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Notes: Duke 79, Davidson 67
1/7/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Duke Notes:
No. 2-ranked Duke defeated Davidson 79-67 on Wednesday, January 7, 2009, at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C. to improve to 13-1 on the season.
A Winning Tradition
? Duke has now won 1,860 games all-time, the fourth-highest victory total in NCAA history.
? The Blue Devils have won 274 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.
? The Blue Devils have started the season 13-1 for the 17th time in school history. The Blue Devils have begun the year 13-1 for the third straight season and sixth time this decade. Coach K has led Duke to a 13-1 start a total of 11 times.
? Duke has now won its first nine home games in a season a total of 25 times, including 17 times under Coach K.
Duke vs. Davidson Series
? Duke now leads the all-time series with Davidson, 87-17. The Blue Devils have won the last 22 meetings in the series dating back to a 75-73 loss in Cameron Indoor Stadium on Dec. 29, 1981.
? The Blue Devils are now 41-4 when playing against Davidson in Durham. Duke holds a 40-1 record inside Cameron Indoor Stadium against the Wildcats.
? Coach K now owns a 22-1 career record against the Wildcats, including a 14-1 mark in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
? Duke has a 27-1 record when ranked while playing Davidson, including a 19-1 mark as a top 10 team and 19-0 ledger under Coach K. The Blue Devils have been ranked the past 17 times they have faced Davidson, winning all 17 games.
Duke At Home
? The Blue Devils have an all-time record of 731-149 (.831) when playing in Cameron Indoor Stadium, including a 371-54 (.873) mark under Coach K.
? Duke has won 179 of their last 193 games in Cameron.
? The Blue Devils have a streak of 64 straight seasons with a winning record at home heading into this year and are 9-0 thus far at Cameron in 2008-09. The last time Duke had a losing record at home was in the 1943-44 campaign when they went 7-8.
? Duke has recorded 10 or more wins at home in each of the last 13 seasons, posting a 181-18 (.910) record during that span, including four undefeated seasons. They are one win shy of making it 14 straight years.
? The Blue Devils have sold out 283 consecutive games at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Non-Conference Home Winning Streak
? With a win over Davidson, Duke stretched its NCAA-leading non-conference home winning streak to 67 consecutive games. The Blue Devils' last home loss to a non-conference team was an 83-82 decision against St. John's on Feb. 26, 2000.
? The 67 straight non-conference home wins is the second longest streak in school history. The Blue Devils won 95 straight from Feb. 2, 1983 through Nov. 29, 1995.
? Duke has won 197 of its last 200 non-conference games at home.
Duke In January
? Duke improved to 2-0 in the month of January in 2008-09. Under Coach K, the Blue Devils have a 194-54 all-time record in the month of January.
? The Blue Devils have won 15 straight games in the month of January dating back to a 74-63 loss at Georgia Tech on Jan. 10, 2007. Duke is 88-7 in its last 95 January games since 1998.
? When playing on Jan. 7, Duke is now 19-7 all-time, including a 6-3 record under Coach K. The Blue Devils won its first 10 games on the date. Duke has now played Davidson four times on Jan. 7, winning all four games in 1942, 1943, 1947 and 2009.
Krzyzewski Climbs Victory Ladder
? Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski earned his 815th 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 15 victories shy of Jim Phelan for fourth all-time.
? Coach K now has 742 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 17 wins shy of Western Kentucky's Ed Diddle for fifth all-time.
? Krzyzewski's 815 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
? Junior Jon Scheyer scored his 1,000th career point against Davidson to become the 57th player in school history with 1,000 career points.
? Scheyer joins his teammate, senior Greg Paulus, on the 1,000-point scorer list at Duke. Paulus is currently 49th in school history with 1,083 career points.
? The Blue Devils have two other players chasing 1,000 career points this season. Junior Gerald Henderson currently has 823 points while sophomore Kyle Singler has 687 in his career.
Offensive Notes
? Duke scored 79 points against Davidson to give them 70 or more points in 13 of the 14 games this season. They have an all-time record of 655-130 under Coach K when scoring at least 70 points.
? The Blue Devils made 25 field goals and now have 25 or more made shots in 10 games this season. Duke shot .424 (25-of-59) from the field and have shot over 40 percent in every game on the year.
? Duke shot over 40 percent from three-point distance for the fifth time this season, making 8-of-20 (.400) in the game. They have made eight or more treys in five contests this year.
? The Blue Devils made 21-of-27 (.778) from the foul line while Davidson had just 17 attempts. It is the ninth game this season where Duke has made more free throws than its opponent attempted in a game.
? Duke outrebounded Davidson 37-33 for the 11th game on the year where they have outrebounded the opponent. The Blue Devils pulled down 14 offensive rebounds to lead to a 22-10 advantage in second chance points.
Defensive Notes
? The Blue Devils held Davidson to 67 points, including just 24 in the first half. Duke has held 11 of its 14 opponents to under 70 this season.
? The 24 first half points by Davidson marked the sixth time on the year that Duke has allowed 25 points or less in the first half.
? Davidson shot just .235 (4-of-17) from behind the three-point line in the game. The Blue Devils have held its opponent to under 30 percent from deep in each of the past three games and in eight games this season. The Wildcats shot just .182 (2-of-11) from long range in the second half.
? Duke forced 13 turnovers in the first half and 17 for the game. The Blue Devils held a 15-4 edge in points off turnovers during the first half and a 21-9 advantage in the game.
Duke Player Notes:
Gerald Henderson
? Junior Gerald Henderson scored 11 points to give him 10 double figure scoring games this season and 42 in his career.
? Henderson was a perfect 4-of-4 from the free throw line and is now shooting .830 (39-of-47) on the season. He has gone 4-for-4 in three different games this season, including the Montana and UNC Asheville contests.
? With seven rebounds, Henderson has five or more rebounds in five games this season. In his last two outings, Henderson has collected 15 rebounds. He has 54 career games with at least three rebounds.
? Henderson blocked one shot in the game to give him at least one block in 10 games this season, including the last three contests.
Greg Paulus
? Senior Greg Paulus finished the game with six points on 2-of-3 shooting, 1-of-2 from three-point distance and 1-of-2 from the foul line.
? Paulus has made at least one three-point field goal in his last four games and in nine contests this season.
? Paulus did not have an assist in the game, marking just the third time in 116 career games he did not record an assist.
Jon Scheyer
? Junior Jon Scheyer tallied 22 points on 6-of-11 shooting, 3-of-4 from the three-point line and 7-of-8 from the foul line to become the 57th player in school history to score 1,000 career points. Scheyer recorded his fourth 20-point game this season and 10th of his career. He has reached double figures in scoring in 11 games this season and 57 career games.
? Scheyer made three three-pointers to give him three or more made treys in four contests this year. He has 20 career games with at least three made treys.
? Scheyer shot 7-of-8 from the free throw line and is now shooting .871 (61-of-70) from the charity stripe this season. He entered the game ranked third in the ACC with an .871 free throw percentage.
? With three rebounds Scheyer has three or more boards in 12 of the 14 games this season and in 62 career games.
? Scheyer led the team with four assists in the game, the fourth time this season he has led the squad in assists. He has three or more assists in six games on the year and in 32 career contests.
? Scheyer also tallied three steals to give him five games with three steals this season and 13 career games.
Kyle Singler
? Sophomore Kyle Singler recorded 22 points, six rebounds, three assists, one blocked shot and one steal. It is the eighth time this season he has posted at least one point, rebound, assist, blocked shot and steal in a game.
? The 22 points by Singler give him four games this season with 20 or more points and eight career games. He has reached double figures in scoring in 13 of the 14 games on the year and in 38 of his 48 career outings. In his last three games, Singler is averaging 20.3 points per game.
? The eight made field goals by Singler match a season high. He also had eight made shots against Loyola on Dec. 31.
? Singler made three treys in the game to also match a season best. He was also 3-of-8 from three-point range against Rhode Island on Nov. 16.
? Singler finished the game with six rebounds. He has at least five rebounds in every game this season and in 27 career contests.
? For the fifth time in the last six games, Singler dished out at least three assists. His three assists in the game give him 10 games this season with three or more assists. He leads the team with 51 assists in 14 games after posting only 48 assists in 34 games as a freshman.
Brian Zoubek
? Junior Brian Zoubek posted seven points, nine rebounds, one assist, one blocked shot and one steal.
? Zoubek's nine rebounds give him five or more boards in 10 games on the year and in 24 career outings. The nine rebounds were the second most this season by Duke's starting center. He had 10 rebounds on Dec. 31 against Loyola.
? Zoubek has now blocked at least one shot in each of the last four games and in 10 of the 14 games this season.
With The Win, Duke Improves To...
? 1,860-811 all-time, including 743-209 under Coach K.
? 920-233 all-time as a ranked team, including 778-176 as a Top 10 team and 488-92 when ranked in the top five.
? 274-52 this decade, more wins than any other team in the NCAA. The 274 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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