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Notes: Duke 74, Clemson 53
1/3/2010 10:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Team Notes:
- Duke is now 23-7 all-time in ACC openers under head coach Mike Krzyzewski. The Blue Devils have won 23 of their last 27 conference openers, including 13 of the last 14.
- The Blue Devils improved to 3-0 against ranked opponents, winning all three games by an average of 21.7 points per game.
- Duke held Clemson to just 12 points on 5-of-30 (.167) shooting in the first half. The 12 points rank tied for the 10th fewest allowed by Duke in a single half since 1955. Duke has held opponents to under 20 points in the first half three times this season including Coastal Carolina (19), Gonzaga (17) and Clemson (12).
- The 12 points are also …
- the lowest total by an opponent since Duke led Eastern Kentucky 34-12 at the half on Nov. 25, 2007.
-tied for the 35th lowest opponent first half total in school history.
-tied for the 3rd lowest opponent first half total in the Coach K era.
-the second lowest opponent first half total in an ACC game in school history.
-the third lowest opponent total in any half in an ACC game in school hitsory.
-the fourth lowest opponent first half total against ACC competition in school history.
-the lowest opponent total in any half in an ACC game in the Coach K era. - Clemson's .167 field goal percentage was the lowest allowed by the Blue Devils in the first half this season and the fourth time Duke has limited an opponent to under 30 percent from the floor in the opening half, including three of the last four games.
- The .167 field goal percentage is also …
-the lowest opponent percentage for any half since St. John's shot 3-of-22 (.136) in the first half on Feb. 25, 2007.
-the second lowest first half total for an opponent in an ACC game in Duke history.
-the third lowest total for any half for an opponent in an ACC game in Duke history.
-the eighth lowest total for an opponent in the first half in Duke history.
-the seventh lowest total for an opponent in the first half under Coach K.
-the 11th lowest total for an opponent in any half in Duke history.
-the ninth lowest total for an opponent in any half under Coach K. - In three games against ranked opponents, Duke's defense has held opposing teams to a .327 (53-of-162) field goal percentage, including 27 percent (24-of-89) from the field in the first half. In the last two games against No. 15 Gonzaga and No. 21 Clemson, the Blue Devils have held its opponent to 20 percent (12-of-60) shooting in the opening half.
- For the fourth straight game and ninth time overall, Duke held its opponent under 40 percent from the field.
- Clemson shot just .188 (3-of-16) from behind the three-point line to become the fourth Duke opponent to shoot under 20 percent from deep on the year.
- The Blue Devils shot at least 50 percent from the field for the fifth time this season.
- Duke shot at least 80 percent from the free throw line for the seventh time on the year.
- With a rebounding advantage of 33-29, the Blue Devils improved to 11-0 this season when outrebounding its opponent.
Player Notes:
Jon Scheyer
- Senior Jon Scheyer notched his fifth game this season and 20th career game with at least 20 points. He has scored in double figures in all 13 games this season and has 89 career games with 10 or more points. He now has 12 career games with 20 or more points against ACC competition.
- With three made treys, Scheyer has three or more three-point field goals in three straight games and six overall games this season.
- Scheyer has posted at least five assists in six straight games and 11 of the 13 games this year. He now has 20 career games with five or more assists and leads the team with 83 on the year.
- Scheyer recorded three steals to give him two games this season and 20 career games with at least three steals.
- Junior Kyle Singler extended his consecutive starts streak to 40 games and has now started in 83 career contests.
- Singler has reached double figures in scoring in 11 of the 13 games this season and in 70 career games.
- The eight rebounds for Singler give him eight or more in seven games on the year.
- For the third time this season Singler blocked two shots in a game.
- Singler has seven games this season and 38 career games with at least one point, rebound, assist, blocked shot and steal.
- Junior Nolan Smith had 22 points to give him five 20-point games this season and six in his career. He has scored at least 10 points in all 11 games he has played in this season and now has 34 career double figure scoring games. It marked his second career 20-point game in ACC play.
- Smith matched a career high with six made free throws. He also made six against Southern Illinois and Florida State last season.
- The three assists give Smith seven games this season with three or more.
Players Mentioned
Coach Scheyer Media Availability
Wednesday, September 24
Jon Scheyer Press Conference: Summer 2025
Tuesday, July 08
Duke vs Houston: Press Conference
Sunday, April 06
Duke vs Alabama: East Region Champions Press Conference
Wednesday, April 02
