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Monday, November 22
Durham, N.C.
9 P.M.
Duke University
vs
The Citadel
No. 5 Duke Hosts The Citadel on Monday Night
11/21/2021 5:10:00 PM | Men's Basketball
THE OPENING TIP
DUKE-CITADEL HISTORY
Duke leads the all-time series 9-0, but the teams are meeting for the first time since a 78-63 victory over the Bulldogs on Dec. 1, 1993 at Cameron Indoor Stadium…Duke and Citadel met four times early in Coach K's tenure (4-0).
ABOUT THE BULLDOGS
The Citadel is averaging 89.5 points and 12.8 made three-pointers per game over its 3-1 start, which has included a pair of wins when surpassing 100 points…Behind 27 points (8-of-14 from three) from freshman Jason Roche, the Bulldogs won at Pittsburgh, 78-63, in the season opener…Hayden Brown is the team's leading scorer and rebounder with a double-double average of 17.8 and 10.5, respectively.
ON THIS DATE
Duke is 10-0 all-time when playing on Nov. 22, with two of the victories coming at Cameron Indoor Stadium…Duke last played on this date in 2019 -- an 81-73 win over Georgetown in the title game of the 2K Classic at Madison Square Garden.
AP POLL DATA
Duke jumped to No. 7 in last week's Associated Press Top 25 poll after opening the season at No. 9 in the preseason poll…It marked the 61st week all-time that the Blue Devils have been ranked No. 7, and Duke is 93-29 (.762) all-time when playing as the No. 7 ranked team…Should Duke be ranked in the top 10 when Monday's poll is released, it would mark the 700th week for the program in the top 10 -- second most all-time to Kentucky.
MOORE DOES IT ALL
Junior captain Wendell Moore Jr., is proving early to be among the nation's most complete players. He is leading Duke in scoring (16.6), field goal shooting (.576) and assists (5.0) and is second in rebounding (6.0)…Moore is the nation's only power conference player averaging 16.0+ points, 6.0+ rebounds, 5.0+ assists and shooting .500+ from the field…The Charlotte native is third in the ACC in assists (5.0) and has multiple assists in 17 consecutive games dating back to last season…With his 19-10-10 vs. Army, he has one of the two triple-doubles in the nation this season. 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…He has recorded double-figure points in each of the first five games this season – the longest streak of his career.
KENPOM DATA
Duke is ranked ninth in defensive efficiency and 13th in offensive efficiency by KenPom -- one of six teams ranked in the top 15 of both metrics (Gonzaga, Kansas, Michigan, Baylor, Houston)…Opponents are scoring just 9.6 percent of their points at the free throw -- the sixth fewest allowed in the country and second fewest by a power conference team (Arkansas, 9.0)…Duke is the 29th youngest team in the nation and fourth youngest power conference team behind Arizona, Marquette and Georgetown…Duke has finished top 20 in offensive efficiency in 19 of the last 20 seasons (2007).
ON THE DEFENSIVE
Duke has held four consecutive opponents to less than 60 points -- tied for the second longest streak in the Coach K era. The record is five straight games, set in 1980-81, 2002-03 and 2018-19…Through five games, Duke is holding opponents to just .375 from the field, .255 from three-point range and averaging 9.6 steals per game…Duke is forcing 15.4 turnovers per game turnovers and owns a +60 margin in points-off-turnover scoring (98-38)…The team's three-point defense is second in the ACC and 38th overall…Duke has held each of its first five opponents to less than .400 from the field and is now 458-16 in the Coach K era when the opponent shoots less than .400.
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- Capping a stretch of five games in 10 days, No. 5Â Duke welcomes The Citadel for a late Monday tip at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
- The game tips at 9 p.m. ET on ACC Network with Jay Alter and Malcolm Huckaby on the call. On the radio locally, David Shumate and John Roth call the action on the Blue Devil Sports Network from Learfield.
- The Blue Devils, who have opened a season 5-0 or better for the 14th time in last 20 years, host a Bulldog team that is 3-1 with a road win at Pittsburgh to open the season.
- Following Monday's game, Duke plays No. 1 Gonzaga in Las Vegas and No. 19 Ohio State in Columbus before its next home game on Dec. 14.
- Duke has held four consecutive opponents to less than 60 points -- tied for the second longest streak in the Mike Krzyzewski era. It happened five straight games in 2019, 2007 and 1981.
- Junior Wendell Moore Jr., is the nation's only power conference player averaging 16.0+ points, 6.0+ rebounds, 5.0+ assists and shooting .500+ from the field this season (16.6/6.0/5.0/.576).
- Moore is third in the ACC in assists (5.0) and has multiple assists in 17 consecutive games dating back to last season.
- Moore has one of the two triple-doubles in the nation this season with his 19 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists vs. Army.
- Through five games, Duke is holding opponents to just .375 from the field, .255 from three-point range and averaging 9.6 steals per game.
- Duke is forcing 15.4 turnovers per game turnovers and owns a +60 margin in points-off-turnover scoring (98-38).
- Duke's three-point defense is second in the ACC and 38th overall.
- Freshman Trevor Keels is ranked fourth in the ACC (32nd nationally) in assist/turnover ratio (+4.00) and as a team, Duke ranks second in the ACC and 20th nationally in that category (+1.76).
- Sophomore Mark Williams had his third career double-double in Friday's win with 14 points and 15 rebounds, including a career-high eight on the offensive glass.
- Duke has made seven more free throws than the opponents have attempted this season (49-42). Of the 42 attempts, just 15 have come in the first half. Duke is committing 12.2 fouls per game -- second fewest in the ACC and eighth fewest nationally.
DUKE-CITADEL HISTORY
Duke leads the all-time series 9-0, but the teams are meeting for the first time since a 78-63 victory over the Bulldogs on Dec. 1, 1993 at Cameron Indoor Stadium…Duke and Citadel met four times early in Coach K's tenure (4-0).
ABOUT THE BULLDOGS
The Citadel is averaging 89.5 points and 12.8 made three-pointers per game over its 3-1 start, which has included a pair of wins when surpassing 100 points…Behind 27 points (8-of-14 from three) from freshman Jason Roche, the Bulldogs won at Pittsburgh, 78-63, in the season opener…Hayden Brown is the team's leading scorer and rebounder with a double-double average of 17.8 and 10.5, respectively.
ON THIS DATE
Duke is 10-0 all-time when playing on Nov. 22, with two of the victories coming at Cameron Indoor Stadium…Duke last played on this date in 2019 -- an 81-73 win over Georgetown in the title game of the 2K Classic at Madison Square Garden.
AP POLL DATA
Duke jumped to No. 7 in last week's Associated Press Top 25 poll after opening the season at No. 9 in the preseason poll…It marked the 61st week all-time that the Blue Devils have been ranked No. 7, and Duke is 93-29 (.762) all-time when playing as the No. 7 ranked team…Should Duke be ranked in the top 10 when Monday's poll is released, it would mark the 700th week for the program in the top 10 -- second most all-time to Kentucky.
MOORE DOES IT ALL
Junior captain Wendell Moore Jr., is proving early to be among the nation's most complete players. He is leading Duke in scoring (16.6), field goal shooting (.576) and assists (5.0) and is second in rebounding (6.0)…Moore is the nation's only power conference player averaging 16.0+ points, 6.0+ rebounds, 5.0+ assists and shooting .500+ from the field…The Charlotte native is third in the ACC in assists (5.0) and has multiple assists in 17 consecutive games dating back to last season…With his 19-10-10 vs. Army, he has one of the two triple-doubles in the nation this season. 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…He has recorded double-figure points in each of the first five games this season – the longest streak of his career.
KENPOM DATA
Duke is ranked ninth in defensive efficiency and 13th in offensive efficiency by KenPom -- one of six teams ranked in the top 15 of both metrics (Gonzaga, Kansas, Michigan, Baylor, Houston)…Opponents are scoring just 9.6 percent of their points at the free throw -- the sixth fewest allowed in the country and second fewest by a power conference team (Arkansas, 9.0)…Duke is the 29th youngest team in the nation and fourth youngest power conference team behind Arizona, Marquette and Georgetown…Duke has finished top 20 in offensive efficiency in 19 of the last 20 seasons (2007).
ON THE DEFENSIVE
Duke has held four consecutive opponents to less than 60 points -- tied for the second longest streak in the Coach K era. The record is five straight games, set in 1980-81, 2002-03 and 2018-19…Through five games, Duke is holding opponents to just .375 from the field, .255 from three-point range and averaging 9.6 steals per game…Duke is forcing 15.4 turnovers per game turnovers and owns a +60 margin in points-off-turnover scoring (98-38)…The team's three-point defense is second in the ACC and 38th overall…Duke has held each of its first five opponents to less than .400 from the field and is now 458-16 in the Coach K era when the opponent shoots less than .400.
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