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Notes: Duke 77, NC State 53
3/12/2015 9:56:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Duke 77, NC State 53
As a Team
• Duke improved to 29-3 on the season with the victory. Duke has won 29 or more games in 15 seasons under Coach Krzyzewski.
• Duke moved to 121-19 when ranked No. 2 in the AP Poll.
• Duke used the starting lineup of Quinn Cook, Tyus Jones, Justise Winslow, Matt Jones and Jahlil Okafor for the sixth time this season and own a 5-1 record with those five players on the floor to start the game.
• Duke advanced to the semifinal round for the 21st time under head coach Mike Krzyzewski.
• Duke scored 75 or more points for the 21st time this season.
Coach Krzyzewski's Numbers
• The victory moved Coach Krzyzewski's all-time record to 1,012-309 and his record at Duke to 939-250.
• Coach Krzyzewski's career record while in the ACC Tournament moved to 56-20, with his 56 wins sitting just two shy of tying Dean Smith's ACC record 58 conference tournament wins.
• Thursday's win marked the 433rd ACC victory for Krzyzewski.
• Coach Krzyzewski's record when competing against NC State in the ACC Tournament improved to 9-3 with the win. Krzyzewski's nine wins against NC State is tied for his most against any one opponent in the ACC Tournament, with the other team being Virginia.
• Coach Krzyzewski's record in quarterfinal round games now sits at 21-8 with the win.
Cook on Duke's All-Time Charts
• Quinn Cook scored double-digit points for the 29th game this season and the 75th time in his career. Cook remained in 30th on Duke's all-time scorers list with 1,483 career points.
• Cook's 2-of-2 (1.000) shooting performance from beyond the arc extended his consecutive games with a made three-pointer streak to an ACC-leading 42. Cook's 42 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 into a tie for sixth with Matt Harpring of Georgia Tech on the ACC's all-time three point field goal streak list.
On the Offensive End
• Duke led at half, 49-22, marking the sixth game this season Duke scored 45 or more points in the opening half of a game.
• After being outscored in the paint, 26-40, in the first meeting between the two teams, Duke scored 46 points in the lane to NC State's 22.
• Duke shot 17-of-29 (.586) in the first half of the game, the fifth-best first half shooting performance of the season for Duke.
• Plumlee scored a career high 12 points on 6-of-6 (1.000) shooting, converting all six of his field goals on dunks.
• Duke shot 12-of-13 (.923) from the free throw line, the third-best shooting percentage from the charity stripe in the quarterfinal game of an ACC tournament.
• Six players scored in double digits (Cook-15, Plumlee-12, Jones-11, Winslow-11, Allen-10, Okafor-10) for the first time since the season opener against Presbyterian.
Duke's Defense
• NC State committed eight turnovers, just the fifth game this season Duke recorded 10 or fewer takeaways.
• Duke held NC State to just 5-of-18 (.278) shooting from beyond the arc, the 18th game this season Duke forced a team to shoot under 30.0 percent from beyond the three-point line.
Fresh Faces
• For the 31st game this season, three freshmen (Tyus Jones, Jahlil Okafor and Justise Winslow) started, marking the 66th time during the Coach Krzyzewski era three freshmen served as starters. The previous record for most games with three freshman starters in a season under Coach Krzyzewski stood at 27, during the 1982-83 season.
As a Team
• Duke improved to 29-3 on the season with the victory. Duke has won 29 or more games in 15 seasons under Coach Krzyzewski.
• Duke moved to 121-19 when ranked No. 2 in the AP Poll.
• Duke used the starting lineup of Quinn Cook, Tyus Jones, Justise Winslow, Matt Jones and Jahlil Okafor for the sixth time this season and own a 5-1 record with those five players on the floor to start the game.
• Duke advanced to the semifinal round for the 21st time under head coach Mike Krzyzewski.
• Duke scored 75 or more points for the 21st time this season.
Coach Krzyzewski's Numbers
• The victory moved Coach Krzyzewski's all-time record to 1,012-309 and his record at Duke to 939-250.
• Coach Krzyzewski's career record while in the ACC Tournament moved to 56-20, with his 56 wins sitting just two shy of tying Dean Smith's ACC record 58 conference tournament wins.
• Thursday's win marked the 433rd ACC victory for Krzyzewski.
• Coach Krzyzewski's record when competing against NC State in the ACC Tournament improved to 9-3 with the win. Krzyzewski's nine wins against NC State is tied for his most against any one opponent in the ACC Tournament, with the other team being Virginia.
• Coach Krzyzewski's record in quarterfinal round games now sits at 21-8 with the win.
Cook on Duke's All-Time Charts
• Quinn Cook scored double-digit points for the 29th game this season and the 75th time in his career. Cook remained in 30th on Duke's all-time scorers list with 1,483 career points.
• Cook's 2-of-2 (1.000) shooting performance from beyond the arc extended his consecutive games with a made three-pointer streak to an ACC-leading 42. Cook's 42 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 into a tie for sixth with Matt Harpring of Georgia Tech on the ACC's all-time three point field goal streak list.
On the Offensive End
• Duke led at half, 49-22, marking the sixth game this season Duke scored 45 or more points in the opening half of a game.
• After being outscored in the paint, 26-40, in the first meeting between the two teams, Duke scored 46 points in the lane to NC State's 22.
• Duke shot 17-of-29 (.586) in the first half of the game, the fifth-best first half shooting performance of the season for Duke.
• Plumlee scored a career high 12 points on 6-of-6 (1.000) shooting, converting all six of his field goals on dunks.
• Duke shot 12-of-13 (.923) from the free throw line, the third-best shooting percentage from the charity stripe in the quarterfinal game of an ACC tournament.
• Six players scored in double digits (Cook-15, Plumlee-12, Jones-11, Winslow-11, Allen-10, Okafor-10) for the first time since the season opener against Presbyterian.
Duke's Defense
• NC State committed eight turnovers, just the fifth game this season Duke recorded 10 or fewer takeaways.
• Duke held NC State to just 5-of-18 (.278) shooting from beyond the arc, the 18th game this season Duke forced a team to shoot under 30.0 percent from beyond the three-point line.
Fresh Faces
• For the 31st game this season, three freshmen (Tyus Jones, Jahlil Okafor and Justise Winslow) started, marking the 66th time during the Coach Krzyzewski era three freshmen served as starters. The previous record for most games with three freshman starters in a season under Coach Krzyzewski stood at 27, during the 1982-83 season.
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