Notes: Duke 93, UNCW 85

Duke 93, UNCW 85

As a Team
• Duke moved to 24-10 on the season and 106-34 when competing in the NCAA Tournament.
• Duke used the starting lineup of Grayson Allen, Luke Kennard, Matt Jones, Brandon Ingram and Marshall Plumlee for the eighth time this season and owns a 4-4 record with those five players on the floor to start the game.
• The Blue Devils are now 1-0 when facing UNCW in the NCAA Tournament and 2-0 all-time.
• Duke improved to 3-0 when competing in Rhode Island during the NCAA Tournament and 3-1 when competing as a four seed.

Krzyzewski's Numbers
• A Krzyzewski-led Blue Devil squad moved to 969-260 with the result.
• Krzyzewski's all-time record moved to 1,042-319.
• Krzyzewski's record in the NCAA Tournament improved to 89-26.

Duke on the Glass
• Freshman Brandon Ingram hauled in nine rebounds, bringing his season total to 234 and moving him past Shane Battier to rank seventh on Duke's rebounds by a freshman list.
• Duke outrebounded UNCW, 40-34, marking the first game since bringing down more boards than Virginia, Feb. 13.
• Duke hauled in 12 offensive rebounds, the third-straight game the Blue Devils posted double-digit offensive boards. Duke last saw three straight games with 10-or-more offensive boards during a four-game stretch from Duke's contest against Notre Dame Jan. 16 through its matchup with Miami, Jan. 25.

Allen's Contributions
• Sophomore Grayson Allen scored 23 points on 4-of-12 (.333) shooting, his 32nd double-digit scoring game this year. Duke's record when Allen nets double-digit points is 29-8.
• Allen made 15 free throws, the most by any Duke player in an NCAA Tournament contest.
• With 15 made free throws, Allen broke into the top 10 of Duke's free throws made in a season list, with 202. He currently sits at No. eight on the list.
• Allen became just the second player in Duke history to record at least 20 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in an NCAA Tournament game, with the other being Roshown McLeod, who accomplished the feat in 1998 with 22 points, 10 boards and six assists.

Duke's Defense
• Marshall Plumlee posted three blocks in the contest, bringing his season total to 53 and moving him into a tie with Shane Battier for 20th on Duke's blocks in a season list.

Duke on the Offensive End
• Graduate student Marshall Plumlee registered eight dunks, moving him into sixth on Duke's dunks in a season list with 57 on the year. Plumlee's eight dunks are a career-high, with his previous best sitting at six, which came against NC State during the 2015 ACC Tournament.
• After scoring 23 points on 9-of-10 (.900) shooting and bringing down eight boards, Plumlee became the first player to score at least 23 points, shoot at least 90 percent from the field and collect at least eight rebounds in an NCAA Tournament game since Blake Griffin accomplished the feat against Morgan State in 2009 with 28 points, 13 rebounds and 11-of-12 shooting from the field.
• Three Duke players scored at least 20 points - Grayson Allen (23), Plumlee (23) and freshman Brandon Ingram (20) – for the first time since the Blue Devils faced Connecticut during the Elite Eight in 1990.

Fresh Faces
• Brandon Ingram registered 20 points on 7-of-12 (.583) shooting, marking his 29th career double-digit scoring game.
• With two blocks, Ingram moved past Josh McRoberts to claim sole possession of fifth on Duke's blocked shots by a freshman list with 48.

Players Mentioned

Grayson Allen

Matt Jones

Marshall Plumlee

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