Notes: Duke 78, Clemson 56

Duke 78, Clemson 56

As a Team
•   Duke improved to 24-3 on the season with the victory.
•   Duke moved to 73-15 when ranked No. 4 in the AP Poll.
•   Duke now sits at 107-30 all time when facing Clemson and 53-12 under Coach Krzyzewski. The Blue Devils are also 58-4 against Clemson when playing in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
•   Duke used the starting lineup of Quinn Cook, Tyus Jones, Justise Winslow, Matt Jones and Amile Jefferson for the first time this season. Previously, the Blue Devils had started three freshmen (T. Jones, Justise Winslow and Jahlil Okafor) in 26 consecutive games.
•   Duke's margin of victory, 22 points, marks the ninth time this season the Blue Devils won a game by 20 or more points.

Coach Krzyzewski's Numbers
•   The victory moved Coach Krzyzewski's all-time record to 1,007-309 and his record at Duke to 934-250.
•   Saturday's win marked the 428th ACC victory for Krzyzewski.

Cook on Duke's All-Time Charts
•   Quinn Cook scored double-digit points for the 24th game this season and the 70th time in his career. Cook moved into 35th on Duke's all-time scorers list with 1,392 career points.
•   Cook's 27 points matched a career high.
•   Cook led the Blue Devils in scoring for the seventh game this season.
•   Cook scored 20+ points in back-to-back games (North Carolina-22; Clemson-27) for the first time in his career.
•   Cook's 3-of-7 (.429) shooting performance from beyond the arc extended his consecutive games with a made three-pointer streak to an ACC-leading 37. Cook is now tied with Trajan Langdon atop Duke's all-time three point field goal streak list. Cook's last game without at least one made three pointer came against Maryland on Feb. 15, 2014.

On the Offensive End
•   Duke outscored its opponent in the first half for the 24th game this season. The Blue Devils are outscoring opponents by an average of 9.5 ppg. in the first half.
•   Duke shot 30-of-58 (.517) from the field. Duke is a perfect 13-0 when shooting 50 percent or better from the floor this season.
•   Duke connected on 11-of-13 (.846) free-throw attempts. Duke's 84.6 free-throw percentage is the eighth game this season the team shot over 80 percent.
•   After Duke was outscored by North Carolina in the paint, 62-40 on Wednesday, the Blue Devils outscored Clemson in the paint, 42-30.

Duke's Defense
•   Clemson committed 14 turnovers, marking the 24th game this season Duke recorded 10 or more takeaways.
•   Duke held Clemson to less than 25 percent shooting (4-of-18) from beyond the arc, marking the 12th game this year a Blue Devil opponent failed to shoot 25 percent or better from past the three-point line.

Fresh Faces
•   Winslow opened the game by shooting 7-of-11 (.636) from the field for 17 points in the first half. Winslow's 17 first-half points are a season best. No Blue Devil has scored more points in the first half this season.
•   Winslow, in addition to matching a season-best 20 points, brought down a season-high 13 rebounds as well, marking the fourth game this season he recorded a double-double.
•   Three freshmen scored in double digits for the 10th game this season, including the fifth straight (Winslow-20, T. Jones-11, Allen-10).
•   T. Jones narrowly missed his third double-double of the season after registering 11 points and nine assists.

Players Mentioned

Quinn Cook

Amile Jefferson

Matt Jones

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