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Notes: Duke 73, Syracuse 54
2/28/2015 9:48:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Duke 73, Syracuse 54
As a Team
• Duke improved to 26-3 on the season with the victory.
• Duke moved to 75-15 when ranked No. 4 in the AP Poll.
• Duke now sits at 5-3 all time when facing Syracuse and 4-2 under Coach Krzyzewski.
• Duke used the starting lineup of Quinn Cook, Tyus Jones, Justise Winslow, Matt Jones and Jahlil Okafor for the third time this season and own a 2-1 record with those five players on the floor to start the game.
• Duke scored 70 or more points for the 26th time this season.
Coach Krzyzewski's Numbers
• The victory moved Coach Krzyzewski's all-time record to 1,009-309 and his record at Duke to 936-250.
• Saturday's win marked the 430th ACC victory for Krzyzewski.
• Duke is 473-59 under Coach Krzyzewski when playing in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Cook on Duke's All-Time Charts
• Quinn Cook scored double-digit points for the 26th game this season and the 72nd time in his career. Cook remained in 32nd on Duke's all-time scorers list with 1,435 career points.
• Cook's 1-of-8 (.125) shooting performance from beyond the arc extended his consecutive games with a made three-pointer streak to an ACC-leading 39. Cook's 39 straight games with a made three-point field goal is a Duke record. Cook's last game without at least one made three pointer came against Maryland on Feb. 15, 2014.
• Cook moved past Travis Best of Georgia Tech for sole possession of eighth on the ACC all-time made three point field goal streak list.
On the Offensive End
• Duke led at half for the 25th time this season. The Blue Devils are outscoring teams in the first half by an average of 9.1 ppg.
• Duke's first 14 points of the game came in the paint, before Matt Jones hit a three at the 9:45 mark of the first half. Duke would total 38 points in the paint, to Syracuse's 26.
Duke's Defense
• Syracuse committed 15 turnovers, marking the 26th game this season Duke recorded 10 or more takeaways.
• Duke forced 10 turnovers in the first half, tying a season high.
• Duke held Syracuse to just 19-of-62 (.306) shooting from the field, the ninth time this season a team shot under 40 percent against Duke. The Blue Devils are undefeated when allowing teams to shoot less than 40 percent from the field.
• Duke allowed Syracuse to shoot just 3-of-20 (.150) from beyond the three-point line, marking the 11th game this season a Duke opponent made three or fewer threes in a game.
Fresh Faces
• For the 28th game this season, three freshmen (Tyus Jones, Jahlil Okafor and Justise Winslow) started, marking the 63rd time during the Coach Krzyzewski era three freshmen served as starters. The 28th start for the three freshmen passes the 1982-83 team for the most starts in a season by three or more freshmen under Coach Krzyzewski.
• Okafor scored 13 points and brought down 14 rebounds to record his 11th double-double of the season. Okafor remains in third on Duke's freshman double-double list.
• A freshman served as Duke's leading scorer for the 21st time this season, with Winslow scoring a team-high 23 points.
• Okafor brought down seven offensive rebounds, marking the 10th game this season he's registered six or more offensive rebounds in a game.
• Winslow scored a season-high 23 points on 10-of-16 (.625) shooting.
• Winslow scored 15 points in the first half on 7-of-11 (.636) shooting, the second time in three games he's scored double-digit points in the opening half.
As a Team
• Duke improved to 26-3 on the season with the victory.
• Duke moved to 75-15 when ranked No. 4 in the AP Poll.
• Duke now sits at 5-3 all time when facing Syracuse and 4-2 under Coach Krzyzewski.
• Duke used the starting lineup of Quinn Cook, Tyus Jones, Justise Winslow, Matt Jones and Jahlil Okafor for the third time this season and own a 2-1 record with those five players on the floor to start the game.
• Duke scored 70 or more points for the 26th time this season.
Coach Krzyzewski's Numbers
• The victory moved Coach Krzyzewski's all-time record to 1,009-309 and his record at Duke to 936-250.
• Saturday's win marked the 430th ACC victory for Krzyzewski.
• Duke is 473-59 under Coach Krzyzewski when playing in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Cook on Duke's All-Time Charts
• Quinn Cook scored double-digit points for the 26th game this season and the 72nd time in his career. Cook remained in 32nd on Duke's all-time scorers list with 1,435 career points.
• Cook's 1-of-8 (.125) shooting performance from beyond the arc extended his consecutive games with a made three-pointer streak to an ACC-leading 39. Cook's 39 straight games with a made three-point field goal is a Duke record. Cook's last game without at least one made three pointer came against Maryland on Feb. 15, 2014.
• Cook moved past Travis Best of Georgia Tech for sole possession of eighth on the ACC all-time made three point field goal streak list.
On the Offensive End
• Duke led at half for the 25th time this season. The Blue Devils are outscoring teams in the first half by an average of 9.1 ppg.
• Duke's first 14 points of the game came in the paint, before Matt Jones hit a three at the 9:45 mark of the first half. Duke would total 38 points in the paint, to Syracuse's 26.
Duke's Defense
• Syracuse committed 15 turnovers, marking the 26th game this season Duke recorded 10 or more takeaways.
• Duke forced 10 turnovers in the first half, tying a season high.
• Duke held Syracuse to just 19-of-62 (.306) shooting from the field, the ninth time this season a team shot under 40 percent against Duke. The Blue Devils are undefeated when allowing teams to shoot less than 40 percent from the field.
• Duke allowed Syracuse to shoot just 3-of-20 (.150) from beyond the three-point line, marking the 11th game this season a Duke opponent made three or fewer threes in a game.
Fresh Faces
• For the 28th game this season, three freshmen (Tyus Jones, Jahlil Okafor and Justise Winslow) started, marking the 63rd time during the Coach Krzyzewski era three freshmen served as starters. The 28th start for the three freshmen passes the 1982-83 team for the most starts in a season by three or more freshmen under Coach Krzyzewski.
• Okafor scored 13 points and brought down 14 rebounds to record his 11th double-double of the season. Okafor remains in third on Duke's freshman double-double list.
• A freshman served as Duke's leading scorer for the 21st time this season, with Winslow scoring a team-high 23 points.
• Okafor brought down seven offensive rebounds, marking the 10th game this season he's registered six or more offensive rebounds in a game.
• Winslow scored a season-high 23 points on 10-of-16 (.625) shooting.
• Winslow scored 15 points in the first half on 7-of-11 (.636) shooting, the second time in three games he's scored double-digit points in the opening half.
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