Duke 66, Gonzaga 52As a Team • Duke improved to 33-4 on the season with the win, marking the sixth time Duke has reached 33 wins in a season under
Mike Krzyzewski.
• Duke moved to 49-9 (.845) when playing in the NCAA Tournament as a one seed and 103-34 (.752) overall in the NCAA Tournament.
• Duke used the starting lineup of
Quinn Cook,
Tyus Jones,
Justise Winslow,
Matt Jones and
Jahlil Okafor for the 12th time this season and own an 10-2 record with those five players on the floor to start the game.
• Duke moved to 6-4 (.600) while playing in the state of Texas during NCAA Tournament play.
• Duke advanced to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament for the 16th time in program history and the 12th time under Coach Krzyzewski.
Coach Krzyzewski's Numbers• The victory moved Coach Krzyzewski's all-time record to 1,016-310 and his record at Duke to 943-251.
• Coach Krzyzewski's career record while in the NCAA Tournament moved to 86-26 (.768), the second-best winning percentage in NCAA Tournament history.
• Coach Krzyzewski moved into a tie with John Wooden for the most NCAA Final Four appearances, with 12.
Cook on Duke's All-Time Charts•
Quinn Cook scored double-digit points for the 33rd game this season after recording 10 points on 2-of-10 (.200) shooting from the field. Cook remained in 29th on Duke's all-time scorers list, with a career 1,548 points.
• With one assist, Cook tied with
Steve Wojciechowski for eighth on Duke's career assists list, with 505.
On the Offensive End• Duke led at half for the 31st time this season.
• Duke shot 21-of-56 (.375) from the field. The Blue Devils are shooting a combined 105-of-210 (.500) from the floor in NCAA Tournament games this season.
• Duke's 31 points at halftime were the second fewest scored in the opening half by the Blue Devils in the NCAA Tournament this year.
• Duke failed to shoot over 40.0 percent from the field for the first time in the NCAA Tournament this season.
• Duke shot over 80.0 percent from the free throw line for the second NCAA Tournament game this season and the ninth time this season.
• Duke was outscored in the paint by Gonzaga, 40-24.
• Duke was outrebounded by its opponent for just the seventh time this season, but improved to 7-0 when collecting fewer boards than its opponent.
Duke's Defense• Gonzaga committed 13 turnovers, marking the 31st game this season Duke forced 10 or more miscues.
• Duke allowed Gonzaga to shoot just 2-of-10 (.200) from beyond the arc, the third straight game a Duke opponent scored fewer than five three pointers.
• Duke scored 17 points off of Gonzaga turnovers.
Fresh Faces•
Justise Winslow scored 16 points on 4-of-12 (.333) shooting from the floor, tying
Matt Jones for the leading scorer in the contest. A freshman has led Duke in scoring 27 times this season, with Winslow serving as the leading scorer in five of those games.
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Tyus Jones was named the South Regional All-Tournament Team Most Outstanding Player.
• Duke placed two freshmen on the South Regional All-Tournament Team, with
Justise Winslow and
Tyus Jones earning recoginition for their performances.