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Friday, November 15
Cameron Indoor Stadium
7 p.m.
Duke University
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Georgia State
Photo by: Duke Athletics
No. 2 Duke, Georgia State Clash on Friday Night at Cameron
11/14/2019 5:29:00 PM | Men's Basketball
THE TIP OFF
DUKE VS. GEORGIA STATE
Duke and Georgia State have met just once previously -- a 74-55 Duke victory on Nov. 9, 2012 behind Mason Plumlee's 19 points at Cameron Indoor...The Blue Devils are 16-1 all-time against teams from the Sun Belt Conference.
ABOUT THE PANTHERS
No stranger to championship success, Georgia State has claimed seven Sun Belt titles since the 2014 season and made five NCAA Tournament appearances since 1991...As a 14-seed in 2015, Georgia State upset Baylor in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament.
Since 2013-14, Georgia State has won more games (135) than any other Division I team in the state of Georgia...First-year head coach Rob Lanier took the reigns from Ron Hunter who was the head coach at GSU for eight seasons. Hunter was named Tulane's head coach in March.
Junior Kane Williams was a preseason second-team All-Sun Belt pick after averaging 11.1 points, 3.5 assists and 3.2 rebounds last season...The Panthers opened their season with a 104-35 rout of Brewton-Parker College (NAIA), but suffered an 84-80 loss at College of Charleston on Nov. 9.Â
TOURNAMENT SUCCESS UNDER COACH K
Duke has a high level of success in tournaments under Coach K, winning 19 in-season, 15 ACC and five NCAA Tournaments for a total of 39 championships in his tenure...The Blue Devils claimed the PK80 Motion Bracket title in 2017-18, the program's 19th in-season crown, and last season won the ACC Tournament for the 15th time.
ON THE DATE
Duke is 3-1 all-time when playing on November 15, including 2-0 at Cameron Indoor on this date...The Blue Devils last played on this date in the 2016-17 season, a 77-75 loss to Kansas in the State Farm Champions Classic at Madison Square Garden.
20-20 VISION
Duke has won three consecutive games without a 20-point scorer for the first time since the 2014-15 season...Tre Jones paced four in double figures with 15 in the win over Kansas, while Cassius Stanley led five in double digits with 19 in the Colorado State win and Matthew Hurt paced six in double figures with 19 against Central Arkansas...The last time Duke had three straight wins where no player scored 20+ was the first six games of the 2014-15 national championship season.
2K EMPIRE CLASSIC
Duke is making its fourth appearance in what is now called the 2K Empire Classic Benefiting Wounded Warrior Project...The Blue Devils are 9-2 all-time in this event and have claimed the title (8-0) in each of their last two appearances...Duke will face Georgia State in the second of two campus games on Friday night (7 p.m., ACCN) before battling Cal next Thursday (9 p.m., ESPN2) at Madison Square Garden...Next Friday's foe at MSG is either Texas or Georgetown.
Duke's appearances in the event are listed below:
1999-00 | 0-2 | COACHES VS. CANCER CLASSIC
   Nov. 11   Stanford    (ot) L, 79-80   MSG
   Nov. 12   Connecticut   L, 66-71   MSG
2008-09 | 4-0 | 2K SPORTS CLASSIC BENEFITING COACH VS. CANCER
   Nov. 10   Presbyterian   W, 80-49   Durham
   Nov. 11   Ga. Southern   W, 97-54   Durham
   Nov. 20   Southern Illinois   W, 83-58   MSG
   Nov. 21   Michigan   W, 71-56   MSG
2015-16 | 4-0 | 2K CLASSIC BENEFITING WWP
   Nov. 13   Siena   W, 92-74   Durham
   Nov. 14   Bryant   W, 113-75   Durham
   Nov. 20   VCU   W, 79-71   MSG
   Nov. 22   Georgetown   W, 86-84   MSG
2019-20 | 1-0 | 2K EMPIRE CLASSIC BENEFITING WWP
   Nov. 12   Central Arkansas   W, 105-54   Durham
   Nov. 15   Georgia State   --   Durham
   Nov. 21   Cal   --   MSG
   Nov. 22   Texas/Georgetown   --   MSG
AP POLL STREAK EXTENDS
With the release of the latest Associated Press poll on Nov. 11, Duke jumped to No. 2, up two spots from the AP preseason poll...The Blue Devils have been ranked in the AP top five for 22 consecutive polls, the nation's longest active steak. Michigan State's streak of three polls is the next longest...Duke debuted at No. 4 in last season's preseason AP poll, and went wire-to-wire in the top five, finishing as the AP No. 1 team for the eighth time...Duke's eight No. 1 finishes in the AP poll have all come under Coach K -- the most No. 1 finishes by a college basketball coach all time...The Blue Devils have also been ranked in the top 10 at least once in 24 consecutive seasons -- the longest active streak nationally.
NOTING DUKE'S DEPTH...
Three different Blue Devils have led the team in scoring through three games...Four scored in double figures against Kansas, five versus Colorado State and six against Central Arkansas...Duke has deployed three different starting lineups...Ten are averaging 15.0+ minutes per game.
Nine different Blue Devils had at least one steal vs. CSU...Three different players have led the team in rebounds...Four different players have led the team in steals.
THE DUKE "D"
Duke has held 14 consecutive opponents to less than .500 from the field, including .353 by Central Arkansas -- in that stretch, seven have shot less than .400...Duke leads the ACC and is ranked 18th nationally in scoring margin (+29.0)...The Blue Devils lead the ACC in both steals per game (12.3 -- 16th in NCAA) and turnover margin (+10.0 -- 7th NCAA)...The Blue Devils have forced 67 turnovers (ninth-most in NCAA) -- the most by the team in the first three games of a season since 2010-11...Duke's 37 steals are its most through the first three games of a season since 2006-07.
CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM
Duke has posted an all-time record of 894-161 (.847) at Cameron Indoor, including 536-66 (.890) under Coach K..The Blue Devils have 18 undefeated home seasons, including 11 under Coach K...Duke finished 15-2 last season at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
SELLOUT STREAK
Duke has sold out 457 consecutive games at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The last time Duke did not have a sellout at home was on Nov. 16, 1990, against Boston College...The sellout figure is the longest current streak (by time) in either men's college basketball or the NBA.
NON-CONFERENCE HOME WIN STREAK
Duke has won an NCAA-best 149 consecutive non-conference home games. Duke's last home loss against a non-conference foe was an 83-82 decision against St. John's on Feb. 26, 2000...Duke has also won 140 straight games at Cameron against unranked non-conference opponents (also dating back to the 83-82 loss to St. John's on Feb. 26, 2000)...Duke's 149-game streak has featured 89 different opponents with nine ranked in the AP Top 25.
#GoDuke
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- Looking for its fourth straight win to open the season, second-ranked Duke entertains Georgia State Friday night for the second of two campus games in the 2K Empire Classic Benefiting Wounded Warrior Project.
- The game can be seen live on the ACC Network, and heard across the Blue Devil Sports Network from IMG Learfield College.
- Friday's game is a match-up of two teams each allowing less than 60.0 points per game, while the Blue Devils are forcing opponents to 22.3 turnovers per contest.
- The Blue Devils are at Madison Square Garden in New York next week for the final two games of the Empire Classic -- Thursday vs. Cal and Friday vs. either Georgetown or Texas.
- Duke has won the Empire Classic in each of its last two appearances, and is 9-2 all-time in the event. Under head coach Mike Krzyzewski, the Blue Devils are 97-18 (.843) when playing in-season tournaments with 19 titles.
- Duke is ranked in the AP top five this week for the 22nd consecutive poll -- the nation's longest active streak. Michigan State's streak of three is the next longest.
- Duke has opened the season with three consecutive wins with no Blue Devil reaching the 20-point mark -- the longest streak for the program since six consecutive wins with no 20-point scorer to open the 2014-15 season.
- Freshman Cassius Stanley is shooting .812 (18/22) from the field this season -- the best shooting percentage by any freshman in the country this season and the best by a Duke freshman guard through the first three games all-time.
- Duke has won an NCAA-best 149 consecutive non-conference home games. The next longest active streak in the NCAA is 53 by Butler.
DUKE VS. GEORGIA STATE
Duke and Georgia State have met just once previously -- a 74-55 Duke victory on Nov. 9, 2012 behind Mason Plumlee's 19 points at Cameron Indoor...The Blue Devils are 16-1 all-time against teams from the Sun Belt Conference.
ABOUT THE PANTHERS
No stranger to championship success, Georgia State has claimed seven Sun Belt titles since the 2014 season and made five NCAA Tournament appearances since 1991...As a 14-seed in 2015, Georgia State upset Baylor in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament.
Since 2013-14, Georgia State has won more games (135) than any other Division I team in the state of Georgia...First-year head coach Rob Lanier took the reigns from Ron Hunter who was the head coach at GSU for eight seasons. Hunter was named Tulane's head coach in March.
Junior Kane Williams was a preseason second-team All-Sun Belt pick after averaging 11.1 points, 3.5 assists and 3.2 rebounds last season...The Panthers opened their season with a 104-35 rout of Brewton-Parker College (NAIA), but suffered an 84-80 loss at College of Charleston on Nov. 9.Â
TOURNAMENT SUCCESS UNDER COACH K
Duke has a high level of success in tournaments under Coach K, winning 19 in-season, 15 ACC and five NCAA Tournaments for a total of 39 championships in his tenure...The Blue Devils claimed the PK80 Motion Bracket title in 2017-18, the program's 19th in-season crown, and last season won the ACC Tournament for the 15th time.
ON THE DATE
Duke is 3-1 all-time when playing on November 15, including 2-0 at Cameron Indoor on this date...The Blue Devils last played on this date in the 2016-17 season, a 77-75 loss to Kansas in the State Farm Champions Classic at Madison Square Garden.
20-20 VISION
Duke has won three consecutive games without a 20-point scorer for the first time since the 2014-15 season...Tre Jones paced four in double figures with 15 in the win over Kansas, while Cassius Stanley led five in double digits with 19 in the Colorado State win and Matthew Hurt paced six in double figures with 19 against Central Arkansas...The last time Duke had three straight wins where no player scored 20+ was the first six games of the 2014-15 national championship season.
2K EMPIRE CLASSIC
Duke is making its fourth appearance in what is now called the 2K Empire Classic Benefiting Wounded Warrior Project...The Blue Devils are 9-2 all-time in this event and have claimed the title (8-0) in each of their last two appearances...Duke will face Georgia State in the second of two campus games on Friday night (7 p.m., ACCN) before battling Cal next Thursday (9 p.m., ESPN2) at Madison Square Garden...Next Friday's foe at MSG is either Texas or Georgetown.
Duke's appearances in the event are listed below:
1999-00 | 0-2 | COACHES VS. CANCER CLASSIC
   Nov. 11   Stanford    (ot) L, 79-80   MSG
   Nov. 12   Connecticut   L, 66-71   MSG
2008-09 | 4-0 | 2K SPORTS CLASSIC BENEFITING COACH VS. CANCER
   Nov. 10   Presbyterian   W, 80-49   Durham
   Nov. 11   Ga. Southern   W, 97-54   Durham
   Nov. 20   Southern Illinois   W, 83-58   MSG
   Nov. 21   Michigan   W, 71-56   MSG
2015-16 | 4-0 | 2K CLASSIC BENEFITING WWP
   Nov. 13   Siena   W, 92-74   Durham
   Nov. 14   Bryant   W, 113-75   Durham
   Nov. 20   VCU   W, 79-71   MSG
   Nov. 22   Georgetown   W, 86-84   MSG
2019-20 | 1-0 | 2K EMPIRE CLASSIC BENEFITING WWP
   Nov. 12   Central Arkansas   W, 105-54   Durham
   Nov. 15   Georgia State   --   Durham
   Nov. 21   Cal   --   MSG
   Nov. 22   Texas/Georgetown   --   MSG
AP POLL STREAK EXTENDS
With the release of the latest Associated Press poll on Nov. 11, Duke jumped to No. 2, up two spots from the AP preseason poll...The Blue Devils have been ranked in the AP top five for 22 consecutive polls, the nation's longest active steak. Michigan State's streak of three polls is the next longest...Duke debuted at No. 4 in last season's preseason AP poll, and went wire-to-wire in the top five, finishing as the AP No. 1 team for the eighth time...Duke's eight No. 1 finishes in the AP poll have all come under Coach K -- the most No. 1 finishes by a college basketball coach all time...The Blue Devils have also been ranked in the top 10 at least once in 24 consecutive seasons -- the longest active streak nationally.
NOTING DUKE'S DEPTH...
Three different Blue Devils have led the team in scoring through three games...Four scored in double figures against Kansas, five versus Colorado State and six against Central Arkansas...Duke has deployed three different starting lineups...Ten are averaging 15.0+ minutes per game.
Nine different Blue Devils had at least one steal vs. CSU...Three different players have led the team in rebounds...Four different players have led the team in steals.
THE DUKE "D"
Duke has held 14 consecutive opponents to less than .500 from the field, including .353 by Central Arkansas -- in that stretch, seven have shot less than .400...Duke leads the ACC and is ranked 18th nationally in scoring margin (+29.0)...The Blue Devils lead the ACC in both steals per game (12.3 -- 16th in NCAA) and turnover margin (+10.0 -- 7th NCAA)...The Blue Devils have forced 67 turnovers (ninth-most in NCAA) -- the most by the team in the first three games of a season since 2010-11...Duke's 37 steals are its most through the first three games of a season since 2006-07.
CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM
Duke has posted an all-time record of 894-161 (.847) at Cameron Indoor, including 536-66 (.890) under Coach K..The Blue Devils have 18 undefeated home seasons, including 11 under Coach K...Duke finished 15-2 last season at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
SELLOUT STREAK
Duke has sold out 457 consecutive games at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The last time Duke did not have a sellout at home was on Nov. 16, 1990, against Boston College...The sellout figure is the longest current streak (by time) in either men's college basketball or the NBA.
NON-CONFERENCE HOME WIN STREAK
Duke has won an NCAA-best 149 consecutive non-conference home games. Duke's last home loss against a non-conference foe was an 83-82 decision against St. John's on Feb. 26, 2000...Duke has also won 140 straight games at Cameron against unranked non-conference opponents (also dating back to the 83-82 loss to St. John's on Feb. 26, 2000)...Duke's 149-game streak has featured 89 different opponents with nine ranked in the AP Top 25.
#GoDuke
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