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Tuesday, January 26
Durham, N.C.
9 P.M.
Duke University
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Georgia Tech
Duke Returns Home to Face Georgia Tech Tuesday Night
1/25/2021 5:38:00 PM | Men's Basketball
THE OPENING TIP
DUKE vs. GEORGIA TECH
Tuesday's game is the 98th meeting between Duke and Georgia Tech, with the Blue Devils leading 74-23 … In Durham, Duke leads the series 36-5 -- with each coming at Cameron Indoor Stadium -- and has won 10 straight home games … The Blue Devils' 13-game winning streak in the series is the team's longest active streak against ACC opponents … The Blue Devils took last year's meeting in Atlanta, 73-64, behind 16 points from Tre Jones … The teams are scheduled to meet again Tuesday, March 2 at McCamish Pavilion.
SCOUTING THE YELLOW JACKETS
Georgia Tech is 7-4 overall and 3-2 in ACC play after its five-game winning streak was snapped Saturday with a 64-62 loss at Virginia … Led by a duo of veteran guards in Jose Alvarado and Michael Devoe, the Yellow Jackets are third in the ACC in scoring, second in field goal percentage (.475) and fourth in three-point field goal percentage (.381) … Alvarado is averaging 17.4 points and hits on a 43 percent clip (23-of-54) from three-point range, while Devoe is averaging 13.9 points and making 42 percent (27-of-65) from long range … Alvarado is fourth in the league in scoring, fourth in assists, first in steals, seventh in assist/turnover ratio and third in minutes.
ON THIS DATE
Duke is 17-7 all-time when playing on January 26, including a 12-3 record in home games (8-3 at Cameron Indoor Stadium) … Duke is 6-5 in ACC games on this date … Duke last played on this date in 2019, a 66-53 win over these same Yellow Jackets at Cameron Indoor.
THREE-POINT STREAK
Duke has connected on at least one three-pointer in 1,100 straight games, the second-longest streak nationally … It has been more than 30 years since Duke was held without a three-point field goal -- Dec. 30, 1989, versus Hawai'I … Vanderbilt had owned the second-longest streak before its January 18, 2020 game versus Tennessee (0-of-25).
SO GOOD IT HURTS
Matthew Hurt added 25 pounds to his frame in the offseason, and the bulked-up Hurt is second in the ACC in scoring (48th nationally) at 19.4 points per game … Hurt leads the ACC in conference-only scoring at 19.7 points … Already named ACC Player of the Week and Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week once this season, Hurt has nearly doubled his per-game scoring average from last season (9.74 to 19.40), which is the ACC's third-largest scoring improvement from last year … The Rochester, Minn., native also leads the ACC in three-point field goal percentage (.473), is third in the ACC in rebounding (8.2) and fourth in field goal percentage (.536), making him the only player ranked in the ACC's top five in each category … He is the nation's only player to have scored 12+ points, shot better than .400 from the field and have 6+ rebounds in each of his team's games this season … Three of his four career double-doubles have come in this season's first 10 games, including 21 and 13 vs. Michigan State, 17 and 11 vs. Boston College and 20 and 11 at Virginia Tech.
CHARITY STRIPE DISPARITY
Duke opponents have attempted 48 more free throws than the Blue Devils over the last four games (101-53) … In the six-point loss at Pitt, Duke was out-scored at the free throw by 13 points (24-11) ... In a five-point loss at Louisville the Cardinals scored 11 more points at the line (18-7) … Over the last two games, 70 percent of the possessions by Pitt and Louisville ended with a free throw attempt.
CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM
Duke has posted an all-time record of 911-165 (.847) at Cameron Indoor, including 553-70 (.888) under Coach K … Duke is 254-59 (.812) in ACC regular-season games at Cameron Indoor in the Coach K era ... Duke has won more games at its current home venue than any team in college basketball … Now in its 82nd season as the home of the Blue Devils, Duke has averaged 11.1 wins since the venue opened January 6, 1940 -- a 36-27 win over Princeton … The Blue Devils have 18 undefeated home seasons, including 11 under Coach K.
#GoDuke
- On the heels of a three-game road swing, Duke plays seven of its next 10 at Cameron Indoor Stadium beginning Tuesday night vs. Georgia Tech at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN.
- The long-time rivals are meeting for the 98th time in a series that dates back to the 1922 season. The Blue Devils lead the series, 74-23, and have won 13 consecutive over the Yellow Jackets.
- Sophomore Matthew Hurt -- the ACC's second-leading scorer overall (19.4) and leader in conference play (19.7) -- is the nation's only player to have scored 12+ points, shot better than .400 from the field and have 6+ rebounds in each of his team's games this season.
- Hurt also leads the ACC in three-point field goal percentage (.473), is third in the ACC in rebounding (8.2) and fourth in field goal percentage (.536), making him the only player ranked in the ACC's top five in each category.
- The Blue Devils have deployed seven starting lineups through 10 games, with only Hurt starting each of the 10 games.
- Only three times in at least the last decade has a power conference player had 15+ points, 15+ rebounds, 5+ assists and 4+ blocked shots in a game -- freshman Jalen Johnson has two of those three performances.
- Tuesday's game matches up the steals leaders in the ACC -- Georgia Tech senior Jose Alvarado (2.7) and Duke senior Jordan Goldwire (2.5). Goldwire is also second in assist/turnover ratio (+2.5) and 10th in assists (3.5).
- Duke (8.5) and Tech (9.2) are fourth and second, respectively, in the ACC in steals per game -- both are ranked in the top 40 nationally.
- Sophomore Wendell Moore Jr., is averaging 11.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and shooting .435 from the field over the last five games after respective averages of 3.8, 2.8 and .219 over the first five games.
- Duke has played three consecutive games decided in single digits (18 points total), while being outscored at the free throw by 25 points in those game.
DUKE vs. GEORGIA TECH
Tuesday's game is the 98th meeting between Duke and Georgia Tech, with the Blue Devils leading 74-23 … In Durham, Duke leads the series 36-5 -- with each coming at Cameron Indoor Stadium -- and has won 10 straight home games … The Blue Devils' 13-game winning streak in the series is the team's longest active streak against ACC opponents … The Blue Devils took last year's meeting in Atlanta, 73-64, behind 16 points from Tre Jones … The teams are scheduled to meet again Tuesday, March 2 at McCamish Pavilion.
SCOUTING THE YELLOW JACKETS
Georgia Tech is 7-4 overall and 3-2 in ACC play after its five-game winning streak was snapped Saturday with a 64-62 loss at Virginia … Led by a duo of veteran guards in Jose Alvarado and Michael Devoe, the Yellow Jackets are third in the ACC in scoring, second in field goal percentage (.475) and fourth in three-point field goal percentage (.381) … Alvarado is averaging 17.4 points and hits on a 43 percent clip (23-of-54) from three-point range, while Devoe is averaging 13.9 points and making 42 percent (27-of-65) from long range … Alvarado is fourth in the league in scoring, fourth in assists, first in steals, seventh in assist/turnover ratio and third in minutes.
ON THIS DATE
Duke is 17-7 all-time when playing on January 26, including a 12-3 record in home games (8-3 at Cameron Indoor Stadium) … Duke is 6-5 in ACC games on this date … Duke last played on this date in 2019, a 66-53 win over these same Yellow Jackets at Cameron Indoor.
THREE-POINT STREAK
Duke has connected on at least one three-pointer in 1,100 straight games, the second-longest streak nationally … It has been more than 30 years since Duke was held without a three-point field goal -- Dec. 30, 1989, versus Hawai'I … Vanderbilt had owned the second-longest streak before its January 18, 2020 game versus Tennessee (0-of-25).
SO GOOD IT HURTS
Matthew Hurt added 25 pounds to his frame in the offseason, and the bulked-up Hurt is second in the ACC in scoring (48th nationally) at 19.4 points per game … Hurt leads the ACC in conference-only scoring at 19.7 points … Already named ACC Player of the Week and Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week once this season, Hurt has nearly doubled his per-game scoring average from last season (9.74 to 19.40), which is the ACC's third-largest scoring improvement from last year … The Rochester, Minn., native also leads the ACC in three-point field goal percentage (.473), is third in the ACC in rebounding (8.2) and fourth in field goal percentage (.536), making him the only player ranked in the ACC's top five in each category … He is the nation's only player to have scored 12+ points, shot better than .400 from the field and have 6+ rebounds in each of his team's games this season … Three of his four career double-doubles have come in this season's first 10 games, including 21 and 13 vs. Michigan State, 17 and 11 vs. Boston College and 20 and 11 at Virginia Tech.
CHARITY STRIPE DISPARITY
Duke opponents have attempted 48 more free throws than the Blue Devils over the last four games (101-53) … In the six-point loss at Pitt, Duke was out-scored at the free throw by 13 points (24-11) ... In a five-point loss at Louisville the Cardinals scored 11 more points at the line (18-7) … Over the last two games, 70 percent of the possessions by Pitt and Louisville ended with a free throw attempt.
CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM
Duke has posted an all-time record of 911-165 (.847) at Cameron Indoor, including 553-70 (.888) under Coach K … Duke is 254-59 (.812) in ACC regular-season games at Cameron Indoor in the Coach K era ... Duke has won more games at its current home venue than any team in college basketball … Now in its 82nd season as the home of the Blue Devils, Duke has averaged 11.1 wins since the venue opened January 6, 1940 -- a 36-27 win over Princeton … The Blue Devils have 18 undefeated home seasons, including 11 under Coach K.
#GoDuke
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