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Notes: Duke 72, Georgia Tech 66
2/4/2015 10:14:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Duke 72, Georgia Tech 66
As a Team
• Duke improved to 19-3 on the season with the victory.
• Duke moved to 68-15 when ranked No. 4 in the AP Poll.
• Duke now sits at 69-23 all time when facing Georgia Tech and 54-18 under Coach Krzyzewski.
• Duke scored 70 or more points for the 19th game this season.
Coach Krzyzewski's Numbers
• The victory moved Coach Krzyzewski's all-time record to 1,002-309 and his record at Duke to 929-250.
• Coach Krzyzewski moved into sole possession of first on the Career ACC Wins chart, passing Dean Smith with 423 regular season and tournament conference victories.
• Coach Krzyzewski's record at Duke when scoring 70 or more points against an opponent now sits at 806-154 all time and 16-3 this season.
Cook on Duke's All-Time Charts
• Quinn Cook scored double-digit points for the 20th game this season. Cook moved into sole possession of 41st on Duke's all-time scorers list with 1,292 points.
• All 17 of Cook's points came in the second half. Cook opened the game by shooting 0-4 before finishing the game by shooting 6-of-14 (.429) attempts in the second half.
• Cook's 17 points led the Blue Devils, marking the fifth time this season he served as Duke's leading scorer.
• 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 32. 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 20th game this season. The Blue Devils are outscoring opponents by 9.2 ppg. this season in the first half.
• Duke had four players score double-digit points for the 11th time this season (Cook-17, Winslow-15, Okafor-14, M. Jones-11).
• Duke committed fewer turnovers than its opponent for the 16th game this season.
• Duke shot 15-of-24 (.625) from the free throw line. Duke has shot a combined 50-of-84 (.595) from the charity stripe over the team's last four games.
Duke's Defense
• Duke caused nine turnovers in the first half, the fifth game this season the Blue Devils had nine or more takeaways in the opening half.
• Duke forced Georgia Tech to commit 14 turnovers, marking the 20th game this season Duke recorded 10 or more takeaways.
• The Yellow Jackets shot 8-of-11 (.727) from three-point range, the first game this season a team shot better than 63.0 percent from three point range against the Blue Devils. The previous high was 62.5 percent (10-of-16) against NC State on Jan. 11.
• Georgia Tech attempted just 12 free throws in the game. Teams have attempted fewer than 15 free throws in a game in 14 contests this season.
Fresh Faces
• For the 22nd straight game, three freshmen (Tyus Jones, Jahlil Okafor and Justise Winslow) started, marking the 57th 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.
• Winslow recorded his second consecutive double-double by scoring 15 points and bringing down 10 rebounds, marking the third time this season a freshman has recorded back-to-back double-doubles.
As a Team
• Duke improved to 19-3 on the season with the victory.
• Duke moved to 68-15 when ranked No. 4 in the AP Poll.
• Duke now sits at 69-23 all time when facing Georgia Tech and 54-18 under Coach Krzyzewski.
• Duke scored 70 or more points for the 19th game this season.
Coach Krzyzewski's Numbers
• The victory moved Coach Krzyzewski's all-time record to 1,002-309 and his record at Duke to 929-250.
• Coach Krzyzewski moved into sole possession of first on the Career ACC Wins chart, passing Dean Smith with 423 regular season and tournament conference victories.
• Coach Krzyzewski's record at Duke when scoring 70 or more points against an opponent now sits at 806-154 all time and 16-3 this season.
Cook on Duke's All-Time Charts
• Quinn Cook scored double-digit points for the 20th game this season. Cook moved into sole possession of 41st on Duke's all-time scorers list with 1,292 points.
• All 17 of Cook's points came in the second half. Cook opened the game by shooting 0-4 before finishing the game by shooting 6-of-14 (.429) attempts in the second half.
• Cook's 17 points led the Blue Devils, marking the fifth time this season he served as Duke's leading scorer.
• 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 32. 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 20th game this season. The Blue Devils are outscoring opponents by 9.2 ppg. this season in the first half.
• Duke had four players score double-digit points for the 11th time this season (Cook-17, Winslow-15, Okafor-14, M. Jones-11).
• Duke committed fewer turnovers than its opponent for the 16th game this season.
• Duke shot 15-of-24 (.625) from the free throw line. Duke has shot a combined 50-of-84 (.595) from the charity stripe over the team's last four games.
Duke's Defense
• Duke caused nine turnovers in the first half, the fifth game this season the Blue Devils had nine or more takeaways in the opening half.
• Duke forced Georgia Tech to commit 14 turnovers, marking the 20th game this season Duke recorded 10 or more takeaways.
• The Yellow Jackets shot 8-of-11 (.727) from three-point range, the first game this season a team shot better than 63.0 percent from three point range against the Blue Devils. The previous high was 62.5 percent (10-of-16) against NC State on Jan. 11.
• Georgia Tech attempted just 12 free throws in the game. Teams have attempted fewer than 15 free throws in a game in 14 contests this season.
Fresh Faces
• For the 22nd straight game, three freshmen (Tyus Jones, Jahlil Okafor and Justise Winslow) started, marking the 57th 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.
• Winslow recorded his second consecutive double-double by scoring 15 points and bringing down 10 rebounds, marking the third time this season a freshman has recorded back-to-back double-doubles.
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