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Notes: Duke 60, VT 56
3/9/2012 10:09:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Duke 60, Virginia Tech 56
Team Notes:
♦ Duke won its 10th consecutive ACC Tournament game, tying for the second longest streak in ACC history. Duke won an ACC-record 17 straight ACC
Tournament games from 1999-2004 along with five consecutive ACC Championships.
♦ Head coach Mike Krzyzewski won his 53rd ACC Tournament game. He is 53-17 (.757) all-time in the ACC Tournament and five wins shy of tying
Dean Smith for the most ACC Tournament wins in conference history.
♦ Duke is 91-39 (.700) all-time in the ACC Tournament, leading the league in ACC Tournament wins and winning percentage.
♦ Duke improved to 27-9 (.750) as the No. 2 seed in the ACC Tournament. The Blue Devils have won nine of their last 10 games as the No. 2 seed.
♦ The Blue Devils outscored the Hokies 24-12 in the paint. Forward Mason Plumlee accounted for 12 of those points.
♦ Duke won its 16th game by less than 10 points this season. That is the second most wins of less than 10 points in a season in school history.
♦ The Blue Devils held Virginia Tech to just one field goal during a 12:42 span in the second half. The Hokies made just 1-of-12 shots from the floor
during that span – a jumper by Erick Green at the 13:14 mark – as Duke built a 50-40 lead.
♦ The Blue Devils committed only eight turnovers, marking the eighth time in the last 12 games that Duke has made 12 or fewer turnovers.
♦ The Blue Devils overcame a poor three-point shooting night against the ACC's best three-point defense team. Duke hit just five treys and shot .192
from beyond the arc. Duke averaged 8.3 three-pointers entering the night while leading the ACC with a .387 three-point percentage.
♦ Virginia Tech cut the Duke lead to two points at 31-29 after Erick Green hit a three-pointer 16 seconds into the second half, but Duke went on a 12-5
run to regain a nine-point lead. Duke led by no less than five points until the 1:34 mark when the Hokies cut the lead back to four points at 55-51.
♦ Duke's 26 three-point attempts were the third most this season. Duke's five made three-pointers were tied for the third fewest this season.
Player Notes:
Seth Curry – All-ACC third team
♦ Led the team in assists for the 10th time with five helpers. Duke is 5-1 when Curry records at least four assists.
♦ Made a three-pointer for the 12th consecutive game.
♦ Hauled in six rebounds, tying for the second most in a game in his career.
Josh Hairston
♦ Played 17 minutes, the second most of his career, with Ryan Kelly out of the lineup. Hairston contributed four points on 2-of-3 shooting – including a
fastbreak layup – and three defensive rebounds.
Ryan Kelly
♦ Did not play due to a right foot sprain, sitting out for the first time in his last 68 games. Kelly had appeared in every game since his sophomore
season. His last DNP was in the 2010 NCAA Championship game against Butler on April 5, 2010.
Mason Plumlee – All-ACC third team
♦ Notched his team-leading 11th double-double of the season. Duke has had a player record a double-double in four straight ACC Tournament games.
♦ Scored in double figures for the 19th time this season. Plumlee did his scoring on just three field goals. He finished 4-of-5 from the free throw line.
♦ Threw down four dunks, giving him 54 on the season and 124 in his career. Plumlee is four dunks shy of tying Shelden Williams' single-season Duke
dunks record and 23 shy of tying Robert Brickey's career Duke record.
♦ Recorded multiple blocks for the 18th time in Duke's 32 games. Plumlee had three blocks tonight, giving him 143 for his career for the sixth most in
Duke history.
♦ Plumlee has a block in every ACC Tournament game of his career.
Austin Rivers – ACC Rookie of the Year, All-ACC first team, Freshman All-America
♦ Played all 40 minutes and did not come off the floor the entire game. Rivers averages a team-leading 33.2 minutes per game which is the seventh
highest average in the ACC and the most among all ACC freshmen.
♦ Scored in double figures for the team-leading 28th time this season. Rivers' 28 double-figure scoring games are tied for the second most in the nation
among all NCAA freshmen.
♦ Led Duke in scoring for the 12th time.
♦ Recorded two three-point plays. Rivers has nine three-point plays on the year.
Tyler Thornton
♦ Scored a career-high 13 points and scored in double figures for the third time in his career.
♦ Sank three of his career-high 13 three-point attempts, the most three-point attempts by a Duke player this season and tied for the 10th most in school
history. Thornton had never attempted more than six three-pointers in a game.
♦ Hit multiple three-pointers for the third time in his last four games. Duke is 4-1 when Thornton hits at least two three-pointers. Thornton, who averages
4.0 points per game on the season, is averaging 8.0 ppg. during that span.
Team Notes:
♦ Duke won its 10th consecutive ACC Tournament game, tying for the second longest streak in ACC history. Duke won an ACC-record 17 straight ACC
Tournament games from 1999-2004 along with five consecutive ACC Championships.
♦ Head coach Mike Krzyzewski won his 53rd ACC Tournament game. He is 53-17 (.757) all-time in the ACC Tournament and five wins shy of tying
Dean Smith for the most ACC Tournament wins in conference history.
♦ Duke is 91-39 (.700) all-time in the ACC Tournament, leading the league in ACC Tournament wins and winning percentage.
♦ Duke improved to 27-9 (.750) as the No. 2 seed in the ACC Tournament. The Blue Devils have won nine of their last 10 games as the No. 2 seed.
♦ The Blue Devils outscored the Hokies 24-12 in the paint. Forward Mason Plumlee accounted for 12 of those points.
♦ Duke won its 16th game by less than 10 points this season. That is the second most wins of less than 10 points in a season in school history.
♦ The Blue Devils held Virginia Tech to just one field goal during a 12:42 span in the second half. The Hokies made just 1-of-12 shots from the floor
during that span – a jumper by Erick Green at the 13:14 mark – as Duke built a 50-40 lead.
♦ The Blue Devils committed only eight turnovers, marking the eighth time in the last 12 games that Duke has made 12 or fewer turnovers.
♦ The Blue Devils overcame a poor three-point shooting night against the ACC's best three-point defense team. Duke hit just five treys and shot .192
from beyond the arc. Duke averaged 8.3 three-pointers entering the night while leading the ACC with a .387 three-point percentage.
♦ Virginia Tech cut the Duke lead to two points at 31-29 after Erick Green hit a three-pointer 16 seconds into the second half, but Duke went on a 12-5
run to regain a nine-point lead. Duke led by no less than five points until the 1:34 mark when the Hokies cut the lead back to four points at 55-51.
♦ Duke's 26 three-point attempts were the third most this season. Duke's five made three-pointers were tied for the third fewest this season.
Player Notes:
Seth Curry – All-ACC third team
♦ Led the team in assists for the 10th time with five helpers. Duke is 5-1 when Curry records at least four assists.
♦ Made a three-pointer for the 12th consecutive game.
♦ Hauled in six rebounds, tying for the second most in a game in his career.
Josh Hairston
♦ Played 17 minutes, the second most of his career, with Ryan Kelly out of the lineup. Hairston contributed four points on 2-of-3 shooting – including a
fastbreak layup – and three defensive rebounds.
Ryan Kelly
♦ Did not play due to a right foot sprain, sitting out for the first time in his last 68 games. Kelly had appeared in every game since his sophomore
season. His last DNP was in the 2010 NCAA Championship game against Butler on April 5, 2010.
Mason Plumlee – All-ACC third team
♦ Notched his team-leading 11th double-double of the season. Duke has had a player record a double-double in four straight ACC Tournament games.
♦ Scored in double figures for the 19th time this season. Plumlee did his scoring on just three field goals. He finished 4-of-5 from the free throw line.
♦ Threw down four dunks, giving him 54 on the season and 124 in his career. Plumlee is four dunks shy of tying Shelden Williams' single-season Duke
dunks record and 23 shy of tying Robert Brickey's career Duke record.
♦ Recorded multiple blocks for the 18th time in Duke's 32 games. Plumlee had three blocks tonight, giving him 143 for his career for the sixth most in
Duke history.
♦ Plumlee has a block in every ACC Tournament game of his career.
Austin Rivers – ACC Rookie of the Year, All-ACC first team, Freshman All-America
♦ Played all 40 minutes and did not come off the floor the entire game. Rivers averages a team-leading 33.2 minutes per game which is the seventh
highest average in the ACC and the most among all ACC freshmen.
♦ Scored in double figures for the team-leading 28th time this season. Rivers' 28 double-figure scoring games are tied for the second most in the nation
among all NCAA freshmen.
♦ Led Duke in scoring for the 12th time.
♦ Recorded two three-point plays. Rivers has nine three-point plays on the year.
Tyler Thornton
♦ Scored a career-high 13 points and scored in double figures for the third time in his career.
♦ Sank three of his career-high 13 three-point attempts, the most three-point attempts by a Duke player this season and tied for the 10th most in school
history. Thornton had never attempted more than six three-pointers in a game.
♦ Hit multiple three-pointers for the third time in his last four games. Duke is 4-1 when Thornton hits at least two three-pointers. Thornton, who averages
4.0 points per game on the season, is averaging 8.0 ppg. during that span.
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