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Notes: Syracuse 64, Duke 62
1/18/2016 10:15:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Syracuse 64, Duke 62
As a Team
• Duke moved to 14-5 on the season and 3-3 in the conference with Monday's result.
• Duke used the starting lineup of Grayson Allen, Luke Kennard, Matt Jones, Brandon Ingram and Marshall Plumlee for the third time this season and owns a 1-2 record with those five players on the floor to start the game.
Coach Krzyzewski's Numbers
• The result moved Krzyzewski's all-time record to 1,032-315 and his record at Duke to 959-256.
• A Krzyzewski-led Duke team moved to 4-3 all-time when facing Syracuse.
Duke on the Glass
• With 18 offensive rebounds, Duke posted back-to-back games with 10-or-more offensive boards for the first time since playing Utah (Dec. 19) and Elon (Dec. 12). Duke brought down 18-or-more offensive rebounds for the fifth game this season.
• Duke was outrebounded by its opponent for the third straight game and the sixth time this year.
Allen's Contributions
• Allen scored 18 points on 7-of-15 (.467) shooting, marking his 22nd double-digit scoring game. Duke moved to 19-3 when Allen registers 10-or-more points in his career.
Plumlee's Career Night
• Graduate student Marshall Plumlee recorded his fifth career double-double, and his second in four games, after netting 19 points on 7-of-11 (.636) shooting and bringing down a career-high 17 rebounds, including a career-best 11 boards on the offensive end. Plumlee also shot 5-of-8 (.628) from the free throw line, and is shooting 19-of-25 (.760) from the charity stripe over the last five games.
• Plumlee led the Blue Devils in scoring for the second time this season and are 1-1 when he serves as the team's leading scorer.
Duke's Defense
• Duke allowed Syracuse to shoot just 10-of-32 (.313) from the field in the first half, tied for the third-lowest first-half field goal percentage by a Duke opponent this year.
• The Blue Devils sent Syracuse to the line just eight times, the second-fewest free throw attempts by a Duke opponent this season.
• Syracuse made 11 three pointers, just the third game this season a Duke opponent made over 10 three-point field goals.
Duke on the Offensive End
• The Blue Devils opened the game by shooting 0-of-8 from the floor before connecting on their first made field goal at the 14:38 mark. Duke shot 23-of-54 (.426) for the remainder of the game.
• Duke opened the contest by shooting a season-low 30.0 percent (9-of-30) from the floor in the opening half of the game. Duke failed to score 30-or-more points in the first half for the first time this year after scoring 29 points.
• Junior Matt Jones dished a career-high seven assists, while not committing a turnover. Jones owns an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.29:1 this season, a career best.
• Duke registered 14 assists, the team's 16th straight double-digit assists game. The Blue Devils have posted 17 such games this season.
Fresh Faces
• Freshman Brandon Ingram posted his third career double-double after scoring 13 points and collecting 11 rebounds.
As a Team
• Duke moved to 14-5 on the season and 3-3 in the conference with Monday's result.
• Duke used the starting lineup of Grayson Allen, Luke Kennard, Matt Jones, Brandon Ingram and Marshall Plumlee for the third time this season and owns a 1-2 record with those five players on the floor to start the game.
Coach Krzyzewski's Numbers
• The result moved Krzyzewski's all-time record to 1,032-315 and his record at Duke to 959-256.
• A Krzyzewski-led Duke team moved to 4-3 all-time when facing Syracuse.
Duke on the Glass
• With 18 offensive rebounds, Duke posted back-to-back games with 10-or-more offensive boards for the first time since playing Utah (Dec. 19) and Elon (Dec. 12). Duke brought down 18-or-more offensive rebounds for the fifth game this season.
• Duke was outrebounded by its opponent for the third straight game and the sixth time this year.
Allen's Contributions
• Allen scored 18 points on 7-of-15 (.467) shooting, marking his 22nd double-digit scoring game. Duke moved to 19-3 when Allen registers 10-or-more points in his career.
Plumlee's Career Night
• Graduate student Marshall Plumlee recorded his fifth career double-double, and his second in four games, after netting 19 points on 7-of-11 (.636) shooting and bringing down a career-high 17 rebounds, including a career-best 11 boards on the offensive end. Plumlee also shot 5-of-8 (.628) from the free throw line, and is shooting 19-of-25 (.760) from the charity stripe over the last five games.
• Plumlee led the Blue Devils in scoring for the second time this season and are 1-1 when he serves as the team's leading scorer.
Duke's Defense
• Duke allowed Syracuse to shoot just 10-of-32 (.313) from the field in the first half, tied for the third-lowest first-half field goal percentage by a Duke opponent this year.
• The Blue Devils sent Syracuse to the line just eight times, the second-fewest free throw attempts by a Duke opponent this season.
• Syracuse made 11 three pointers, just the third game this season a Duke opponent made over 10 three-point field goals.
Duke on the Offensive End
• The Blue Devils opened the game by shooting 0-of-8 from the floor before connecting on their first made field goal at the 14:38 mark. Duke shot 23-of-54 (.426) for the remainder of the game.
• Duke opened the contest by shooting a season-low 30.0 percent (9-of-30) from the floor in the opening half of the game. Duke failed to score 30-or-more points in the first half for the first time this year after scoring 29 points.
• Junior Matt Jones dished a career-high seven assists, while not committing a turnover. Jones owns an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.29:1 this season, a career best.
• Duke registered 14 assists, the team's 16th straight double-digit assists game. The Blue Devils have posted 17 such games this season.
Fresh Faces
• Freshman Brandon Ingram posted his third career double-double after scoring 13 points and collecting 11 rebounds.
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