Notes: Duke 71, Yale 64

Duke 71, Yale 64

As a Team
• Duke moved to 25-10 on the season and 107-34 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 ninth time this season and owns a 5-4 record with those five players on the floor to start the game.
• The Blue Devils are now 1-0 when facing Yale in the NCAA Tournament and 5-0 all-time.
• Duke improved to 4-0 when competing in Rhode Island during the NCAA Tournament and 4-1 when competing as a four seed.
• The Blue Devils advanced to the Sweet 16 for the 25th time since the field was expanded from 16 to 32 teams following the 1974 season.
• Duke has played into the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament seven times in the last 10 seasons.

Krzyzewski's Numbers
• A Krzyzewski-led Blue Devil squad moved to 970-260 with the result.
• Krzyzewski's all-time record moved to 1,043-319.
• Krzyzewski's record in the NCAA Tournament improved to 90-26.

Duke on the Glass
• Freshman Brandon Ingram hauled in five rebounds, bringing his season total to 239, the seventh most by a Duke freshman in program history.
• Graduate student Marshall Plumlee collected two offensive rebounds, bringing his season total to 118, the eighth-most in program history. Plumlee concluded the game with 10 rebounds, his 14th game this season with 10+ boards.

Allen's Contributions
• Sophomore Grayson Allen scored 29 points on 10-of-15 (.625) shooting, his 33rd double-digit scoring game, and his 19th with 20-or-more points, this year. Duke's record when Allen nets double-digit points is 30-8. Allen also moved into a tie with Nolan Smith for ninth on Duke's points scored in a season list with 764 on the year.
• Allen posted a career-high 22 first-half points, his second game this season with 20-or-more points in the opening half, with the first coming against Siena in the season-opener.
• With four made free throws, Allen moved into a tie with Dick Groat for seventh on Duke's made free throws in a season list with 206.

Duke's Defense
• Marshall Plumlee posted five blocks in the contest, bringing his season total to 58 and moving him into 16th on Duke's blocks in a season list.
• Duke's defense held Yale to just 9.1 percent (1-of-11) shooting from beyond the arc in the opening half, the third-lowest in the first half of a contest this year and the seventh-lowest in either half of a game.

Duke on the Offensive End
• Graduate student Marshall Plumlee threw down one dunk, moving him into a tie with Shelden Williams for fifth on Duke's dunks in a season list with 58 on the year.
• The Blue Devils led at the half, 48-25. The team's 23-point lead at the break was the largest since Duke led by 27 (50-23) against Virginia Tech, Jan. 9, following the first half.
• Duke shot 9-of-15 (.600) from beyond the arc, the team's highest three-point shooting percentage to open a game this season and the third-highest three-point percentage in either half of a game this year.
• Grayson Allen (29) and freshman Brandon Ingram (25) each scored over 20 points, marking the sixth game this season the duo combined for 40-or-more points. Duke is 6-0 in such contests.

Fresh Faces
• Freshman Derryck Thornton dished five assists, bringing his season total to 90, the 10th most by a Duke freshman in program history.
• Brandon Ingram scored 25 points, bringing his season total to 600. Ingram's 600 points rank third on Duke's all-time freshman list.
• Ingram also connected on eight free throws, and with 112 on the season, now sits in sixth on Duke's free-throws made by a freshman list.

Players Mentioned

Grayson Allen

Matt Jones

Marshall Plumlee

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