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Notes: NC State 87, Duke 75
1/11/2015 4:48:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Duke 75, NC State 87
As a Team
• Duke fell for the first time this season after opening the 2014-15 campaign on a 14-game win streak.
• With the loss, Duke fell to 142-99 when facing NC State. Duke also dropped to 120-19 when ranked No. 2 in the AP Poll.
• Sunday's game marked the 241st meeting between the two teams, the second most-played series in ACC history.
Closing on 1K
• With the loss, Coach K remained three wins shy of becoming the first Division I men's coach in NCAA history to record 1,000 career victories. Coach K owns an all-time record of 997-307 and a record of 924-248 at Duke.
• Sunday's loss moved Coach K's record against ACC opponents to 419-169.
Cook on Duke's All-Time Charts
• Quinn Cook scored double-digit points for the 15th game this season and the 61st time in his career, netting 18 points on 6-of-13 (.462) shooting. Cook remained in 46th on Duke's all-time scorers list with 1,192 points.
• Cook posted two assists against NC State to bring his career assists total to 451. Cook remains in 11th on Duke's all-time assists list.
• Cook's 4-of-7 (.571) shooting performance from beyond the arc extended his consecutive games with a made three-pointer streak to an ACC-leading 25. Cook's last game without at least one made three pointer came against Maryland on Feb. 15, 2014.
On the Offensive End
• Four or more Blue Devils scored in double digits for the 12th game this season (Okafor-23, Cook-18, Sulaimon-11, Winslow-10).
• Cook and Justise Winslow extended each of their streaks with a made three point field goal to 25 games and 15 games, respectively. The two sit first and second among the conference in that category, while Miami's Sheldon McClellan rounds out the top three with 10 straight games with a made three point attempt.
• Duke, down 37-33 at half, trailed for the first time at halftime this season.
• Duke shot 6-of-6 (1.000) from the free throw line in the first half, the first time this season the Blue Devils were perfect from the line in the first half.
Duke's Defense
• Duke forced NC State to commit 10 turnovers. Duke has recorded double-digit takeaways in all 15 games this season.
Fresh Faces
• For the 15th straight game, three freshmen (Tyus Jones, Jahlil Okafor and Justise Winslow) started, marking the first time since 1983 that three or more freshmen started 15 consecutive games in the Coach K era.
• Sunday's game marked the 50th time during the Coach K era 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.
• Two or more Duke freshmen scored double digits in a game for the 13th time this season (Okafor-23, Winslow-10).
• Okafor led Duke in scoring for the ninth time this season after scoring 23 points on 8-of-11 (.727). A freshman has served as Duke's leading scorer in 12 of the team's 15 games.
As a Team
• Duke fell for the first time this season after opening the 2014-15 campaign on a 14-game win streak.
• With the loss, Duke fell to 142-99 when facing NC State. Duke also dropped to 120-19 when ranked No. 2 in the AP Poll.
• Sunday's game marked the 241st meeting between the two teams, the second most-played series in ACC history.
Closing on 1K
• With the loss, Coach K remained three wins shy of becoming the first Division I men's coach in NCAA history to record 1,000 career victories. Coach K owns an all-time record of 997-307 and a record of 924-248 at Duke.
• Sunday's loss moved Coach K's record against ACC opponents to 419-169.
Cook on Duke's All-Time Charts
• Quinn Cook scored double-digit points for the 15th game this season and the 61st time in his career, netting 18 points on 6-of-13 (.462) shooting. Cook remained in 46th on Duke's all-time scorers list with 1,192 points.
• Cook posted two assists against NC State to bring his career assists total to 451. Cook remains in 11th on Duke's all-time assists list.
• Cook's 4-of-7 (.571) shooting performance from beyond the arc extended his consecutive games with a made three-pointer streak to an ACC-leading 25. Cook's last game without at least one made three pointer came against Maryland on Feb. 15, 2014.
On the Offensive End
• Four or more Blue Devils scored in double digits for the 12th game this season (Okafor-23, Cook-18, Sulaimon-11, Winslow-10).
• Cook and Justise Winslow extended each of their streaks with a made three point field goal to 25 games and 15 games, respectively. The two sit first and second among the conference in that category, while Miami's Sheldon McClellan rounds out the top three with 10 straight games with a made three point attempt.
• Duke, down 37-33 at half, trailed for the first time at halftime this season.
• Duke shot 6-of-6 (1.000) from the free throw line in the first half, the first time this season the Blue Devils were perfect from the line in the first half.
Duke's Defense
• Duke forced NC State to commit 10 turnovers. Duke has recorded double-digit takeaways in all 15 games this season.
Fresh Faces
• For the 15th straight game, three freshmen (Tyus Jones, Jahlil Okafor and Justise Winslow) started, marking the first time since 1983 that three or more freshmen started 15 consecutive games in the Coach K era.
• Sunday's game marked the 50th time during the Coach K era 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.
• Two or more Duke freshmen scored double digits in a game for the 13th time this season (Okafor-23, Winslow-10).
• Okafor led Duke in scoring for the ninth time this season after scoring 23 points on 8-of-11 (.727). A freshman has served as Duke's leading scorer in 12 of the team's 15 games.
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