Game Day: vs. Boston College, 4 PM, RSN

[2/2]Duke (12-0, 0-0) vs. Boston College (7-4)
Saturday, January 3, 2014 • 4:00 p.m. • RSN
Durham, N.C. • Cameron Indoor Stadium

Opening Tip
• Duke (12-0) opens ACC play against Boston College (7-4) Saturday, Jan. 3. Tipoff is set for 4:05 p.m. with RSN televising the contest.

• The Blue Devils look to begin the season with 13 straight wins for the ninth time in school history and eighth time under Mike Krzyzewski.

• Duke enters the game ranked No. 2 in the AP Poll and the USA Today Coaches Poll. The Blue Devils are 118-18 when ranked No. 2 in the AP Poll. Boston College is unranked in both polls.

• The Blue Devils have won 40 consecutive games at Cameron Indoor Stadium, the fourth longest streak in both Duke and ACC history.

• Duke is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the opening of Cameron Indoor Stadium Saturday, The Blue Devils are 824-153 (.843) at the venue, including a 36-27 win over Princeton Jan. 6, 1940 to open the building.

• Saturday's game marks the ACC opener for both schools. Duke is 26-8 in ACC openers under Mike Krzyzewski.

Last Time Out
• Jahlil Okafor made his final nine shots from the field and was 11-of-13 overall en route to a 24-point effort to lead Duke to an 84-55 win over Wofford Wednesday, Dec. 31. Okafor added a game-high eight rebounds to go along with two blocks and two steals.

• Justise Winslow scored 16 first half points, while Quinn Cook (15) and Amile Jefferson (10) also reached double figures.

• The Blue Devils shot 70.8 percent (17-of-24) from the field and outscored Wofford, 43-21, in the second half.

• Duke was 8-of-16 from three-point range with Cook (3-of-6) and Winslow (2-of-4) combining to go 5-of-10 from long range.

By the Numbers
• The Blue Devils are one of six remaining undefeated teams in the NCAA. Duke is the only team in that group to win each game by 10 or more points.

• Duke has won each of the first 12 games by 10 or more points, marking the first time in program history it has accomplished that feat.

• The Blue Devils have trailed for just 5:55 through the first 12 games of the season. Duke's largest deficit this season has been four points.

• Duke is seeking its first 13-game win streak since the start of the 2012-13 season. Duke opened that season with 15 consecutive victories.

• Duke is averaging 93.3 points per game while shooting 57.1 percent from the field, including 67.3 percent on its two-point field goal attempts, in seven games at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils have a +33.9 scoring margin in those contests.

• Freshmen Tyus Jones, Jahlil Okafor and Justise Winslow have started all 12 games for the Blue Devils. Mike Krzyzewski has started three or more freshmen in a game 47 times at Duke, including 27 times during the 1982-83 season. The trio combines to average 41.7 points, 17.2 rebounds and 9.1 assists per game.

• Jahlil Okafor has been outstanding at Cameron Indoor Stadium averaging 22.4 points, 9.4 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.7 blocks per game. He is 70-of-90 (.778) from the field at home and has made eight or more field goals in all seven contests.

• Jahlil Okafor has the highest field goal percentage (.685) in the NCAA among players attempting 10 or more shots per game. Okafor has shot over 70.0 percent from the field in eight of Duke's 12 games.

• Quinn Cook is averaging a career-high 14.5 points per game while also posting career bests in field goal percentage (.496), three-point field goal percentage (.403), three-point field goals (2.58 3pg.) and free throw percentage (.958).

• Jahlil Okafor and Amile Jefferson each rank in the top 10 of the ACC in rebounds at 8.8 rpg. and 8.1 rpg., respectively. The last time Duke had two players average 8.0 rebounds or better for a season was 1994-95 when Cherokee Parks (9.3 rpg.) and Erik Meek (8.3 rpg.) accomplished the feat.

• Tyus Jones is averaging 13.8 points, 4.7 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.8 steals per game over the past six contests. He is 20-of-38 (.526) from the field and 34-of-41 (.854) from the foul line in that stretch. Jones has four double figures scoring games, including a pair of 20-point efforts, in that span.

• Jahlil Okafor has scored 20 or more points in three of the past four games. He is averaging 22.0 points per game on 36-of-47 (.766) shooting to go along with 11.0 rebounds per game in that stretch.

• Duke is averaging 39.5 points in the paint per game and has scored 40 or more points in the paint six times.

• The Blue Devils have won seven straight ACC home openers and are 24-10 in ACC lid lifters under Mike Krzyzewski.

• Quinn Cook has made at least one three-point field goal in each of the past 22 games. He is shooting 41.4 percent (53-of-128) from behind the arc in that stretch. Cook is second in the ACC in three-point field goals (2.58 3pg.) this season.

• Duke's starting frontcourt of Jahlil Okafor and Amile Jefferson combines to average 27.7 points and 16.9 rebounds per game, while shooting 67.3 percent (140-of-208) from the field.

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