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Notes: Duke 74, Temple 54
11/22/2014 12:53:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Duke 74, Temple 54
Streaking
• Duke earned its fourth win in eight days with Friday's victory, marking the 46th time in program history the Blue Devils opened the season with four straight wins.
• Duke moved to 20-10 all-time while facing Temple, winning its 11th game in 12 meetings against the Owls.
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic
• Duke improved to 7-2 (.778) in Coaches vs. Cancer Classic games with the victory, winning its seventh consecutive game in the event.
• Duke's average margin of victory is 25.6 points in its seven Coaches vs. Cancer Classic wins.
Closing on 1K
• With the win, Coach K improved to 987-306 all-time and 914-247 at Duke. He is 13 wins shy of becoming the first Division I men's coach in NCAA history to record 1,000 career victories.
• The Blue Devil win pushed Coach K's record against unranked opponents to 720-116 while at Duke.
Cook Moving Up the Charts
• Quinn Cook led the Blue Devils in scoring for the second straight game, netting 17 points, which moves him into 58th on Duke's all-time scorers list with 1,040 points.
On the Offensive End
• Duke has trailed just 18 seconds through the first four games of the season.
• Duke shot under 50.0 percent from the field for the first time this season after shooting 60.9 percent (vs. Presbyterian), 64.5 percent (vs. Fairfield) and 54.0 percent (vs. Michigan State) over the first three games this year.
Devlish Defense
• Duke held Temple to 1-of-11 (.091) from beyond the arc, the third game this season the Blue Devils forced a team to shoot .200 percent or worse from behind the three-point line.
• Duke has allowed opponents to score an average of just 2.3 three pointers per game this season, while holding teams to a combined 9-of-57 (.158) from beyond the arc.
• Duke forced 17 turnovers, the fourth game this season the Blue Devils recorded 13 or more takeaways. The Blue Devils are causing an average of 16.3 turnovers a game this season.
Fresh Faces
• For the fourth straight game, three freshmen (Tyus Jones, Jahlil Okafor and Justise Winslow) started, marking the first time since 1983 (Georgia Tech-Feb. 26; Clemson-March 2; North Carolina-March 5; Virginia-March 11) that three or more freshmen started four consecutive games in the Coach K era.
• Friday's game marked the 39th time during the Coach K era that three freshmen started. In 1982-83, three or more freshmen started 27 games, the highest number of games with three or more freshmen starting under Coach K.
• Okafor brought down seven offensive rebounds, tying for sixth most with Shelden Williams (vs. Georgia Tech-1/25/2003) on Duke's freshman list.
• Okafor's 20 attempted field goals ranks tied for sixth on Duke's freshman list.
• For the fourth time this season, two or more Duke freshmen scored in double digits (Okafor-16, Winslow-15).
• Okafor, Winslow and Jones combined to score 36 of Duke's 74 points (48.6 percent). Okafor, Jones and Winslow account for 46.4 percent of Duke's 377 points this season.
• Jones has dished 23 assists (5.75 apg.) through four games this season. Jones leads the team in assists, followed by Cook, who owns 16 (4.0 apg.) this year.
Streaking
• Duke earned its fourth win in eight days with Friday's victory, marking the 46th time in program history the Blue Devils opened the season with four straight wins.
• Duke moved to 20-10 all-time while facing Temple, winning its 11th game in 12 meetings against the Owls.
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic
• Duke improved to 7-2 (.778) in Coaches vs. Cancer Classic games with the victory, winning its seventh consecutive game in the event.
• Duke's average margin of victory is 25.6 points in its seven Coaches vs. Cancer Classic wins.
Closing on 1K
• With the win, Coach K improved to 987-306 all-time and 914-247 at Duke. He is 13 wins shy of becoming the first Division I men's coach in NCAA history to record 1,000 career victories.
• The Blue Devil win pushed Coach K's record against unranked opponents to 720-116 while at Duke.
Cook Moving Up the Charts
• Quinn Cook led the Blue Devils in scoring for the second straight game, netting 17 points, which moves him into 58th on Duke's all-time scorers list with 1,040 points.
On the Offensive End
• Duke has trailed just 18 seconds through the first four games of the season.
• Duke shot under 50.0 percent from the field for the first time this season after shooting 60.9 percent (vs. Presbyterian), 64.5 percent (vs. Fairfield) and 54.0 percent (vs. Michigan State) over the first three games this year.
Devlish Defense
• Duke held Temple to 1-of-11 (.091) from beyond the arc, the third game this season the Blue Devils forced a team to shoot .200 percent or worse from behind the three-point line.
• Duke has allowed opponents to score an average of just 2.3 three pointers per game this season, while holding teams to a combined 9-of-57 (.158) from beyond the arc.
• Duke forced 17 turnovers, the fourth game this season the Blue Devils recorded 13 or more takeaways. The Blue Devils are causing an average of 16.3 turnovers a game this season.
Fresh Faces
• For the fourth straight game, three freshmen (Tyus Jones, Jahlil Okafor and Justise Winslow) started, marking the first time since 1983 (Georgia Tech-Feb. 26; Clemson-March 2; North Carolina-March 5; Virginia-March 11) that three or more freshmen started four consecutive games in the Coach K era.
• Friday's game marked the 39th time during the Coach K era that three freshmen started. In 1982-83, three or more freshmen started 27 games, the highest number of games with three or more freshmen starting under Coach K.
• Okafor brought down seven offensive rebounds, tying for sixth most with Shelden Williams (vs. Georgia Tech-1/25/2003) on Duke's freshman list.
• Okafor's 20 attempted field goals ranks tied for sixth on Duke's freshman list.
• For the fourth time this season, two or more Duke freshmen scored in double digits (Okafor-16, Winslow-15).
• Okafor, Winslow and Jones combined to score 36 of Duke's 74 points (48.6 percent). Okafor, Jones and Winslow account for 46.4 percent of Duke's 377 points this season.
• Jones has dished 23 assists (5.75 apg.) through four games this season. Jones leads the team in assists, followed by Cook, who owns 16 (4.0 apg.) this year.
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