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Notes: Duke 79, Virginia 54
2/1/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Duke Notes:
No. 1-ranked Duke defeated Virginia 79-54 on Sunday, February 1, 2009, at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C. to improve to 19-2 on the season.
A Winning Tradition
? Duke has now won 1,866 games all-time, the fourth-highest victory total in NCAA history.
? The Blue Devils have won 280 games this decade, the most wins in a decade by the program. The win total is the fourth-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 117 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 19-2 for the seventh time in school history. Three of those times have come under Coach K with the Blue Devils playing in the National Championship game in each of the previous two seasons (1985-86 and 2000-01).
? Duke has started the ACC season with a 6-1 record for the 12th time in the 55 years of the league. Coach K has started conference play at 6-1 five times.
Duke vs. Virginia Series
? Duke and Virginia met for the 158th time on Sunday with the Blue Devils now holding a 110-48 lead in the all-time series.
? The Blue Devils are now 47-8 when playing at Cameron Indoor Stadium against the Cavaliers and have won the last 13 games played in Durham since losing 91-88 in double overtime on Jan. 14, 1995 with Pete Gaudet taking over for Krzyzewski midway through the season. Coach K owns a 23-4 record at home against Virginia with 14 consecutive wins.
? Coach K is 46-16 all-time against the Cavaliers. He has a 15-7 ledger in the month of February.
? Duke has been ranked in each of the last 27 games they have played against Virginia and 79 times overall in the series. They have been ranked in the top 10 in 67 games and have been No. 1 a total of 15 times. The Blue Devils are 15-0 against Virginia when ranked No. 1 in the country.
Duke In The ACC
? Duke now owns a 515-274 all-time record in ACC regular season games since the inception of the league in 1953-54.
? Duke has an 842-475 record against schools currently in the Atlantic Coast Conference, including a 401-126 record at home.
? Coach K owns a 340-144 record against schools currently in the ACC.
Duke At Home
? The Blue Devils now have an all-time record of 735-149 (.831) when playing in Cameron Indoor Stadium, including a 375-54 (.874) mark under Coach K.
? Duke has won 183 of their last 197 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 13-0 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 14 seasons, posting a 194-18 (.915) record during that span, including four undefeated seasons. The Blue Devils have now won 13 or more home games in a season for 13 straight years and 21 times overall under Coach K.
? The Blue Devils have sold out 287 consecutive games at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Duke In February
? Duke played its first game in the month of February in 2008-09 and has started 1-0. Under Coach K, the Blue Devils have a 166-63 all-time record in the month of February.
? The Blue Devils have won six straight home games in the month of February dating back to a 85-77 loss to Maryland on Feb. 28, 2007.
? When playing on Feb. 1, Duke is now 19-9 all-time, including a 6-2 record under Coach K. The Blue Devils have played Virginia four times on Feb. 1 with a 3-2 record. Coach K is now 1-1 against the Cavaliers on this date with a 68-66 overtime loss on the road in 2007 to go with Sunday's victory.
Krzyzewski Climbs Victory Ladder
? Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski earned his 822nd 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 eight victories shy of Jim Phelan for fourth all-time.
? Coach K now has 749 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 ? 788). Krzyzewski is 10 wins shy of Western Kentucky's Ed Diddle for fifth all-time.
? Krzyzewski's 822 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 44th on the school's all-time list with 1,131 career points. Junior Jon Scheyer ranks 50th all-time with 1,073 career points.
? The Blue Devils have two other players chasing 1,000 career points this season. Junior Gerald Henderson currently has 966 points while sophomore Kyle Singler has 791 in his career.
Offensive Notes
? The Blue Devils have scored 70 or more points in 18 games this season with a 17-1 record in those contests. Under Coach K, Duke has a 660-130 record all-time when scoring at least 70 points.
? Duke won by 25 points on Sunday and has now won nine games by more than 20 points this year. The Blue Devils have three victories by more than 20 points in seven ACC games.
? Duke made 31 field goals to give them nine games this year with at least 30 made shots.
? With nine made three-point field golas, the Blue Devils have made seven or more treys in six of the last eight games.
? The Blue Devils held a 34-29 advantage in rebounds for the game. They have now outrebounded their opponent in 16 of the 21 games on the year and in five of seven league contests.
? Duke only had nine turnovers in the game, giving them three games this season with fewer than 10 turnovers. The Blue Devils are committing only 12.1 turnovers per game in conference play.
? The Blue Devils had 14 offensive rebounds, the sixth straight game with at least 10 offensive boards. The 14 offensive rebounds led to a 17-5 advantage in second chance points.
? The Duke bench scored 25 points against Virginia, marking the seventh time they have scored 20 or more points in a game.
? The Blue Devils had a season-high seven dunks in the game and now have 76 for the season.
Defensive Notes
? The Blue Devils held Maryland to 54 points and have now held six of its seven ACC opponents under 60 points. Duke leads the ACC in scoring defense during conference play allowing just 54.6 points per game. On the season they are holding opponents to 59.7 points per game with 13 of the 21 opponents scoring less than 60 points.
? Virginia shot .250 (3-of-12) from behind the three-point line. Duke has held four straight opponents to under 30 percent shooting from deep and 13 overall this year. It marks the 10th game where they have allowed three or fewer treys.
? Duke forced 23 turnovers in the game, including 17 in the first half. The Blue Devils have forced 20 or more turnovers in five games this season. It is the first since Loyola committed 24 turnovers on Dec. 31, 2007.
? The 23 turnovers led to a 29-2 advantage in points off turnovers for Duke. They have a 464-241 advantage in points off turnovers for the season.
? The Blue Devils drew four charges in the game and now have 37 for the year.
Duke Player Notes:
Gerald Henderson
? Junior Gerald Henderson finished the game with 18 points, three rebounds, four assists, one block and two steals.
? Henderson has scored in double figures in 13 straight games and 17 times overall on the season. In seven ACC games, he is averaging 19.3 points per game.
? Henderson shot 6-of-13 from the field, 2-of-5 from behind the three-point line and 4-of-4 from the foul line. He has made at least six shots in seven consecutive games. He has at least two treys in eight games on the year.
? With four assists Henderson now has three or more assists in five of the last six games and nine times overall this season.
? Henderson has blocked a shot in 14 of the 21 games on the year.
? The two steals give Henderson a steal in 19 of the 21 games on the year. He has two or more steals in seven straight contests and nine times overall this season.
Steve Johnson
? Sophomore Steve Johnson scored the first two points of his career. He made a layup late for his first career field goal attempt in 15 career minutes.
? Sunday was Johnson's 21st birthday. He was born Feb. 1, 1988.
Jon Scheyer
? Junior Jon Scheyer tallied 11 points, a team-high seven rebounds, two assists and one steal.
? Scheyer has scored 10 or more points in 16 games this season and in 62 career outings. He has three straight double figure scoring games.
? Scheyer made three shots from behind the three-point line and now has six games this season with three or more treys. The three treys move Scheyer past Associate Head Coach Steve Wojciechowski into 12th on Duke's all-time list with 142 treys.
? The seven rebounds for Scheyer are a season high. His previous high was six rebounds against Southern Illinois and Michigan in the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer. He has five or more rebounds in five games this season.
Nolan Smith
? Sophomore Nolan Smith scored 15 points on 7-of-10 from the field, 1-of-2 from the three-point line and 0-of-1 from the foul line.
? Smith has scored 10 or more points in 13 games this season and 19 times in his career.
? The seven made field goals are a season high for Smith. His previous best was six against Presbyterian and Michigan. It is one off his career high of eight against Wake Forest last season.
? Smith now has three or more rebounds in nine games this season and 16 career contests after pulling down four boards on Sunday.
Lance Thomas
? Junior Lance Thomas made his first start of the season against Virginia. He is the 11th Duke player to start in a game this season. He now has 47 career starts.
? Thomas made 2-of-3 from the field and finished with five points. He leads the team with a .623 (43-of-69) field goal percentage this season.
? Thomas blocked one shot on Sunday to give him a block in three straight games.
With The Win, Duke Improves To...
? 1,866-812 all-time, including 749-210 under Coach K.
? 926-234 all-time as a ranked team, including 784-177 as a Top 10 team and 166-24 when ranked No. 1 in the country.
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