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Notes: Duke 66, Florida State 58
1/10/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Duke Notes:
No. 2-ranked Duke defeated Florida State 66-58 on Saturday, January 10, 2009, at the Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee, Fla. to improve to 14-1 on the season.
A Winning Tradition
? Duke has now won 1,861 games all-time, the fourth-highest victory total in NCAA history.
? The Blue Devils have won 275 games this decade, the most wins in a decade by the program. The win total is the fifth-most in any decade by a team in NCAA history.
? Duke has also already won more ACC regular season games this decade than any school in league history. The Blue Devils have earned 113 ACC victories during the regular season. The previous best was 110 victories by North Carolina from 1980-89. Duke's previous best was 109 wins from 1990-99.
? The Blue Devils have started the season 14-1 for the 14th time in school history. The Blue Devils have begun the year 14-1 for the second straight season and fifth time this decade. Coach K has led Duke to a 14-1 start a total of eight times.
? Duke has started the ACC season with a 2-0 record for the 26th time in the 55 years of the league. Coach K has started conference play with two straight wins a total of 16 times.
Duke vs. Florida State Series
? Duke now leads the all-time series with Florida State, 27-6. The two schools met for the 32nd time on Saturday since the Seminoles joined the ACC in the 1991-92 season.
? The Blue Devils are now 12-5 when playing at the Donald L. Tucker Center.
? Coach K now owns a 26-5 career record against the Seminoles, including a 12-3 record in the month of January and a 10-1 record when the game is televised by either ESPN or espn2.
? Duke has a 24-5 record when ranked while playing Florida State, including a 23-5 mark as a top 10 team and 17-3 ledger when ranked in the top five. The Blue Devils have been ranked in the top 10 the past 21 times they have faced Florida State dating back to the 1996-97 season.
Duke In The ACC
? Duke owns a 511-273 all-time record in ACC regular season games since the inception of the league in 1953-54.
? The Blue Devils are now 2-0 in the ACC this season, the 26th time in school history they have started with wins in the first two games.
? When playing their first road conference game, Duke is now 31-25, including a 21-8 record under Coach K.
? Duke has an 838-474 record against schools currently in the Atlantic Coast Conference, including a 276-244 record on the road.
? Coach K owns a 336-143 record against schools currently in the ACC.
Duke In January
? Duke improved to 3-0 in the month of January in 2008-09. Under Coach K, the Blue Devils have a 195-54 all-time record in the month of January.
? The Blue Devils have won 16 straight games in the month of January dating back to a 74-63 loss at Georgia Tech on Jan. 10, 2007. Duke is 89-7 in its last 96 January games since 1998.
? When playing on Jan. 10, Duke is now 17-12 all-time, including a 6-5 record under Coach K. The Blue Devils faced Florida State one other time on Jan. 10, defeating the 13th-ranked Seminoles 75-63 in Tallahassee in 1998.
Krzyzewski Climbs Victory Ladder
? Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski earned his 817th victory as a head coach on Wednesday. He ranks fifth all-time in NCAA Division I history for career victories and is first among active coaches.
? Krzyzewski is now 13 victories shy of Jim Phelan for fourth all-time.
? Coach K now has 744 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 ? 784). Krzyzewski is 15 wins shy of Western Kentucky's Ed Diddle for fifth all-time.
? Krzyzewski's 817 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.
1,000 Career Points
? Duke has 57 players in its school history who have scored at least 1,000 points in their career, including current players Greg Paulus and Jon Scheyer. The 57 players with 1,000 career points give the Blue Devils the third most 1,000-point scorers of any school in Division I behind North Carolina (62) and Louisville (59).
? Senior Greg Paulus currently ranks 49th on the school's all-time list with 1,083 career points. Junior Jon Scheyer is 56th all-time with 1,009 career points.
? The Blue Devils have two other players chasing 1,000 career points this season. Junior Gerald Henderson currently has 848 points while sophomore Kyle Singler has 702 in his career.
Offensive Notes
? Duke scored a season-low 66 points against the Seminoles on Saturday. The previous low was 69 points against Virginia Tech. The Blue Devils also scored a season-low three bench points in the game.
? The 19 points in the first half by the Blue Devils was a season low. The previous low was 29 points against Southern Illinois on Nov. 20 in the semifinal game of the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer. Duke shot just 5-of-20 (.250) from the field and 2-of-6 (.333) from the three-point line.
? The 33 combined points between the two teams in the first half tied for the lowest point totals between two teams under Coach K. Duke trailed 20-13 at halftime to Virginia on Jan. 30, 1982 and the Blue Devils led Clemson 20-13 on Jan. 23, 1982. It was the first time neither team hit 20 points since Duke led North Carolina 7-0 at the half on Feb. 24, 1979.
? Duke turned things around, shooting .591 (13-of-22) in the second half, including 3-of-6 (.500) from the three-point line.
? The 18 made field goals by Duke matched a season low. They also had 18 made field goals against Southern Illinois.
? The Blue Devils made five three-point field goals to give them 10 games this season with five or more made treys. It was the sixth time on the year they shot over 40 percent from deep.
? Duke made 25 free throws, the fourth time this season they have made at least 25 shots from the charity stripe.
Defensive Notes
? The Blue Devils held Florida State to 58 points, marking the ninth time this season they have allowed fewer than 60 points in a game.
? For the second straight ACC game, Duke held an opponent to less than 15 points in a half. With the 13 points allowed in the second half of the Virginia Tech game and the 14 points in the first half of the Florida State game combined, the Blue Devils have only allowed 27 points in the last 40 minutes of play.
? The 14 points allowed in the first half were the lowest by a Duke team before halftime since they held Clemson to 13 points on Jan. 23, 1982. It was also the lowest allowed in a first half this season. The previous low was 22 against Presbyterian on Nov. 10.
? The Seminoles shot just .206 (7-of-34) from the field and were held without a three-point field goal (0-for-6) in the first half against Duke.
? For the game Florida State shot .310 (22-of-71) from the floor and .176 (3-of-17) from behind the three point line. They have held nine opponents to less than 40 percent shooting and six opponents to under 20 percent from long range.
? With only three made treys, Florida State became the sixth Duke opponent this season to make three or fewer three-point field goals.
Duke Player Notes:
Gerald Henderson
? Junior Gerald Henderson finished the game with a career-high 25 points on 9-of-14 from the field, 3-of-4 from the three-point line and 4-of-6 from the foul line. He also had five rebounds and three steals in the game.
? He reached double figures in scoring for the seventh straight game and 11th time this year. He has 43 career double-figure scoring games.
? Henderson recorded his second 20 point-game of the season with a career-high 25 points. He now has six career 20-point games. His previous best was 23 points against Illinois and Maryland last season.
? Henderson scored 11 of Duke's first 12 points in the game. He was 3-of-4 from the field, 1-of-1 from the three-point line and 4-of-4 from the foul line in the first 12:24 minutes of the contest. He ended up with 14 of the Blue Devils' 19 first half points.
? Henderson pulled down five rebounds to give him 11 games with three or more boards this season. He has 55 career games with at least three rebounds. He has five or more rebounds in each of his last three games and in six games this season.
? With three steals Henderson matched a season high. He also had three steals against Loyola on Dec. 31. He now has at least one steal in 13 of the 15 games on the year.
? Henderson also played a season-high 34 minutes, topping his 33 minutes played against Xavier on Dec. 20.
David McClure
? Senior David McClure dished pulled down six rebounds in the contest. He has 11 games with three or more rebounds this season and has five or more rebounds in three of his last four games.
? McClure also blocked a shot in the game to give him at least one blocked shot in seven games.
Jon Scheyer
? Junior Jon Scheyer played a season-high 38 minutes and finished with nine points, two rebounds, three assists and one steal.
? Scheyer dished out three assists to give him seven games with at least three assists this season and 33 career games.
Kyle Singler
? Sophomore Kyle Singler scored 15 points on 5-of-10 from the field, 2-of-4 from the three-point line and 3-of-6 from the free throw line. It is the 14th time in 15 games he has scored 10 or more points and the 38th time in his career.
? Singler recorded five rebounds to give him at least five rebounds in all 15 games this season.
? He also blocked a shot for the 10th game on the year.
Nolan Smith
? Sophomore Nolan Smith reached double figures in scoring for the 11th time this season. He finished the game with 12 points. He only had six games with 10 or more points as a freshman.
? Smith was a perfect 6-of-6 from the free throw line and is now shooting .923 (36-of-39) on the season. He has been perfect from the line in 10 games this season. His 6-of-6 performance matches his best of the season, as he went 6-for-6 against Southern Illinois.
? With four rebounds Smith has recorded three or more rebounds in seven games this season and in 14 career games.
? Smith tallied two steals, the seventh time this season he has posted two or more steals in a game.
Brian Zoubek
? Junior Brian Zoubek blocked a shot for the fifth straight game. He has blocked at least one shot in 11 of the 15 games this season, including 11 of his 13 starts.
With The Win, Duke Improves To...
? 1,861-811 all-time, including 744-209 under Coach K.
? 921-233 all-time as a ranked team, including 779-176 as a Top 10 team and 489-92 when ranked in the top five.
? 275-52 this decade, more wins than any other team in the NCAA. The 275 wins are the most in a decade by a Duke team, passing the squads from 1990-99 which totaled 271 victories.
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