Notes: Duke 92, Siena 74

Duke 92, Siena 74

As a Team
• Duke won its season opener for the 16th consecutive season and moved to 34-2 in season openers under head coach Mike Krzyzewski. The Blue Devils also improved to 35-1 in home debuts under Krzyzewski and earned their 34th straight home opener win.
• The Blue Devils moved to 12-3 in matchups against Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference with the win over Siena.
• Duke scored over 90 points in its season opener for the 24th time in program history and the 13th time under Krzyzewski.
• Duke used the starting lineup of Grayson Allen, Matt Jones, Brandon Ingram, Amile Jefferson and Marshall Plumlee for the season opener.

Coach Krzyzewski's Numbers
• The victory moved Krzyzewski's all-time record to 1,019-310 and his record at Duke to 946-251.
• Duke is averaging 88.3 points per game in its season openers under coach Krzyzewski.
• A Krzyzewski-led Duke team moved to 1-0 all-time when facing Siena.

Jefferson's Impact
• Amile Jefferson registered his sixth career double-double with matching a career-high in points (19) and hauling in 12 rebounds. Jefferson posted three double-doubles during last season's campaign.
• With five offensive rebounds against Siena, Jefferson moved within 21 of breaking into Duke's top-10 list for career offensive rebounds.
• Jefferson shot 7-of-9 (.778) from the floor, moving his career field goal percentage to 61.3 (246-of-401), the second-best in program history.

On the Offensive End
• Grayson Allen scored 26 points (including 20 in the first half) on 8-of-13 shooting from the field. Allen also connected on a career-high eight free throws.
• With Siena leading 15-13 at the 13:43 mark in the first half, the Blue Devils outscored the Saints, 31-12, to head into the break with a 44-27 lead.
• Jefferson and Allen combined to shoot 15-of-22 (.681) from the field and accounted for 48.9 percent of Duke's total scoring for the game.
• The Blue Devils trailed for just 10 seconds in the contest.
• Four Blue Devils (Allen-26, Jefferson-19, Ingram-15 and Jones-10) finished with double-digit points.

Duke's Defense
• Duke did not allow the Saints' bench to score in the opening half, and allowed just nine bench points in the contest.
• The Blue Devils forced Siena into 17 turnovers and scored 21 points off the Saints' miscues.

Fresh Faces
• Ingram led all Duke freshman scorers with 15 points on 5-of-16 (.313) shooting from the field. Ingram also tied Marshall Plumlee for a game-high two blocks.
• Four freshmen (Ingram-15, Kennard-9, Thornton-5 and Jeter-3) combined to score 32 points.

Players Mentioned

Grayson Allen

Amile Jefferson

Matt Jones

Marshall Plumlee

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