, Vanderbilt and Kentucky.
Duke In March
- Duke is now 214-118 all-time in March, including 126-52 under Coach K and 62-20 since 1997-98.
- Duke is now 7-3 all-time on March 15 in its history, including a 6-2 mark under Coach K and a 2-1 ACC Tournament record on March 15. Duke is also 1-1 in Charlotte on March 15 and 4-1 in North Carolina. Duke is also 5-2 in the NCAA Tournament on March 15.
- Duke is now 9-8 in March against Clemson, including a 6-4 record under Coach K.
- The senior scored 14 points, shooting 6-of-13 from the field and 2-of-2 from the line, and had nine rebounds, two assists and two steals in 30 minutes.
- In two ACC Tournament games, Nelson scored 31 points, grabbed 18 rebounds, had nine assists, three steals and a block while shooting 13-of-26 from the field.
- Nelson reached double figures for the 27th time this season and 70th time in his career.
- Nelson now has 1,328 career points and remained in 33rd on Duke's career chart, now 10 points behind Joe Belmont (1953-56).
- The junior scored 17 points, hitting 5-of-9 from the field, 3-of-6 from behind the arc and 4-of-4 from the line. He added two rebounds and a steal in 23 minutes.
- In two ACC tournament games, he scored 30 points and hit 50 percent from both the field (9-of-18) and behind the arc (6-of-12) while hitting 4-of-6 from the line.
- In the last 14 games, Paulus has shot 46-of-101 (.455) from behind the arc while hitting an average of 3.3 threes per game in that stretch.
- Paulus has now hit a three-pointer in 16 straight games, 31 of 32 this season and 59 of his last 63 dating back to his sophomore season.
- Paulus has now hit multiple threes in 22 games this season.
- Paulus now has 14 games this season and 27 in his career with three or more three-pointers.
- Paulus now has 168 career triples and remained in 10th place in Duke history. Immediately ahead is Mike Dunleavy with 179 from 2000-02.
- Paulus now has 19 games scoring in double figures this season and 51 such games in his career.
- Paulus now has 992 career points and moved into sole possession of 56th place on Duke's career chart. Immediately ahead is Rick Kathermann with 1,005 points from 1969-71.
- The sophomore scored 13 points, connecting on a pair of three pointers and hitting all five of his free throws. He added four rebounds, three assists and two steals.
- In two ACC games, he scored 31 points and hit on 15-of-16 from the line.
- Scheyer now has 21games scoring in double figures this season and 44 such games in his career.
With The Loss, Duke Falls To...
- 1,848-809 all-time, including 729-207 under Coach K.
- 174-46 outside of Cameron since 1997-98, including 93-20 in neutral settings and 88-27 against ACC teams away from home.
- 568-96 vs. unranked teams under Coach K, including 257-26 since 1997-98 and 128-22 away from home since 1997-98 and 125-19 vs. unranked ACC teams since 1997-98.
- 260-51 this decade, more wins than any other team in the NCAA.
- 906-231 all-time as a ranked team all-time, including 764-174 as a Top 10 team.
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