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Notes: Duke 66, Boston College 63
2/6/2010 4:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Team Notes:
- The Blue Devils have won 10 of the 11 games against Boston College since the Eagles joined the Atlantic Coast Conference. Duke leads the all-time series 12-2 after the win.
- Since 1997-98, the Blue Devils are 143-27 on the road or at neutral sites against unranked teams. During the past 11 seasons, Duke is 140-21 against unranked ACC teams.
- Duke's three perimeter players (Jon Scheyer, Kyle Singler and Nolan Smith) combined to score 54 of Duke's 66 points. Entering the game the three players were the NCAA's highest scoring trio at 53.6 points per game.
- This game marked the 11th time this season the Blue Devils have had two players score at least 20 points.
- The Blue Devils held Boston College to 2-of-14 (.143) from behind the three-point line, the seventh time this season Duke's opponent has shot less than 20 percent from behind the arc.
- Duke improved to 16-2 when outrebounding its opponent, holding a 31-27 edge on the glass.
Player Notes:
- Freshman Mason Plumlee corralled six rebounds for his sixth game this season with at least five rebounds.
- Senior Jon Scheyer has started in 30 consecutive games and in 91 career contests.
- Scheyer notched 21 points to give him a team-high 11 games this season with 20 or more points. He has scored at least 20 points in six of Duke's nine ACC contests. He has scored 10 or more points in 22 of the 23 games and now has 98 career double-figure scoring games.
- Scheyer extended his streak to 16 consecutive games with a made three-point field goal and leads the team with 62 treys this season.
- In the win, Scheyer made his 500th career field goal, becoming Duke's 33rd player to make 500 or more shots in a career.
- With three made three-point field goals, Scheyer has made at least three treys in 12 games this season. He moved into sole possession of fifth on Duke's career three-point field goals list with 249 career treys.
- Scheyer made all six of his free throw attempts, including two with 11 seconds remaining to put Duke up by three points. He is now shooting .907 (117-of-129) from the foul line on the year.
- The three steals give Scheyer five games this season with three or more steals.
- Scheyer played all 40 minutes for the third time this season.
- Junior Kyle Singler extended his consecutive starts streak to 51 games and has now started in 93 career contests.
- Singler reached double figures in scoring for the 20th time this season and 79th time in his career.
- Singler had a season-high three blocked shots in the game, his fourth game this season with at least two blocks.
- Junior Nolan Smith tallied his 10th game with at least 20 points this season, including five in ACC play. He has scored at least 10 points in 20 games this season and 43 career games.
- In two games against Boston College this season, Smith scored 45 points on 18-of-29 (.621) shooting. He scored over 20 points in both games while making nine field goals in each of the two contests.
- The four assists give Smith three or more in 13 games on the year.
- Smith played all 40 minutes for the third game this season.
- Senior Lance Thomas had six points and five rebounds and over his last six games is averaging 7.3 points and 7.7 rebounds per game.
- The five rebounds give Thomas six straight games with at least five boards and 10 overall games this season.
- Senior Brian Zoubek hauled in six rebounds to give him five or more in 16 games off the bench this season. Three of his six rebounds came on the offensive end of the floor.
- Zoubek blocked two shots, his second game this season with two blocked shots and 11th career game.
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