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Tuesday, November 16
Durham, N.C.
7 P.M.
Duke University
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Gardner-Webb
No. 7 Blue Devils Welcome Gardner-Webb Tuesday Night
11/15/2021 5:36:00 PM | Men's Basketball
THE OPENING TIP
DUKE/GARDNER-WEBB HISTORY
Duke and Gardner-Webb have met just twice previously with Duke winning both matchups at Cameron Indoor Stadium in 2013-14 and 2009-10…In the Dec. 15, 2009 meeting, won by Duke 113-68, associate head coach Jon Scheyer nearly pulled off a 30-point triple double with a carer-high 36 points, nine assists and eight rebounds in 30 minutes…Scheyer was 11-of-13 from the field, a career-best 7-of-9 from three-point range and 7-of-7 at the free throw line…Also in that 2009 game, assistant coach Nolan Smith scored 11 with four assists and three steals…The Dec. 16, 2013 clash saw Duke win 85-66 behind 21 points from Jabari Parker. Then a freshman, now director of player development Amile Jefferson came off the bench to grab a team-high 10 rebounds and score four points in 12 minutes.
ABOUT THE RUNNIN' BULLDOGS
Gardner-Webb is 0-2 to start the season, but those two setbacks were on the road at UNLV, 64-58, and at No. 16 Arkansas, 86-69…The Runnin' Bulldogs were picked third in the Big South's South Division after finishing last season 11-15 overall and 10-10 in conference play…Head coach Tim Craft is in his ninth season at the helm, leading GWU to the Big South title in 2019 and a berth in the NCAA Tournament…Craft is just the second Big South coach to win 17+ games in each of his first four seasons…Of GWU's nine returnees from last season, D'Maurian Williams was a Big South All-Freshman pick and Kareem Reid was the Big South Scholar-Athlete of the Year…Williams posted a double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds at UNLV -- including 17 points in the second half.
ON THIS DATE
Duke is 7-0 all-time when playing on Nov. 16, with six of the victories coming at Cameron Indoor Stadium…Duke last played on this date in 2010 -- a 79-45 win over Miami-Ohio at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
PAOLO NAMED ACC FRESHMAM OF THE WEEK
Opening his career with a 22-point, seven-rebound effort to help Duke beat No. 10 Kentucky, freshman Paolo Banchero was named this week's ACC Freshman of the Week…The rookie from Seattle, Wash., is leading Duke in points (19.3), rebounds (8.7) and field goal percentage (.667) through the first three games of his career…Banchero becomes the 19th different Blue Devil to win the ACC Freshman of the Week award since 2013-14. In that time, a Duke freshman has won nearly 50 percent of the time -- 65 of a possible 137 weeks…Duke leads the ACC in all-time Freshman of the Week picks with 137.
AP POLL DATA
Duke jumps to No. 7 in this week's Associated Press Top 25 poll after opening the season at No. 9 in the preseason poll…This marks the 61st week all-time that the Blue Devils have been ranked No. 7, and Duke is 91-29 (.758) all-time when playing as the No. 7 ranked team…It marks the 558th week that a Coach K Duke team has been ranked in the top 10, extending an NCAA record…As a program, this is Duke's 699th week ranked in the top 10 all-time.
TRIPLE-DOUBLE VS. ARMY
Junior captain Wendell Moore Jr., recorded 19 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in the 82-56 win over Army for his first career triple-double…It marked just the fifth triple-double in Duke history and the third under Mike Krzyzewski…Moore's 10 assists were a career high and he committed just one turnover in the game…The performance was also his third career double-double.
MOORE IMPRESSES AT WEEKEND SHOWCASE
Moore was tapped the Most Valuable Player of the Duke Veterans Day Weekend Showcase presented by Ameritas after leading the Blue Devils to wins in back-to-back days over Army and Campbell…Moore averaged 17.0 points on .500 shooting (13-26), 7.5 rebounds and 7.5 assists…After going to the locker room with a knee injury on the game's first possession vs. Campbell, he returned to net 15 points with five boards, a team-high five assists and a team-high three steals in 33 minutes.
HOT HAND VS. CAMPBELL
Senior Joey Baker came off the bench against Campbell and hit 3-of-5 three-pointers in an 11-point, five-rebound effort…He sank two free throws with under a minute left to seal Duke's 67-56 win over a veteran Campbell team picked at the top of the Big South Conference…The senior now has seven career games with 3+ three-point field goals, the most among active Blue Devils…He set career highs in minutes (32) and rebounds (5) in the game.
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- Putting its three-game winning streak on the line, No. 7 Duke welcomes Gardner-Webb Tuesday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
- The game tips at 7 p.m. ET on the Regional Sports Networks, including Bally's Sports South, with Eric Collins and Dan Bonner on the call. On the radio locally, David Shumate and John Roth call the action on the Blue Devil Sports Network from Learfield.
- The game is the Blue Devils' second straight versus an opponent from the state of North Carolina after defeating Campbell, 67-56, Saturday in the Duke Veterans Day Weekend Showcase.
- Duke and Gardner-Webb have met just twice previously with the Blue Devils winning both at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
- Following the GWU game, Duke hosts Lafayette Friday and The Citadel Monday to cap a stretch of five games in 10 days.
- Through three games, Duke is holding opponents to just .376 from the field, .286 from the three-point line and averaging 9.7 steals per game. Duke has forced opponents to 43 turnovers in three games.
- Junior Wendell Moore Jr., who recorded the program's fifth triple-double with 19 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in the Army win, is averaging 15.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and a team best 6.3 assists.
- Moore's performance vs. Army was Duke's first triple-double since RJ Barrett vs. NC State in 2019 and just the third in the Coach K era.
- This week's ACC Freshman of the Week, Paolo Banchero is leading Duke in points (19.3), rebounds (8.7) and field goal percentage (.667) through the first three games of his career.
- Over the last nine seasons, Banchero is the 19th different Blue Devil to win the ACC Freshman of the Week award. In that time, a Duke freshman has won in 65 of a possible 137 weeks.
- Banchero made his debut with 22 points and seven rebounds in the win over No. 10 Kentucky and followed that with his first career double-double (18 points, 12 rebounds) in the Army win and another 18-point effort with seven more rebounds in the win over Campbell.
- Banchero shot .667 (21-of-31) from the field for the week, including 20-of-24 (.833) from two-point range.
- Through three games, Duke is 35-of-47 (.745) from the free throw line, while the opponents are 17-of-24. Of the 24 attempts, just seven have come in the first half. Duke is committing 13.0 fouls per game.
DUKE/GARDNER-WEBB HISTORY
Duke and Gardner-Webb have met just twice previously with Duke winning both matchups at Cameron Indoor Stadium in 2013-14 and 2009-10…In the Dec. 15, 2009 meeting, won by Duke 113-68, associate head coach Jon Scheyer nearly pulled off a 30-point triple double with a carer-high 36 points, nine assists and eight rebounds in 30 minutes…Scheyer was 11-of-13 from the field, a career-best 7-of-9 from three-point range and 7-of-7 at the free throw line…Also in that 2009 game, assistant coach Nolan Smith scored 11 with four assists and three steals…The Dec. 16, 2013 clash saw Duke win 85-66 behind 21 points from Jabari Parker. Then a freshman, now director of player development Amile Jefferson came off the bench to grab a team-high 10 rebounds and score four points in 12 minutes.
ABOUT THE RUNNIN' BULLDOGS
Gardner-Webb is 0-2 to start the season, but those two setbacks were on the road at UNLV, 64-58, and at No. 16 Arkansas, 86-69…The Runnin' Bulldogs were picked third in the Big South's South Division after finishing last season 11-15 overall and 10-10 in conference play…Head coach Tim Craft is in his ninth season at the helm, leading GWU to the Big South title in 2019 and a berth in the NCAA Tournament…Craft is just the second Big South coach to win 17+ games in each of his first four seasons…Of GWU's nine returnees from last season, D'Maurian Williams was a Big South All-Freshman pick and Kareem Reid was the Big South Scholar-Athlete of the Year…Williams posted a double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds at UNLV -- including 17 points in the second half.
ON THIS DATE
Duke is 7-0 all-time when playing on Nov. 16, with six of the victories coming at Cameron Indoor Stadium…Duke last played on this date in 2010 -- a 79-45 win over Miami-Ohio at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
PAOLO NAMED ACC FRESHMAM OF THE WEEK
Opening his career with a 22-point, seven-rebound effort to help Duke beat No. 10 Kentucky, freshman Paolo Banchero was named this week's ACC Freshman of the Week…The rookie from Seattle, Wash., is leading Duke in points (19.3), rebounds (8.7) and field goal percentage (.667) through the first three games of his career…Banchero becomes the 19th different Blue Devil to win the ACC Freshman of the Week award since 2013-14. In that time, a Duke freshman has won nearly 50 percent of the time -- 65 of a possible 137 weeks…Duke leads the ACC in all-time Freshman of the Week picks with 137.
AP POLL DATA
Duke jumps to No. 7 in this week's Associated Press Top 25 poll after opening the season at No. 9 in the preseason poll…This marks the 61st week all-time that the Blue Devils have been ranked No. 7, and Duke is 91-29 (.758) all-time when playing as the No. 7 ranked team…It marks the 558th week that a Coach K Duke team has been ranked in the top 10, extending an NCAA record…As a program, this is Duke's 699th week ranked in the top 10 all-time.
TRIPLE-DOUBLE VS. ARMY
Junior captain Wendell Moore Jr., recorded 19 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in the 82-56 win over Army for his first career triple-double…It marked just the fifth triple-double in Duke history and the third under Mike Krzyzewski…Moore's 10 assists were a career high and he committed just one turnover in the game…The performance was also his third career double-double.
MOORE IMPRESSES AT WEEKEND SHOWCASE
Moore was tapped the Most Valuable Player of the Duke Veterans Day Weekend Showcase presented by Ameritas after leading the Blue Devils to wins in back-to-back days over Army and Campbell…Moore averaged 17.0 points on .500 shooting (13-26), 7.5 rebounds and 7.5 assists…After going to the locker room with a knee injury on the game's first possession vs. Campbell, he returned to net 15 points with five boards, a team-high five assists and a team-high three steals in 33 minutes.
HOT HAND VS. CAMPBELL
Senior Joey Baker came off the bench against Campbell and hit 3-of-5 three-pointers in an 11-point, five-rebound effort…He sank two free throws with under a minute left to seal Duke's 67-56 win over a veteran Campbell team picked at the top of the Big South Conference…The senior now has seven career games with 3+ three-point field goals, the most among active Blue Devils…He set career highs in minutes (32) and rebounds (5) in the game.
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