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Tuesday, November 30
Columbus, Ohio
9:30 P.M.
Duke University
at
Ohio State
No. 1 Duke Heads to Ohio State Tuesday for Big Ten/ACC Challenge
11/29/2021 4:03:00 PM | Men's Basketball
THE OPENING TIP
BIG TEN/ACC CHALLENGE
Duke's 19-3 record in the 22-year history of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge is the best record for either conference…The Blue Devils are 2-1 versus Ohio State in the Challenge, beating the Buckeyes in Greensboro in 2002, falling in Columbus in 2011 and winning at Cameron Indoor the following year in 2012…The Blue Devils are 6-2 in road games in the Challenge and have won three straight on the road…Ohio State is 9-11 in the Challenge (5-5 in home games)…As a conference, the ACC is 12-7-3, but has not won the overall Challenge since 2017…Kyrie Irving's 31 points versus Michigan State in 2010 stand as the Duke scoring record in the Challenge.
DUKE-OHIO STATE HISTORY
Duke leads the all-time series over Ohio State, 4-3…Each of three meetings in the Coach K era have come in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, with Duke winning two of three…Against teams from the Big Ten Conference, Duke is 82-29 all-time -- not counting games vs. Maryland and Rutgers prior to those teams joining the conference.
ABOUT THE BUCKEYES
Ohio State is 4-2 to open the season, with a pair of close losses at Xavier, 71-65, and at the buzzer to No. 23 Florida, 71-68, last Wednesday in the title game of the Ft. Myers Tip-off…Junior EJ Liddell is eighth nationally in scoring and is the only Buckeye in double figures (22.5). The 6-foot-7 forward shoots .560 from the field, is 9-of-22 from three-point range, averages 6.2 rebounds and 3.8 blocks and is second on the team with 13 assists…Only 15 players in the country have been to the free throw line more this season than Liddell's 45 attempts…The team's 6.0 blocks per game are 16th nationally, while Liddell's 3.8 lead the Big Ten and are fifth nationally.
ON THIS DATE
Duke is 16-0 all-time when playing on Nov. 30 with three of the victories coming in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge…The Blue Devils defeated Illinois in 1999 at the United Center, clipped Michigan State in 2004 at Cameron Indoor and beat Indiana in 2005 in Bloomington…Duke last played on this date in 2014 -- a 93-73 win over Army West Point at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
DUKE RANKED NO. 1, EXTENDS RECORD
In the program's history, this marks the 145th week that Duke has been ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press Poll -- the most weeks ranked No. 1 all-time…Duke climbed to the top spot after opening at No. 9 in the preseason poll and reaching Nos. 7 and 5 in each of the last two weeks before Friday's victory over the previous No. 1, Gonzaga…This No. 1 ranking comes nearly two years to the day the Blue Devils were last ranked No. 1 -- the Nov. 25, 2019 poll. Since then, Gonzaga has occupied the top spot in 24 of the 36 polls…Duke has been ranked No. 1 in the AP Poll now 90 times since the start of the 1998-99 season, far and away the most in the nation in that span (North Carolina is second, 39). ..Duke's 283 games (243-40) at No. 1 are the most all-time…Under Coach K, Duke has played 254 of those games -- also the most in NCAA history for one coach. The Blue Devils are 219-35 under Coach K at No. 1…Under Coach K, Duke has played more games as a No. 1 team (254) than as an unranked team (161)…In 2018-19, Coach K (254) surpassed John Wooden (228) for the most weeks ranked No. 1 by a head coach, and Krzyzewski (219) is two clear of Wooden (217) for most wins when ranked No. 1…The Blue Devils have also been ranked in the top 10 at least once in 26 consecutive seasons -- the longest active streak nationally.
DUKE VS. NO. 1
Including last week's win over Gonzaga, Duke has faced the nation's No. 1 team 18 times under head coach Mike Krzyzewski and is 7-11 in those games. Duke is 6-4 against the nation's top-ranked team since a March 26, 1988 win against Temple…Duke is 10-21 all-time against the AP's No. 1 team…Duke has won five of its last eight and six of its last 10 versus No. 1 -- all under Coach K…Coach K's seven wins over No. 1 are second most in NCAA history and lead all active coaches.
MOORE DOES IT ALL
Junior Wendell Moore Jr., is proving early to be among the nation's most complete -- and improved -- players as the co-captain is the nation's only power conference player averaging 17.0+ points, 6.0+ rebounds, 5.0+ assists and shooting .500+ from the field…The Charlotte native leads the ACC in assists (5.7), is third in the conference in assist/turnover ratio (+3.1), is fifth in scoring (17.9) and seventh in field goal percentage (.578). ..With his 19-10-10 vs. Army, he has one of the three 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…The performance was also his third career double-double…He has recorded double-figure points in each of the first seven games this season -– the longest streak of his career -- and has 20+ points in three consecutive games for the first time in his career…The junior flirted with another triple-double against The Citadel, dropping 22 points, eight rebounds and nine assists…He was named the MVP of the Gonzaga game with 20 points, six rebounds, six assists and a career-high six steals.
PAOLO'S HOLIDAY STAT STUFFING
Freshman Paolo Banchero, the team's leading scorer (18.3) and rebounder (7.6), nearly had his first triple-double vs. The Citadel, with 28 points, eight rebounds and six assists…His 28 points and six assists were each career highs…The Seattle native has 13 assists and two turnovers over Duke's last four games after one assist and 10 turnovers in the first three…Banchero ranks fifth in the ACC in scoring, 10th in rebounding, ninth in FG pct. (.534) and eighth in FT pct. (.839).
DUKE TIGHTENS GRIP ON ACC WEEKLY HONORS
Opening his career with a 22-point, seven-rebound effort to help Duke beat No. 10 Kentucky, freshman Paolo Banchero was named the ACC Freshman of the Week on Nov. 15…After a career-high 18 points from AJ Griffin in last week's win over Lafayette, Griffin was named this week's ACC Freshman of the Week. ..Duke swept the weekly awards this week with junior Wendell Moore Jr., earning his first Player of the Week honor and Banchero his second after the duo each scored 20+ points in the win over No. 1 Gonzaga…Since 2013-14, a Duke freshman has won nearly 50 percent of the ACC Freshman of the Week awards -- 67 of a possible 139 weeks…Duke leads the ACC in all-time Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week selections.
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- Putting its seven-game season-opening winning streak on the line, No. 1 Duke battles Ohio State Tuesday night in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge at Value City Arena in Columbus.
- The game tips at 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN with Karl Ravech, Jay Bilas and Holly Rowe on the call. On the radio locally, David Shumate and John Roth call the action on the Blue Devil Sports Network from Learfield.
- Duke is back in the top spot in the AP poll for the 145th week, extending its NCAA record for most weeks ranked No. 1.
- Head coach Mike Krzyzewski has spent more weeks (127), coached more games (254) and has more wins as the AP No. 1 team (219) than any coach in NCAA history.
- The Blue Devils have won 19 of the 22 games in the Challenge since the event began more than two decades ago, marking the most wins and best winning percentage of teams from either conference.
- Duke, which is coming off a win over then-No. 1 Gonzaga, joins the Zags as the only teams with multiple AP top-10 wins.Â
- This week's ACC Player of the Week, junior Wendell Moore Jr., is the only power conference player averaging 17.0+ points, 6.0+ rebounds, 5.0+ assists and shooting .500+ from the field (17.9/6.3/5.7/.578).
- Moore has one of the three triple-doubles in the nation this season and has scored 20+ points in three consecutive games for the first time in his career.
- ACC Freshman of the Week Paolo Banchero is the nation's leading true freshman scorer at 18.3 points. He has scored 20+ points in back-to-back games, including a career-high 28 vs. The Citadel.
- Tuesday's game matches up two of the country's best shot blockers in Duke's Mark Williams and Ohio State's E.J. Liddell. Williams' 6.42 blocks per 40 minutes leads all power conference players.
- Williams last four games: 14.5 ppg., 8.5 rpg., .692 fg% (27-of-39) with six assists, three steals and 18 blocked shots.
- Duke is forcing 15.3 turnovers, averaging 9.6 steals and owns a +92 margin in points-off-turnover scoring (137-45).
- Duke has made 33 more free throws than the opponents have attempted this season (91-58). Duke is committing 12.7 fouls per game -- fewest in the ACC and sixth fewest nationally.
BIG TEN/ACC CHALLENGE
Duke's 19-3 record in the 22-year history of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge is the best record for either conference…The Blue Devils are 2-1 versus Ohio State in the Challenge, beating the Buckeyes in Greensboro in 2002, falling in Columbus in 2011 and winning at Cameron Indoor the following year in 2012…The Blue Devils are 6-2 in road games in the Challenge and have won three straight on the road…Ohio State is 9-11 in the Challenge (5-5 in home games)…As a conference, the ACC is 12-7-3, but has not won the overall Challenge since 2017…Kyrie Irving's 31 points versus Michigan State in 2010 stand as the Duke scoring record in the Challenge.
DUKE-OHIO STATE HISTORY
Duke leads the all-time series over Ohio State, 4-3…Each of three meetings in the Coach K era have come in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, with Duke winning two of three…Against teams from the Big Ten Conference, Duke is 82-29 all-time -- not counting games vs. Maryland and Rutgers prior to those teams joining the conference.
ABOUT THE BUCKEYES
Ohio State is 4-2 to open the season, with a pair of close losses at Xavier, 71-65, and at the buzzer to No. 23 Florida, 71-68, last Wednesday in the title game of the Ft. Myers Tip-off…Junior EJ Liddell is eighth nationally in scoring and is the only Buckeye in double figures (22.5). The 6-foot-7 forward shoots .560 from the field, is 9-of-22 from three-point range, averages 6.2 rebounds and 3.8 blocks and is second on the team with 13 assists…Only 15 players in the country have been to the free throw line more this season than Liddell's 45 attempts…The team's 6.0 blocks per game are 16th nationally, while Liddell's 3.8 lead the Big Ten and are fifth nationally.
ON THIS DATE
Duke is 16-0 all-time when playing on Nov. 30 with three of the victories coming in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge…The Blue Devils defeated Illinois in 1999 at the United Center, clipped Michigan State in 2004 at Cameron Indoor and beat Indiana in 2005 in Bloomington…Duke last played on this date in 2014 -- a 93-73 win over Army West Point at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
DUKE RANKED NO. 1, EXTENDS RECORD
In the program's history, this marks the 145th week that Duke has been ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press Poll -- the most weeks ranked No. 1 all-time…Duke climbed to the top spot after opening at No. 9 in the preseason poll and reaching Nos. 7 and 5 in each of the last two weeks before Friday's victory over the previous No. 1, Gonzaga…This No. 1 ranking comes nearly two years to the day the Blue Devils were last ranked No. 1 -- the Nov. 25, 2019 poll. Since then, Gonzaga has occupied the top spot in 24 of the 36 polls…Duke has been ranked No. 1 in the AP Poll now 90 times since the start of the 1998-99 season, far and away the most in the nation in that span (North Carolina is second, 39). ..Duke's 283 games (243-40) at No. 1 are the most all-time…Under Coach K, Duke has played 254 of those games -- also the most in NCAA history for one coach. The Blue Devils are 219-35 under Coach K at No. 1…Under Coach K, Duke has played more games as a No. 1 team (254) than as an unranked team (161)…In 2018-19, Coach K (254) surpassed John Wooden (228) for the most weeks ranked No. 1 by a head coach, and Krzyzewski (219) is two clear of Wooden (217) for most wins when ranked No. 1…The Blue Devils have also been ranked in the top 10 at least once in 26 consecutive seasons -- the longest active streak nationally.
DUKE VS. NO. 1
Including last week's win over Gonzaga, Duke has faced the nation's No. 1 team 18 times under head coach Mike Krzyzewski and is 7-11 in those games. Duke is 6-4 against the nation's top-ranked team since a March 26, 1988 win against Temple…Duke is 10-21 all-time against the AP's No. 1 team…Duke has won five of its last eight and six of its last 10 versus No. 1 -- all under Coach K…Coach K's seven wins over No. 1 are second most in NCAA history and lead all active coaches.
MOORE DOES IT ALL
Junior Wendell Moore Jr., is proving early to be among the nation's most complete -- and improved -- players as the co-captain is the nation's only power conference player averaging 17.0+ points, 6.0+ rebounds, 5.0+ assists and shooting .500+ from the field…The Charlotte native leads the ACC in assists (5.7), is third in the conference in assist/turnover ratio (+3.1), is fifth in scoring (17.9) and seventh in field goal percentage (.578). ..With his 19-10-10 vs. Army, he has one of the three 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…The performance was also his third career double-double…He has recorded double-figure points in each of the first seven games this season -– the longest streak of his career -- and has 20+ points in three consecutive games for the first time in his career…The junior flirted with another triple-double against The Citadel, dropping 22 points, eight rebounds and nine assists…He was named the MVP of the Gonzaga game with 20 points, six rebounds, six assists and a career-high six steals.
PAOLO'S HOLIDAY STAT STUFFING
Freshman Paolo Banchero, the team's leading scorer (18.3) and rebounder (7.6), nearly had his first triple-double vs. The Citadel, with 28 points, eight rebounds and six assists…His 28 points and six assists were each career highs…The Seattle native has 13 assists and two turnovers over Duke's last four games after one assist and 10 turnovers in the first three…Banchero ranks fifth in the ACC in scoring, 10th in rebounding, ninth in FG pct. (.534) and eighth in FT pct. (.839).
DUKE TIGHTENS GRIP ON ACC WEEKLY HONORS
Opening his career with a 22-point, seven-rebound effort to help Duke beat No. 10 Kentucky, freshman Paolo Banchero was named the ACC Freshman of the Week on Nov. 15…After a career-high 18 points from AJ Griffin in last week's win over Lafayette, Griffin was named this week's ACC Freshman of the Week. ..Duke swept the weekly awards this week with junior Wendell Moore Jr., earning his first Player of the Week honor and Banchero his second after the duo each scored 20+ points in the win over No. 1 Gonzaga…Since 2013-14, a Duke freshman has won nearly 50 percent of the ACC Freshman of the Week awards -- 67 of a possible 139 weeks…Duke leads the ACC in all-time Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week selections.
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