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Notes: Notre Dame 74, Duke 64
3/14/2015 12:43:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Notre Dame 74, Duke 64
As a Team
• Duke fell to 29-4 on the season with the loss.
• Duke moved to 121-20 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 seventh time this season and own a 5-2 record with those five players on the floor to start the game.
• Duke fell in the semifinal round of the ACC Tournament for the sixth time under head coach Mike Krzyzewski.
• Duke scored under 70 points for just the fourth time this season.
Coach Krzyzewski's Numbers
• The loss moved Coach Krzyzewski's all-time record to 1,012-310 and his record at Duke to 939-251.
• Coach Krzyzewski's career record while in the ACC Tournament moved to 56-21. Krzyzewski remains two wins shy of tying Dean Smith's ACC record 58 conference tournament wins.
• Friday's contest marked the first time a Krzyzewski-led Duke team faced Notre Dame in the ACC Tournament.
• Coach Krzyzewski's record in semifinal round games now sits at 19-6 with the loss.
Cook on Duke's All-Time Charts
• Quinn Cook did not score double-digit points for just the fourth game this season after recording seven points on 2-of-12 (.167) from the field.
• 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 43. Cook's 43 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 fifth with Rodney Monroe of NC State on the ACC's all-time three point field goal streak list.
On the Offensive End
• Duke trailed at half for just the sixth game this season. The 15-point halftime deficit was the largest of the season for the Blue Devils.
• Duke shot a season low 3-of-17 (.176) from beyond the arc.
• Duke fell to 13-4 when shooting under 50.0 percent from the field this year.
Duke's Defense
• Notre Dame committed 10 turnovers, marking the 28th game this season Duke recorded 10 or more takeaways.
• Duke allowed Notre Dame to score 16 of its first 17 points in the paint. Notre Dame scored 30 points in the paint in the first half. The Blue Devils allowed just eight second-half points in the paint. Duke held NC State to just 26 points in the lane the previous game.
• Notre Dame shot 53.1 percent (17-of-32) from the field in the first half, the third-best shooting percentage by a Duke opponent in the first half of a game this season.
• Notre Dame shot 25-of-50 (.500) from the field, the sixth game this season a Duke opponent shot 50.0 percent or better from the field. Duke is 2-4 in such contests.
Fresh Faces
• For the 32nd game this season, three freshmen (Tyus Jones, Jahlil Okafor and Justise Winslow) started, marking the 67th 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.
• Okafor registered a team-high 28 points on 13-of-18 (.722) shooting from the field. Okafor has recorded 12 20+ point games this season, moving him past Gene Banks for sole possession of second on Duke's freshman 20+ point games list.
• Okafor's 13 made field goals ties Art Heyman, Jeff Mullins and Bob Verga for the second-most field goals made by a Blue Devil in an ACC Tournament game.
• Okafor's 28-point effort marked his 30th double-figure scoring game, moving him into a tie for fourth on Duke's freshman list for double-figure scoring games with Jason Williams and Austin Rivers.
• Okafor scored 15 points in the first half on 7-of-11 (.636) shooting. Okafor's 15 first-half points are the second most this season.
• Justise Winslow recorded his fifth double-double of the season after scoring 11 points and bringing down 11 rebounds.
As a Team
• Duke fell to 29-4 on the season with the loss.
• Duke moved to 121-20 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 seventh time this season and own a 5-2 record with those five players on the floor to start the game.
• Duke fell in the semifinal round of the ACC Tournament for the sixth time under head coach Mike Krzyzewski.
• Duke scored under 70 points for just the fourth time this season.
Coach Krzyzewski's Numbers
• The loss moved Coach Krzyzewski's all-time record to 1,012-310 and his record at Duke to 939-251.
• Coach Krzyzewski's career record while in the ACC Tournament moved to 56-21. Krzyzewski remains two wins shy of tying Dean Smith's ACC record 58 conference tournament wins.
• Friday's contest marked the first time a Krzyzewski-led Duke team faced Notre Dame in the ACC Tournament.
• Coach Krzyzewski's record in semifinal round games now sits at 19-6 with the loss.
Cook on Duke's All-Time Charts
• Quinn Cook did not score double-digit points for just the fourth game this season after recording seven points on 2-of-12 (.167) from the field.
• 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 43. Cook's 43 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 fifth with Rodney Monroe of NC State on the ACC's all-time three point field goal streak list.
On the Offensive End
• Duke trailed at half for just the sixth game this season. The 15-point halftime deficit was the largest of the season for the Blue Devils.
• Duke shot a season low 3-of-17 (.176) from beyond the arc.
• Duke fell to 13-4 when shooting under 50.0 percent from the field this year.
Duke's Defense
• Notre Dame committed 10 turnovers, marking the 28th game this season Duke recorded 10 or more takeaways.
• Duke allowed Notre Dame to score 16 of its first 17 points in the paint. Notre Dame scored 30 points in the paint in the first half. The Blue Devils allowed just eight second-half points in the paint. Duke held NC State to just 26 points in the lane the previous game.
• Notre Dame shot 53.1 percent (17-of-32) from the field in the first half, the third-best shooting percentage by a Duke opponent in the first half of a game this season.
• Notre Dame shot 25-of-50 (.500) from the field, the sixth game this season a Duke opponent shot 50.0 percent or better from the field. Duke is 2-4 in such contests.
Fresh Faces
• For the 32nd game this season, three freshmen (Tyus Jones, Jahlil Okafor and Justise Winslow) started, marking the 67th 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.
• Okafor registered a team-high 28 points on 13-of-18 (.722) shooting from the field. Okafor has recorded 12 20+ point games this season, moving him past Gene Banks for sole possession of second on Duke's freshman 20+ point games list.
• Okafor's 13 made field goals ties Art Heyman, Jeff Mullins and Bob Verga for the second-most field goals made by a Blue Devil in an ACC Tournament game.
• Okafor's 28-point effort marked his 30th double-figure scoring game, moving him into a tie for fourth on Duke's freshman list for double-figure scoring games with Jason Williams and Austin Rivers.
• Okafor scored 15 points in the first half on 7-of-11 (.636) shooting. Okafor's 15 first-half points are the second most this season.
• Justise Winslow recorded his fifth double-double of the season after scoring 11 points and bringing down 11 rebounds.
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