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Notes: Duke 79, Wake Forest 71
2/28/2012 11:25:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Duke 79, Wake Forest 71
Team Notes:
• Duke won its eighth consecutive ACC road game and will finish the regular season with a perfect 8-0 ACC road record. The 2011-12 Blue Devils are only the 11th team in ACC history to go undefeated in ACC road play and the fourth Duke team to accomplish that feat. Duke last went undefeated in ACC road games in 1999-2000.
• Duke has scored at least 73 points in all right ACC road games. Duke has a +10.5 scoring margin in ACC road games this season.
• Duke improved to 160-77 all-time against Wake Forest in a series that is the most played in ACC history. The Blue Devils have won 25 of the last 30 meetings and are now 41-23 against Wake Forest under head coach Mike Krzyzewski.
• Duke shot 47.6 percent from three-point range, marking the 12th time this season that the Blue Devils have shot over 45.0 percent from beyond the arc. Duke hit 10-of-21 three-pointers, improving its season three-point percentage to .389.
• Seth Curry and Ryan Kelly hit a three-pointer in the same game for the ninth consecutive game. Those two combined to shoot 7-of-11 from three-point range and combined for 38 points. Curry and Kelly are both shooting better than 40.0 percent from three-point range this season. Duke went without hitting a field goal for over four minutes in the second half from 9:42 to 4:29 until Mason Plumlee dropped in a contested layup, was fouled and sank the ensuing free throw. Duke scored only two points during that dry spell – on a pair of free throws from Plumlee – and Wake Forest took advantage with a 19-2 run that cut Duke's 23-point lead to 67-61.
• The Blue Devils recorded seven blocks for their most rejections in an ACC game since March 2, 2011. Four Blue Devils recorded a block with the post trio of Ryan Kelly, Mason Plumlee and Miles Plumlee getting two apiece.
• Four Blue Devils scored in double figures for the 15th time this season. Duke is 14-1 on the year when at least four players score in double figures.
• Trailing 12-11 in the first half, Duke scored 12 unanswered points to take a 23-12 lead. Duke hit 5-of-7 shots during that run, including three-pointers from Seth Curry and Ryan Kelly, and did not trail for the remainder of the game. Duke
• Duke shot over 70 percent from the free throw line for the fourth time in the last five games. The Blue Devils hit 21-of-27 (.778) shots from the foul line with Mason Plumlee leading the way with an 8-of-9 performance. The eight made free throws were a career-high for Plumlee.
• Wake Forest shot just 35.3 percent from three-point range against Duke's perimeter defense. The Demon Deacons hit only six three-pointers, marking the sixth consecutive game in which Duke has held the opposition to six three-pointers or less. Duke is holding ACC opponents to a .313 three-point shooting percentage this season.
Player Notes:
Quinn Cook
• Dished out four assists, three of which led to three-pointers. Cook owns a 3.47:1 assist-to-turnover ratio in his first season which would be the highest mark in school history by a Duke freshman (minimum 2.0 assists per game).
Seth Curry
• Scored in double figures for the 20th time this season, contributing 15 points and three three-pointers. Curry is in the midst of the hottest stretch of his career, averaging 17.6 points over his last eight games. He is shooting 45.2 percent (19-of-42) from three-point range during that span.
• Knocked down three of his first four three-point attempts and finished 3-of-6 for the game. Curry has hit a three-pointer in 10 consecutive games and has 24 treys during that span.
Ryan Kelly
• Scored a career-high 23 points, shooting 7-of-13 from the field, 4-of-5 from the three-point line and 5-of-6 from the free throw line.
• Tied a career high with four made three-pointers. Kelly hit his first three shots from three-point range and boasts a .430 three-point shooting percentage this season.
• Scored in double figures for the 18th time this season and reached 20 points for the third time. Duke is 17-1 when Kelly scores at least 10 points.
• Neared a double-double with eight rebounds. Kelly has at least five rebounds in six of his last eight games and in 15 games overall this season.
• Posted two blocks for his ninth multi-block game of the season.
Mason Plumlee
• Recorded his team-leading ninth three-point play of the season with 4:20 remaining in the game. Plumlee sank a layup in traffic and made the ensuing free throw to put Duke ahead 70-61. The bucket ended a Duke field goal drought of over four minutes and cut off a 19-2 Wake Forest run.
• Knocked down a career-high eight free throws in nine attempts. The .889 shooting percentage from the line was the best of his career when attempting at least six foul shots.
Miles Plumlee
• Led Duke in rebounding for the fifth time in the last six games. Plumlee led Duke in rebounding just five times in Duke's first 24 games, but is averaging 12.0 rebounds per game during his recent surge. He has at least 10 boards in four of his last six games.
• Recorded two blocks for his fifth multi-block game of the season.
• Pulled in five of his 11 rebounds on the offensive end, giving him a team-leading 87 offensive rebounds this season.
Austin Rivers
• Started his 12th straight game. Rivers has started 29 of Duke's 30 games this season.
• Scored in double figures for the team-leading 26th time this season. Rivers leads all ACC freshmen in double-figure scoring games.
• Was held without a three-point field goal for the first time in nine games.
• Matched a career high with three steals.
Team Notes:
• Duke won its eighth consecutive ACC road game and will finish the regular season with a perfect 8-0 ACC road record. The 2011-12 Blue Devils are only the 11th team in ACC history to go undefeated in ACC road play and the fourth Duke team to accomplish that feat. Duke last went undefeated in ACC road games in 1999-2000.
• Duke has scored at least 73 points in all right ACC road games. Duke has a +10.5 scoring margin in ACC road games this season.
• Duke improved to 160-77 all-time against Wake Forest in a series that is the most played in ACC history. The Blue Devils have won 25 of the last 30 meetings and are now 41-23 against Wake Forest under head coach Mike Krzyzewski.
• Duke shot 47.6 percent from three-point range, marking the 12th time this season that the Blue Devils have shot over 45.0 percent from beyond the arc. Duke hit 10-of-21 three-pointers, improving its season three-point percentage to .389.
• Seth Curry and Ryan Kelly hit a three-pointer in the same game for the ninth consecutive game. Those two combined to shoot 7-of-11 from three-point range and combined for 38 points. Curry and Kelly are both shooting better than 40.0 percent from three-point range this season. Duke went without hitting a field goal for over four minutes in the second half from 9:42 to 4:29 until Mason Plumlee dropped in a contested layup, was fouled and sank the ensuing free throw. Duke scored only two points during that dry spell – on a pair of free throws from Plumlee – and Wake Forest took advantage with a 19-2 run that cut Duke's 23-point lead to 67-61.
• The Blue Devils recorded seven blocks for their most rejections in an ACC game since March 2, 2011. Four Blue Devils recorded a block with the post trio of Ryan Kelly, Mason Plumlee and Miles Plumlee getting two apiece.
• Four Blue Devils scored in double figures for the 15th time this season. Duke is 14-1 on the year when at least four players score in double figures.
• Trailing 12-11 in the first half, Duke scored 12 unanswered points to take a 23-12 lead. Duke hit 5-of-7 shots during that run, including three-pointers from Seth Curry and Ryan Kelly, and did not trail for the remainder of the game. Duke
• Duke shot over 70 percent from the free throw line for the fourth time in the last five games. The Blue Devils hit 21-of-27 (.778) shots from the foul line with Mason Plumlee leading the way with an 8-of-9 performance. The eight made free throws were a career-high for Plumlee.
• Wake Forest shot just 35.3 percent from three-point range against Duke's perimeter defense. The Demon Deacons hit only six three-pointers, marking the sixth consecutive game in which Duke has held the opposition to six three-pointers or less. Duke is holding ACC opponents to a .313 three-point shooting percentage this season.
Player Notes:
Quinn Cook
• Dished out four assists, three of which led to three-pointers. Cook owns a 3.47:1 assist-to-turnover ratio in his first season which would be the highest mark in school history by a Duke freshman (minimum 2.0 assists per game).
Seth Curry
• Scored in double figures for the 20th time this season, contributing 15 points and three three-pointers. Curry is in the midst of the hottest stretch of his career, averaging 17.6 points over his last eight games. He is shooting 45.2 percent (19-of-42) from three-point range during that span.
• Knocked down three of his first four three-point attempts and finished 3-of-6 for the game. Curry has hit a three-pointer in 10 consecutive games and has 24 treys during that span.
Ryan Kelly
• Scored a career-high 23 points, shooting 7-of-13 from the field, 4-of-5 from the three-point line and 5-of-6 from the free throw line.
• Tied a career high with four made three-pointers. Kelly hit his first three shots from three-point range and boasts a .430 three-point shooting percentage this season.
• Scored in double figures for the 18th time this season and reached 20 points for the third time. Duke is 17-1 when Kelly scores at least 10 points.
• Neared a double-double with eight rebounds. Kelly has at least five rebounds in six of his last eight games and in 15 games overall this season.
• Posted two blocks for his ninth multi-block game of the season.
Mason Plumlee
• Recorded his team-leading ninth three-point play of the season with 4:20 remaining in the game. Plumlee sank a layup in traffic and made the ensuing free throw to put Duke ahead 70-61. The bucket ended a Duke field goal drought of over four minutes and cut off a 19-2 Wake Forest run.
• Knocked down a career-high eight free throws in nine attempts. The .889 shooting percentage from the line was the best of his career when attempting at least six foul shots.
Miles Plumlee
• Led Duke in rebounding for the fifth time in the last six games. Plumlee led Duke in rebounding just five times in Duke's first 24 games, but is averaging 12.0 rebounds per game during his recent surge. He has at least 10 boards in four of his last six games.
• Recorded two blocks for his fifth multi-block game of the season.
• Pulled in five of his 11 rebounds on the offensive end, giving him a team-leading 87 offensive rebounds this season.
Austin Rivers
• Started his 12th straight game. Rivers has started 29 of Duke's 30 games this season.
• Scored in double figures for the team-leading 26th time this season. Rivers leads all ACC freshmen in double-figure scoring games.
• Was held without a three-point field goal for the first time in nine games.
• Matched a career high with three steals.
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