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Notes: West Virginia 73, Duke 67
3/22/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
No. 9-ranked and No. 2-seeded Duke fell to No. 7-seeded West Virginia, 73-67, on March 22, 2008, at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., in the second round of the 2008 NCAA Tournament. Duke ends its season with a 28-6 mark while West Virginia improves to 26-10.
Duke vs. West Virginia Series
- Duke leads the all-time series 17-9 that dates back to Jan. 13, 1951, including a 1-1 mark under Coach K and a 1-1 mark in the NCAA Tournament.
- No. 9 Duke defeated No. 17 West Virginia on March 18, 1989, in Greensboro, N.C., in the second round of the NCAA Tournament by a score of 70-63. Duke was the No. 2 seed and West Virginia was the No. 7 seed, just like today's game. Duke was also ranked No. 9 in the AP poll.
- Duke is now 2-1 against West Virginia in post season play, also having defeated them in the Southern Conference Tournament on March 7, 1952, by a score of 90-88.
- Duke is now 8-2 against the Mountaineers on a neutral court and snapped a streak of six straight that dated back to Dec. 15, 1956, in a 83-82 loss at a mid-season tournament hosted by Alabama.
- Duke is now 100-42 against current members of the Big East Conference, including a 2-2 mark this season. Duke defeated Marquette on Nov. 21 in the championship of the Maui Invitational, fell to Pittsburgh on Dec. 20 and defeated St. John's on Feb. 23.
- Duke is now 9-6 against teams from the Big East in the NCAA Tournament at the time of the game. Against teams that currently comprise the Big East Conference, Duke holds a 17-8 mark against those teams.
Duke In The NCAA Tournament
- Duke is now 86-29 overall in the NCAA Tournament, including 69-21 under Coach K.
- Today was Duke's 115th game in NCAA Tournament history, ranking fourth behind Kentucky (142), North Carolina (132) and UCLA (123), including all applicable first- and second-round games.
- In the second round, Duke is now 18-5, including a 17-4 under Coach K. Duke lost for the first time in the last 10 second round games dating back to 1998.
- Coach K's 90 NCAA Tournament games ranks second all-time behind former North Carolina coach Dean Smith, who coached 92 games.
- Duke is now 21-6 as a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament, 4-3 as a No. 2 seed in the second round and 4-1 as a No. 2 seed over a No. 7 seed.
Milestones, Streaks & Records
- Duke is now 5-2 all time at the Verizon Center including 4-1 all-time in the post season. Duke won the 2005 ACC Tournament in the building.
- Duke has hit a three-pointer in 653 consecutive games, the fourth-longest streak in the NCAA behind UNLV, Vanderbilt and Kentucky.
Duke In March
- Duke is now 215-119 all-time in March, including 127-53 under Coach K and 63-21 since 1997-98.
- Duke is now 5-3 all-time on March 22 in its history, including a 4-2 mark under Coach K and 4-3 mark in the NCAA Tournament on March 22 (the other win was in an NIT game).
Highs & Lows
- Duke's 19 field goals made is a season low.
- Duke's 27 total rebounds was one above its season low.
- Duke's 67 points is the second lowest mark of the season.
- West Virginia's 47 rebounds is one off Duke's opponent season best.
- West Virginia's one steal is a Duke defensive best on the season.
Duke Defense
- Duke held West Virginia to 25-of-62 from the field, a mark of 40.3 percent. In 938 games under Coach K, Duke has held its opponent under 50 percent from the floor 702 times. Duke finished this season holding its opponent under 50 percent in 27 of its 34 games.
- The junior scored 13 points, connecting on 5-of-11 from the field, 3-of-9 from behind the arc, and added three rebounds, two assists and a steal in 32 minutes.
- Paulus now has 1,017 career points and moved past Rick Kathermann (1969-71 ? 1,005) and Antonio Lang (1991-94 ? 1,012) and will enter his senior season in 54th place on Duke's career scoring chart.
- Paulus finishes his junior campaign having hit at least one three pointer in 33 of 34 games, including 18 straight. He's connected from behind the arc in 61 of his last 65 games dating back to his sophomore season.
- Paulus hit multiple three pointers in 24 games this season, including the last seven games of the season.
- Paulus finishes his junior campaign in sole possession of 10th place in Duke history for most three-pointers made with 173. He is six behind Mike Dunleavy and ninth place (179).
- Paulus scored in double figures in each of the last eight games at the end of the season, including 21 games on the season and 53 games in his career.
- Paulus has not hit three or more triples in 15 games this season and 28 games in his career.
- The sophomore scored 15 points off the bench for Duke, hitting 3-of-5 from the field and 9-of-9 from the free throw line.
- Scheyer finished his 2008 post season by connecting on 30-of-32 (.938) from the line in four games.
- In the last 19 games, Scheyer hasn't missed more than one free throw in any game and connected on 85-of-93 (.914) in that span.
- Scheyer finished his season scoring in double figures 23 times and now has 46 such games in his career. He scored in double figures in each of the last eight games of the season.
- The sophomore score a game-high 18 points, hitting on 5-of-9 from the field, 1-of-3 from distance and 7-of-10 from the line. He added two rebounds, two blocks and a steal in 31 minutes.
- In two NCAA Tournament games, Henderson averaged 19.5 points per game, connected on 13-of-23 (.565) from the field and 11-of-14 (.786) from the line.
- Henderson scored in double figures in 25 games on the season and now has 32 such games in his career.
- The senior scored six points in his final collegiate game and added a pair of rebounds in 28 minutes.
- Here's where Nelson finished in Duke's career statistical categories:
- SERVICE ? t-32nd in games played with 124, t-33rd in games started with 74 and 26th in minutes played with 3,254
- POINTS ? 33rd in career scoring with 1,336, 54th in career points per game with 10.77, 36th in field goals with 473, 37th in field goal attempts with 1,015, 14th in three-pointers with 124, 13th in three-point field goal attempts with 332, 38th in free throws with 266, 26th in free throw attempts with 454.
- REBOUNDS ? 28th in total rebounds with 606, 43rd in rebounds per game with 4.89, 16th in offensive rebounds with 177, ninth in defensive rebounds with 429.
- ASSISTS ? 32nd in assists with 222, 36th in assists per game with 1.79.
- BLOCKS ? 31st in blocks with 40, 38th in blocks per game with .32.
- STEALS ? 21st in steals with 145, 22nd in steals per game with 1.17.
With The Loss, Duke Falls To...
- 1,849-810 all-time, including 730-208 under Coach K.
- 175-47 outside of Cameron since 1997-98, including 94-21 in neutral settings.
- 569-97 vs. unranked teams under Coach K, including 258-27 since 1997-98 and 129-23 away from home since 1997-98.
- 261-52 this decade, more wins than any other team in the NCAA.
- 907-232 all-time as a ranked team all-time, including 765-175 as a Top 10 team.
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