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Notes: Duke 77, St. John's 68
1/25/2015 6:11:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Duke 77, St. John's 68
As a Team
• Duke moved to 17-2 on the season with the victory.
• Duke improved to 78-25 when ranked No. 5 in the AP Poll with the win.
• Duke moved to 16-6 all time when facing St. John's and 16-3 under Coach Krzyzewski, with the win.
• Duke improved to 31-16 all time while competing in Madison Square Garden, while winning its 18th game in 21 contests at the venue.
• Duke scored more than 70 points for the 17th game this season.
There's Only 1K
• With the win, Mike Krzyzewski became the first Division I men's coach in NCAA history to record 1,000 career victories. Coach K owns an all-time record of 1,000-308 and a record of 927-249 at Duke.
• Sunday's win moved Coach K's record against nonconference opponents to 505-76 while at Duke.
Cook on Duke's All-Time Charts
• Quinn Cook scored double-digit points for the 17th game this season. Cook remained in 45th on Duke's all-time scorers list with 1,245 points.
• Cook's 4-of-8 (.500) shooting performance from beyond the arc extended his consecutive games with a made three-pointer streak to an ACC-leading 29. Cook's last game without at least one made three pointer came against Maryland on Feb. 15, 2014.
On the Offensive End
• Duke trailed at halftime for just the second game this season. The Blue Devils are outscoring teams by an average of 10.3 points in the first half this season.
• Duke connected on seven three pointers, the 13th game this season where the Blue Devils hit seven or more shots from beyond the arc. In those contests, Duke is shooting a combined 41.4 percent (116-of-280) from three point range, winning 12 of the 13 contests when making seven or more threes.
Duke's Defense
• Duke forced St. John's to commit nine turnovers, the first game this season a Duke opponent did not commit double-digit turnovers.
• Duke held St. John's to 4-of-15 (.267) shooting from beyond the arc, marking the third straight game a Duke opponent made five or fewer three pointers in a game.
Fresh Faces
• For the 19th straight game, three freshmen (Tyus Jones, Jahlil Okafor and Justise Winslow) started, marking the 54th 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.
• Sunday's contest marked the 16th time this season that two or more freshman scored double digit points for the Blue Devils. (T. Jones-22, Okafor-17).
• A freshman served as Duke's leading scorer for the 14th game, with T. Jones scoring a team-high 22 points on 5-of-11 (.455) shooting.
• Okafor recorded his sixth double-double of the season after notching 17 points and 10 rebounds, making him the sixth freshman in Duke history to record six or more double-doubles in a rookie season. Okafor is tied with Luol Deng (2003-04) and Shelden Williams (2002-03) on the list.
• Okafor's 10 rebounds moved him into a tie with Luol Deng for fifth on Duke's freshman list of 10-rebound games, with six this season.
• T. Jones shot 10-of-10 from the free throw line, tying him with Bobby Hurly (at Northwestern, 12/2/1989) for the third most made free throws in a game without a miss by a freshman. Jones previously made nine straight free throws without a miss against Toledo (12/29).
As a Team
• Duke moved to 17-2 on the season with the victory.
• Duke improved to 78-25 when ranked No. 5 in the AP Poll with the win.
• Duke moved to 16-6 all time when facing St. John's and 16-3 under Coach Krzyzewski, with the win.
• Duke improved to 31-16 all time while competing in Madison Square Garden, while winning its 18th game in 21 contests at the venue.
• Duke scored more than 70 points for the 17th game this season.
There's Only 1K
• With the win, Mike Krzyzewski became the first Division I men's coach in NCAA history to record 1,000 career victories. Coach K owns an all-time record of 1,000-308 and a record of 927-249 at Duke.
• Sunday's win moved Coach K's record against nonconference opponents to 505-76 while at Duke.
Cook on Duke's All-Time Charts
• Quinn Cook scored double-digit points for the 17th game this season. Cook remained in 45th on Duke's all-time scorers list with 1,245 points.
• Cook's 4-of-8 (.500) shooting performance from beyond the arc extended his consecutive games with a made three-pointer streak to an ACC-leading 29. Cook's last game without at least one made three pointer came against Maryland on Feb. 15, 2014.
On the Offensive End
• Duke trailed at halftime for just the second game this season. The Blue Devils are outscoring teams by an average of 10.3 points in the first half this season.
• Duke connected on seven three pointers, the 13th game this season where the Blue Devils hit seven or more shots from beyond the arc. In those contests, Duke is shooting a combined 41.4 percent (116-of-280) from three point range, winning 12 of the 13 contests when making seven or more threes.
Duke's Defense
• Duke forced St. John's to commit nine turnovers, the first game this season a Duke opponent did not commit double-digit turnovers.
• Duke held St. John's to 4-of-15 (.267) shooting from beyond the arc, marking the third straight game a Duke opponent made five or fewer three pointers in a game.
Fresh Faces
• For the 19th straight game, three freshmen (Tyus Jones, Jahlil Okafor and Justise Winslow) started, marking the 54th 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.
• Sunday's contest marked the 16th time this season that two or more freshman scored double digit points for the Blue Devils. (T. Jones-22, Okafor-17).
• A freshman served as Duke's leading scorer for the 14th game, with T. Jones scoring a team-high 22 points on 5-of-11 (.455) shooting.
• Okafor recorded his sixth double-double of the season after notching 17 points and 10 rebounds, making him the sixth freshman in Duke history to record six or more double-doubles in a rookie season. Okafor is tied with Luol Deng (2003-04) and Shelden Williams (2002-03) on the list.
• Okafor's 10 rebounds moved him into a tie with Luol Deng for fifth on Duke's freshman list of 10-rebound games, with six this season.
• T. Jones shot 10-of-10 from the free throw line, tying him with Bobby Hurly (at Northwestern, 12/2/1989) for the third most made free throws in a game without a miss by a freshman. Jones previously made nine straight free throws without a miss against Toledo (12/29).
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