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Notes: Duke 87, Hampton 45
3/18/2011 6:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Team Notes:
- Head coach Mike Krzyzewski became the first coach in NCAA Division I history to coach in 100 career NCAA Tournament games. He has 78 career victories which is also the top total.
- Duke made its 35th appearance in the NCAA Tournament, which ties for sixth most. It is the 30th time the Blue Devils have advanced past the first round as they are now 24-3 under coach K in opening round games and 95-30 (.760) overall as a program. The 95 wins are tied for fourth most with UCLA while the .760 winning percentage is the best in NCAA history.
- The Blue Devils have won 15 straight NCAA Tournament games played in the state of North Carolina and are now 9-3 when playing in Charlotte.
- Friday's game marked the first meeting between Duke and Hampton. The Blue Devils are now 19-0 all-time against schools from the MEAC, including a 4-0 mark in NCAA Tournament play.
- The Blue Devils have won 21 straight neutral site games dating back to a loss to Villanova in the 2009 NCAA Tournament.
- Coach K has 899 career victories, one shy of becoming only the second coach in Division I history to win 900 games. He is now three victories shy of tying Bob Knight for the most career wins all-time.
- Over the last three seasons the Blue Devils have collected 96 overall victories which ranks third most over a three-year span in school history. They are one of only six programs with three straight 30-win seasons.
- Duke won by 42 points, the third time this season they have claimed a victory by 40 or more with the other two being Colgate (110-58) and UNC Greensboro (108-62). It is the sixth time in school history Duke has won a NCAA Tournament game by at least 40 points. The last was in 2002 when Duke defeated Winthrop, 84-37, in the opening round.
- The Blue Devils improved to 19-0 when scoring 80 or more points this season.
- Hampton scored just 45 points to mark the seventh time Duke has held an opponent under 50 points in a NCAA Tournament game. It is the second straight year the Blue Devils have done it in their opening round game as they held Arkansas Pine-Bluff to 44 points. Duke has held five opponents this season to under 50 points.
- It is the 13th time Duke has shot 50 percent or better on the year, winning all 13 games. The Blue Devils shot 60 percent in the second half and have shot 60 percent or better in a half seven times this season.
- Duke opponents have made less than 20 field goals five times this season.
- The Blue Devils have outrebounded their opponent in 24 games this year, posting a 23-1 record in those games.
- It is the 13th time Duke has committed fewer than 10 turnovers in a game.
- Duke had 10 different players play double digits in minutes with each of them scoring in the game. The bench combined to score 38 points which is the second highest total on the year next to 45 against Colgate.
- The Blue Devils improved to 28-0 when leading at the half. They have led by double digits at halftime in 15 games this season.
Player Notes:
Seth Curry
- Sophomore Seth Curry played in his hometown for the first time as a Blue Devil and scored nine points.
- Curry made three three-point field goals, giving him 12 games this season with three or more made treys.
- His two steals give him 14 multi-steal games for the year as he leads the team with 51 steals.
- Sophomore Andre Dawkins reached double figures in scoring for the 12th time this season with his 13 points.
- Freshman Kyrie Irving played his first game since Dec. 4 after missing the last 26 games with an injury to his right big toe. Irving suffered the injury in the second half against Butler in East Rutherford, N.J.
- In his first game back, Irving scored a game-high 14 points in 20 minutes off the bench while adding four rebounds, one assist, one blocked shot and two steals.
- Irving has scored in double figures in all nine games he has played in this season, leading the team in scoring for the third time.
- He has two or more steals in six of his nine games this year.
- Sophomore Ryan Kelly matched his career high with three steals. He has recorded three steals in back-to-back games.
- Sophomore Mason Plumlee scored at least 10 points for the 10th time this season.
- Junior Miles Plumlee grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds in the contest, passing his previous high of 11 against North Carolina on March 5. He had 11 of his 13 rebounds in the first half and corralled four offensive boards.
- In his last five games, Plumlee is averaging 10.8 rebounds per game and 4.2 offensive rebounds per contest.
- Senior Kyle Singler extended his school records for consecutive games played (146) and career starts (145). His 146 games played is tied for third most in school history with Shane Battier and is now two shy of the school record held by Christian Laettner.
- Singler broke the school record for career minutes played, passing Bobby Hurley and Chris Duhon for the top spot. He has played a total of 4,816 career minutes.
- He has scored in double figures in 32 of the 35 games this year and has 127 career games with at least 10 points.
- With his four made field goal attempts he became the eighth player in school history with 800 or more made field goals and now has 802 in his four seasons.
- Singler moved into a tie for fifth on Duke's career three-point field goals made list, matching Bobby Hurley's total of 264 career treys.
- Senior Nolan Smith moved past Jon Scheyer into 13th on Duke's single season scoring chart. Smith now has 732 points on the year.
- Smith tallied seven assists to give him 402 in his career. He is the 13th player in school history with 400 or more. He has 21 games this season with at least five assists.
- With the victory Smith becomes just the eighth player in ACC history to be a part of 120 career wins. He is now tied for seventh on the conference's all-time list with Tyler Hansbrough of North Carolina.
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