Notes: Duke 98, Elon 72

Team Notes:

With today's victory over Elon, Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski moved into a tie for second in NCAA history for career victories with Dean Smith of North Carolina. Krzyzewski recorded his 879th victory as a head coach.
Duke extended its NCAA-leading streak of non-conference home wins to 84 with the victory over Elon. The Blue Devils have won 26 straight games in Cameron Indoor Stadium overall and 55 of its last 57 home contests. The current home winning streak ranks fifth all-time at Duke.
The Blue Devils have won 21 straight games dating back to last season and have started 11-0 for the ninth time under Krzyzewski.
Duke has now won 53 consecutive home games in the month of December with the last loss coming against Michigan on Dec. 8, 1996.
Monday's meeting with Elon was the first between the two schools since 1936. The Blue Devils now own a 14-5 record all-time against the Phoenix.
The Blue Devils extended their streak of sellouts to 312 consecutive games since Nov. 16, 1990.
Duke has scored 90 or more points in four games this season and are 259-8 all-time under Coach K when scoring 90 or more. They have scored at least 80 points in nine straight games.
Five Blue Devils scored in double figures, marking the fourth time this season that Duke has had five players score 10 or more.
It was the third time in the last four games that two Duke players scored 20 or more points.
Duke shot 50 percent (13-of-26) in the second half, including 7-of-13 (.538) from behind the three-point line. This season they have shot 50 percent or better in the second half in 10 of the 11 games.
The Blue Devils made 11 three-point field goals. It is the fifth time this year they have drained 10 or more treys in a game.
With a commanding 41-26 advantage on the glass, Duke outrebounded its opponent for the seventh time this season.
The 21 assists give Duke five games this season with 20 or more assists. Four players had at least four assists in the game.
The Blue Devils also had 10 steals for the seventh game this year with 10 or more. Duke only had five games with at least 10 steals all of last season. Five different Duke players had two steals in the contest.

Player Notes:

Seth Curry

Sophomore Seth Curry started for the first time as a Duke Blue Devil. He had played in the previous 10 games this season after sitting out last year due to NCAA transfer rules. He is the eighth different player to start for the Blue Devils this season.
Curry tallied his fifth game this season with 10 or more points, scoring 10 in the game.
He made at least two three-point field goals for the third straight game and fifth time this season.
With two steals he has three multi-steal games and at least one steal in nine of the 11 games this year.

Andre Dawkins

Sophomore Andre Dawkins reached double figures for the seventh time this season and 13th career game.
Dawkins continues to lead the team in three-point field goals with 30 on the year. He has made three or more in six total games.
He set a career high with three assists in the game. His previous high was three assists in two other games, including the Marquette game earlier this year.

Ryan Kelly

Sophomore Ryan Kelly scored a career-high 13 points for his first career double-figure scoring game. His previous best was nine in two games, including the Colgate contest earlier this season.
The 6-11 forward has now made a three-point field goal in eight of the 11 games this season.
Kelly dished out a career-high six assists, doubling his previous high of three against Gardner-Webb last season. He only had eight assists in the first 10 games this season.

Miles Plumlee

Junior Miles Plumlee led the team in rebounding with eight boards, the second straight game he has tallied the most rebounds.
Plumlee had his second straight game with two steals.

Kyle Singler

Senior Kyle Singler drew his team-leading 79th consecutive start and has now started in 121 of his 122 career games. The 121 career starts ranks tied for 10th on Duke's all-time list.
Singler scored 24 points for his third game this season with 20 or more and 35th career game. It was his 105th career double figure scoring game.
After hauling in seven rebounds, Singler moved into 15th on Duke's career rebounding list, passing Bob Fleischer. Singler now has 823 career rebounds.
The five assists were a season high for Singler. He has 10 career games with five or more assists.
It was his fifth career game with at least 20 points, five rebounds and five assists in a game.
Singler tallied two steals to become the 22nd player in school history with at least 150 career steals. He has two or more in six games this season and leads the team with 17 steals.
He made a season-high 9-of-11 free throws and is now shooting .833 (40-of-48) from the foul line on the year.
His three three-point field goals in the game give him three games this year with three or more.

Nolan Smith

Senior Nolan Smith became the 31st player in Duke history to join the 100-win club against Elon. Smith and his fellow captain Singler are both members of the list.
With his 22 points, Smith has a team-high four games this season with 20 or more. He has 21 career games with at least 20 points and has reached double figures in scoring in 10 of the 11 games this season.
The six rebounds give him five or more in six games on the year.
Smith had a part in the first 12 Duke points of the game, scoring seven and recording assists on two other made field goals.