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Notes: Duke 76, N.C. State 52
2/5/2011 8:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Team Notes:
- Duke extended its home court winning streak to 32 games. It is the longest active streak in the NCAA. They have won 16 consecutive ACC games in Cameron Indoor Stadium. Over the last four seasons, Duke has a 61-2 record at home.
- The Blue Devils have won 17 of the last 18 home games against N.C. State and 30 of the last 35 games overall in the series between the two schools.
- Duke has won 26 consecutive games played within the state of North Carolina dating back to Jan. 20, 2010.
- In the month of February, the Blue Devils have now won 14 consecutive games dating back to an 80-74 loss at Boston College on Feb. 15, 2009.
- The Blue Devils posted a season high and low for points in a half. The 53 first half points matched the most before halftime with the UNC Greensboro game. It was the 11th half this year in which the Blue Devils have scored at least 50 points. The 23 points in the second half were 11 fewer than the previous low of 34 in the second half against UAB and were the fewest scored in any half this season, one less than the 24 first half points at Florida State.
- Duke shot a season-high 64.5 percent from the field in the first half. It is the fifth time this season they have shot at least 60 percent in a half. The previous four times all came in the second half. The 19.4 percent shooting in the second half was a season low for the Blue Devils. It was the third time they have shot less than 30 percent in a half, the other two coming in the first half of the two losses to Florida State and St. John's.
- The Blue Devils have had a 20-point scorer in each of the last 18 games. This marked the 15th time in 23 games that four or more players reached double figures in scoring.
- Duke only allowed one three-point field goal from N.C. State as the Wolfpack shot 1-of-10 from behind the arc. It is the second time this season the Blue Devils only allowed one trey with the other being Saint Louis.
- The Blue Devils pulled down 45 rebounds and have outrebounded the opponent in 16 games this season. It was the ninth time they have tallied 40 or more.
- With only nine turnovers, Duke has committed fewer than 10 turnovers in four of the last five games and nine overall contests.
Player Notes:
Seth Curry
- Sophomore Seth Curry scored 13 points for his ninth double-figure scoring game of the season.
- It was the sixth time this year he has made three or more three-point field goals.
- Sophomore Mason Plumlee tallied his fifth double-double of the season with 16 points and 12 rebounds.
- Plumlee reached double figures in scoring for the second straight game and seventh time this season.
- He has notched at least 10 rebounds in eight of Duke's nine ACC games this year and 12 overall contests. In ACC play he is averaging 11.2 rebounds per game.
- He made 7-of-8 field goal attempts to raise his shooting percentage to a team-high .570 for the year.
- It was his fifth game with three or more blocked shots and 10th multi-block game overall. He leads the team with 41 blocks.
- Senior Kyle Singler drew his team-leading 91st consecutive start and has now started in 133 of his 134 career games. The 133 career starts ranks tied for fourth most on Duke's all-time list with Mark Alarie and Johnny Dawkins.
- Singler has scored in double figures in 117 career games and 22 of the 23 games this season. His 117 double-digit scoring games rank fifth on Duke's all-time list.
- With his 14 points he moves past Maryland's Greivis Vasquez on the ACC career scoring list and now ranks 18th in league history with 2,180 career points.
- Singler became the 10th player in school history with 900 career rebounds and the fifth Blue Devil with 2,000 points and 900 rebounds after posting nine rebounds in the game. He now has 905 career rebounds.
- Senior Nolan Smith posted his ACC-leading 13th game with 20 or more points. He has 30 career games with 20 or more and has scored at least 20 in six of the last seven games.
- He reached double figures in scoring for the 22nd time in 23 games this season. He has 81 career games with 10 or more points.
- Smith has now tallied at least 20 points, five rebounds and five assists in six games this season to lead the nation, two more than any other player in the country.
- It is the 14th game this season that Smith has posted at least five rebounds and 16th game with five or more assists.
- He was a perfect 6-of-6 from the free throw line and is now shooting .965 (55-of-57) from the foul line in ACC games.
- The two steals give Smith 11 multi-steal games, including five in nine conference outings.
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