Notes: Duke 70, VT 65

Duke 70, Virginia Tech 65 (Overtime)

Team Notes:

•    Duke improved to 39-8 all-time against Virginia Tech in a series that began in 1912. The Blue Devils are 10-3 against Virginia Tech since the Hokies joined the ACC and 16-1 against Virginia Tech in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
•    Miles and Mason Plumlee combined for 24 rebounds, including nine of Duke's final 12 rebounds over the final 8:25 of the game. Those two combine to average 16.4 rebounds and 17.3 points per game this season with 21 double-figure rebounding games.
•    Miles and Mason Plumlee outrebounded Virginia Tech 9-6 over the final 8:25 of the game. That run started with Duke trailing 53-52 at the 3:25 mark in the second half. Miles and Mason grabbed seven boards at the end of the second half and four of Duke's five rebounds in overtime.
•    Duke played its second overtime game at home this season. The last time Duke played two overtime games at home was in 1995, both losses to North Carolina (102-100) and Virginia (91-88).
•    Duke had its lowest three-point shooting percentage in February, finishing 6-of-24 (.250) from beyond the arc. Duke had hit at least eight three-pointers in all seven February games entering Saturday and was shooting 37.8 percent from beyond the arc during that span.
•    The Blue Devils held Virginia Tech to just four three-point field goals in 13 attempts. Since Jan. 1, Duke has held 12 of its last 17 opponents to five three-pointers or less and 11 to less than a .350 shooting percentage from three-point range. Duke opponents are shooting just .292 (70-of-240) from the three-point line during that span.
•    Duke outrebounded Virginia Tech 44-38 for the game and has now outrebounded 10 of 15 opponents this season at home. Duke has a +6.6 rebounding margin in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
•    With Duke taking a slim 26-24 lead into halftime, the teams combined for just 50 points in the first half. That was the lowest combined score in the first half of a Duke game since Dec. 8, 2010, when Duke led Bradley 32-18 at the break. Duke went on to win that game 83-48.
•    The Blue Devils held Virginia Tech's leading scorer Erick Green scoreless on 0-of-6 shooting in the first half. Green went on to score 14 of his 16 points in the second half.

In Overtime:

•    Duke hit 8-of-12 free throws in overtime to seal the win. Duke took only two shots from the field and hit both.
•    Mason and Miles Plumlee combined to grab four of Duke's five rebounds, all off of missed VT shots. The other rebound went to Duke on a deadball.
•    Austin Rivers, Tyler Thornton, Seth Curry, Miles and Mason Plumlee were on the floor together for 4:51 of the five-minute overtime. Andre Dawkins entered the game with nine seconds remaining in place of Miles Plumlee.
•    Miles Plumlee had just one point through the first 40 minutes of the game, but scored four in overtime. He and Curry led the team with four points apiece in the extra period.

Player Notes:

Seth Curry

•    Scored in double figures for the 19th time this season, the second most on the team. Curry averages 18.0 points per game during that span.
•    Extended his consecutive made free throw streak to 18 before missing an attempt in the second half. Curry ranks second in the ACC with a .880 (88-100) free throw percentage which would rank as the seventh highest mark in school history.

Ryan Kelly

•    Scored eight points with five rebounds before fouling out for the first time in his career. Kelly's fifth foul came with 3:07 remaining in the second half.
•    Hit a three-pointer in his eighth consecutive games and is shooting .409 (36-of-88) from three-point range this season.

Mason Plumlee

•    Grabbed an offensive rebound on a missed three-pointer with 50 seconds left and layed it in to cut the deficit to 58-57.
•    Blocked consecutive Virginia Tech layup attempts in the first half. Plumlee ran down the court to swat an attempted transition layup by Robert Brown and then rejected the ensuing putback attempt by Dorian Finney-Smith seconds later. Quinn Cook grabbed the rebound off of Plumlee's second block and converted it into two points on the other end of the court to increase Duke's lead to 19-15.
•    Ended a streak of 49 consecutive starts. Duke was 41-8 in those 49 games. Plumlee had started every game since Jan. 12, 2011.

Miles Plumlee

•    Sank a pair of free throws with nine seconds remaining in overtime to ice the game.
•    Finished with 15 rebounds for his seventh double-figure rebounding game of the season. Plumlee averages 12.2 rebounds per game over his last five contests. He has at least 10 boards in three of those outings.
•    Grabbed eight rebounds in the first half, but did not score a point. Miles missed his only two shot attempts in the first half.

Austin Rivers

•    Recorded his second straight 20-point game. Rivers has scored 20 points in eight games this season, tying Luol Deng (2003-04) and Carlos Boozer (1999-2000) for the fifth most by a Duke freshman.
•    Scored in double figures for the team-leading 25th time this season. Rivers tied Kyle Singler (2007-08) for the sixth most double-figure scoring games by a Duke freshman in school history.
•    Made 11 free throws, tying five other performances for the second most in a game by a Duke freshman.
•    Sank a three-pointer with 2:26 remaining to put Duke ahead 55-53. Rivers was 1-of-4 from three-point range and 4-of-10 from the field before firing the shot over the outstretched hand of his defender.
•    Tied the game at 58-58 with a made free throw with 32 seconds remaining. He then sank three free throws in overtime.

Tyler Thornton

•    Made his eighth consecutive start.
•    Forced Virginia Tech point guard Erick Green to travel near center court with 40 seconds left, giving Duke the ball back with a 58-57 deficit.

Players Mentioned

Seth Curry

Andre Dawkins

Ryan Kelly

Mason Plumlee

Miles Plumlee

Kyle Singler

Tyler Thornton

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