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Notes: Wake Forest 70, Duke 68
1/28/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Duke Notes:
No. 1-ranked Duke fell to No. 6 Wake Forest 70-68 on Wednesday, January 28, 2009, at Lawrence Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C. to fall to 18-2 on the season.
Duke vs. Wake Forest Series
? Duke and Wake Forest met for the 232nd time on Wednesday with the Blue Devils now holding a 155-77 lead in the all-time series following a two-point loss.
? The Blue Devils fall to 9-10 when playing at Lawrence Joel Coliseum with all 19 games being played under Coach K.
? Coach K is 36-23 all-time against Wake Forest. He has an 18-11 ledger in the month of January.
? Duke has been ranked in each of the last 26 games they have played against Wake Forest and 92 times overall in the series. They have been ranked in the top 10 in 79 games and have been No. 1 a total of 12 times. The Blue Devils are 9-3 against Wake Forest when ranked No. 1 in the country.
Duke In The ACC
? Duke now owns a 514-274 all-time record in ACC regular season games since the inception of the league in 1953-54.
? Duke has an 841-475 record against schools currently in the Atlantic Coast Conference, including a 277-245 record on the road.
? Coach K owns a 339-144 record against schools currently in the ACC.
Duke In January
? Duke suffered its first loss in the month of January, falling to 7-1 in 2008-09. Under Coach K, the Blue Devils have a 199-55 all-time record in the month of January.
? The Blue Devils' 20-game winning streak in the month of January came to an end on Wednesday. The winning streak dated back to a 74-63 loss at Georgia Tech on Jan. 10, 2007. Duke is 93-8 in its last 101 January games since 1998.
? When playing on Jan. 28, Duke is now 12-4 all-time, including a 5-2 record under Coach K.
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 44th on the school's all-time list with 1,122 career points. Junior Jon Scheyer is tied for 50th all-time with 1,062 career points.
? The Blue Devils have two other players chasing 1,000 career points this season. Junior Gerald Henderson currently has 948 points while sophomore Kyle Singler has 786 in his career.
Offensive Notes
? The Blue Devils shot a season-low .333 (22-of-66) from the field. It was only the second time this season Duke shot less than 40 percent from the floor. The other was a.390 (23-of-59) performance against Georgia Tech.
? Duke shot just .182 (4-of-22) from behind the three-point line, the second time this year they have shot below 20 percent from beyond the arc.
? The Blue Devils trailed 61-48 with 8:50 remaining in the game and then went on a 20-7 run to tie the game before giving up a basket to end the game.
? Duke made 20-of-24 (.833) free throws in the contest to give them seven games this season where they have shot over 80 percent from the foul line.
? The Blue Devils outrebounded Wake Forest 47-43 in the contest and have now outrebounded its opponent in 14 games on the year. Coming into the game the Demon Deacons had a rebounding margin of +7.5 coming into the game.
? Duke has had two players score 20 or more points in four games this season. The Blue Devils lost for the first time this year when a player scored 20 points. Entering the game Duke was 10-0 when a player scored 20 points.
? For the first time this season the Blue Devils had two players with 10 or more rebounds. Kyle Singler and David McClure each ended the game with 12 rebounds.
Defensive Notes
? Duke lost the game on a layup with one second remaining in the game. It was the first last second loss for the Blue Devils since Pittsburgh's Levance Fields hit a three-pointer as time expired in overtime on Dec. 20, 2007.
? The Blue Devils held Wake Forest to .200 (2-of-10) from behind the three-point line. Duke has now held eight opponents to 20 percent or less from deep.
? Duke blocked five shots to give them eight games with five or more blocks this season.
Duke Player Notes:
Gerald Henderson
? Junior Gerald Henderson finished the game with 20 points, eight rebounds, one assist, one block and three steals.
? Henderson has scored 10 or more points in 12 straight games and has five games with 20 or more points. He has scored at least 20 points in three of the six conference games. Over his last six contests, he is averaging 20.8 points per game.
? Henderson made 9-of-17 from the floor and has now made seven or more field goals in six straight games.
? With eight rebounds Henderson has at least five rebounds in seven of the last eight games. He has eight or more in four games on the year.
? Henderson has blocked a shot in 13 of the 20 games this season.
? Henderson recorded three steals in the game to give him a steal in six straight games and 18 of the 20 games on the year. He has three or more steals in four contests this season and eight career outings.
David McClure
? Senior David McClure matched a career high with 12 rebounds. It was his first game this season with 10 or more rebounds and third of his career. He also had 12 boards against Temple on Jan. 2, 2007.
Greg Paulus
? Senior Greg Paulus had five points, two rebounds, two assists and two steals.
? Paulus made 1-of-5 from behind the three-point line and has now made at least one trey in five straight games. He has made one or more treys in 14 of the 19 games he has played in this season.
? Paulus had two assists and zero turnovers. He has two or more assists in nine games on the year and has 10 games with zero turnovers.
? Paulus recorded two steals in the game to give him four games this season with at least two steals.
Jon Scheyer
? Junior Jon Scheyer tallied 13 points and has now scored in double figures in 15 games this season.
? Scheyer made 8-of-8 from the free throw line and has now made his last 16 shots from the foul line. He is now shooting .854 (88-of-103) on the season and .864 (323-of-374) in his career.
Kyle Singler
? Sophomore Kyle Singler posted his sixth double-double of the season and second in ACC play with 22 points and 12 rebounds. The double-double gives Singler 10 in his career.
? Singler has scored in double figures in 19 of the 20 games on the year, including all six games against league competition. He now has five 20-point games this season and nine in his career.
? Singler reached double digits in rebounds for the sixth game this year, including two times in conference play. He has 10 career games with 10 or more boards.
? Singler made seven field goals to give him seven or more in six games on the year. He was also 6-of-6 from the free throw line and is now 12-of-12 in the last three games.
With The Loss, Duke Falls To...
? 1,865-812 all-time, including 748-210 under Coach K.
? 925-234 all-time as a ranked team, including 783-177 as a Top 10 team and 165-24 when ranked No. 1 in the country.
? 76-56 all-time and 57-40 under Coach K when both teams are ranked in the top-10. Duke is now 2-1 this season in games between two top 10 squads.
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