Duke Takes on Louisville Wednesday in ACC Second Round

Wednesday, March 10

Greensboro, N.C.

6:30 P.M.

Duke University

Louisville

Duke Takes on Louisville Wednesday in ACC Second Round

3/10/2021 9:02:00 AM | Men's Basketball

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THE OPENING TIP

Duke, which has won two of the last three ACC Tournaments to be completed, continues its quest for the program's 22nd ACC title on Wednesday night in the second round vs. Louisville.
The game tips at 6:30 p.m. ET on ACC Network with Dan Shulman and Jay Bilas on the call. On the radio, David Shumate and John Roth have the call on the Blue Devil Sports Network from Learfield IMG College (96.5FM & 610AM in Durham).
The Blue Devils are an ACC-best 104-45 in the ACC Tournament with a league record 21 titles -- eight crowns have come at Greensboro Coliseum where Duke is 40-18 the tournament (29-10 under Coach K).
Mike Krzyzewski is 66-23 all-time in the ACC Tournament with 15 titles. Duke has won 12 of the last 23 ACC titles and is 49-11 in the tournament in that span, including nine wins in its last 10 games.
Meeting for the third time this season, the Blue Devils are looking to snap a three-game skid in the series vs. the Cardinals. Eight of the last nine games in the series have been single-digit decisions.
Sophomore Matthew Hurt, who finished the regular season as the ACC's leading scorer both overall (18.7) and in conference play (18.6), is looking to become the 14th Blue Devil to lead the league in scoring.
Hurt joins Iowa's Luka Garza as the only major college players shooting 50+ percent from the field, 40+ percent from three-point range and making 7.0+ field goals per game this season.
Hurt was a first-team All-ACC pick and named the ACC's Most Improved Player this season -- giving Duke at least one first-team pick in 14 consecutive years.
Also for Duke, senior Jordan Goldwire was named to the All-Defensive Team, while DJ Steward was an All-Freshman selection.
Freshman Mark Williams is averaging 15.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and shooting .778 from the field (35-of-45) over the last five games, which includes his first career double-double (18 and 11 vs. Syracuse) and first career 20-point game (20 at Georgia Tech).
Seven different Blue Devils scored 8+ points as Duke rolled past Boston College, 86-51, in the first round to match the program's second-largest margin of victory in the ACC Tournament.
Duke was 15-of-32 from 3-point range against BC -- its most treys in two seasons and second most all-time in the ACCT.

DUKE VS. LOUISVILLE
Wednesday's game is the 20th meeting between Duke and Louisville, with the Blue Devils leading, 10-9 … The Cardinals have won three straight in the series, including a pair of narrow wins this season -- 70-65 on Jan. 23 at the KFC Yum! Center and 80-73 in overtime at Cameron Indoor on Feb. 27 … Matthew Hurt scored 24 points in the first meeting and his 37 points at Cameron are the most by an ACC player this season … The teams have met once in the ACC Tournament, with the Blue Devils clipping the Cards, 81-77, in the 2017 quarterfinals on Duke's way to becoming the first ACC team to win four games in four days and claim the ACC title … Eight of the last nine games in the series have each been decided by less than 10 points.

HOME AWAY FROM HOME
The Blue Devils have posted an all-time record of 98-40 (.710) at the Greensboro Coliseum dating back to 1960 … The program's 98 wins at the venue place it behind only Duke's current home (Cameron Indoor Stadium) and former homes (Card Gym and Duke Gym) as the winningest venue for the Blue Devils … The Greensboro Coliseum has seen Duke win eight ACC Tournament titles, while compiling a 40-18 record in tournament play (29-10 under Coach K) … Duke's ACC titles in the Coliseum came in 1978, 1980, 1986, 1988, 2003, 2006, 2010 and 2011.

DUKE 86, BOSTON COLLEGE 51
Duke opened the ACC Tournament with a 35-point win over Boston College on Tuesday afternoon … The game was the 28th in the series vs. Boston College, with the series now 25-3 in Duke's favor. In ACC Tournament games, the series is now 3-0 in favor of Duke … Duke finished the game 15-of-32 from 3-point range, marking the Blue Devils' second most made 3-pointers in an ACC Tournament game behind 17 vs. Clemson (3/10/00), also a first-round game … Duke's 15 made 3-pointers were its most in a game since hitting 15 vs. Army West Point (11/11/18) and its most vs. an ACC opponent since hitting 16 vs. Georgia Tech (1/4/17) … Duke's 22 assists were tied for third most by Duke in the ACC Tournament -- most since 24 vs. NC State in the 2002 title game … Duke's 35-point margin of victory was tied for its second largest in an ACC Tournament game and largest since a 37-point win over Virginia, 104-67 (3/4/99) … Duke's 32 bench points were its third most in an ACC Tournament game and most since 34 vs. Clemson (3/15/08) … Freshman DJ Steward finished with a game high 17 points on 7-of-14 shooting with four assists and one turnover … Steward extended his three-point streak to 20 consecutive games … Freshman Mark Williams scored 13 points on 6-of-7 from the field … Over Williams' last five games, he is Duke's second-leading scorer in that span with 15.4 points, along with 5.4 rebounds and shooting .778 from the field (35-of-45) … Senior Jordan Goldwire was a career-best 4-of-6 from 3-point range, finishing with 12 points … Sophomore Wendell Moore Jr., matched a career high with four steals. He has recorded four steals in each of the last three games … Freshman Henry Coleman III matched his career high with five rebounds and blocked a career high two shots.

DUKE'S ACC AWARD WINNERS
Matthew Hurt was honored as the ACC's Most Improved Player and named first-team All-ACC, while DJ Steward was selected to the All-Freshman Team and Jordan Goldwire tapped to the All-Defensive Team … Duke now boasts at least one first-team All-ACC pick in 14 consecutive seasons -- the ACC's longest active streak by far … Hurt is the Blue Devils' 75th first-teamer (second most in ACC history), the 50th first-teamer under Coach K (most by a coach) and the 100th overall All-ACC pick under Coach K (most) … Steward gives Duke an All-Freshman pick in 10 consecutive seasons, and the Blue Devils' 31 selections are most all-time … With Goldwire as an All-Defensive pick, Duke also owns the most in ACC history, now with 19 … Hurt is the second Blue Devil to win the Most Improved Award, which was established in 2014, joining Grayson Allen (2016) … Hurt received three votes as Player of the Year, as Duke was bidding to be the first program in ACC history with the POY in four consecutive seasons … Duke's hold on the ACC Freshman of the Year Award was also snapped at three straight years.

HIGH MARKS FOR MARK
Freshman Mark Williams is averaging 15.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and shooting .778 from the field (35-of-45) over his last five games, which includes a career-high 20 points at Georgia Tech and a pair of 18-point efforts vs. Syracuse and North Carolina … The freshman's season turned in late January after not appearing in the Jan. 23 game Louisville. He played the first nine games, averaging 5.8 minutes and scoring 1.4 points … In the 13 games since, Williams owns the team's best field goal percentage (.681), is fourth on the team in scoring (9.8), second in rebounds (5.1) and has 27 of the team's 63 blocks in that span … He hit just six field goals over his first nine game, and has connected on 56-of-81 (.681) over the last 13 contests … Twenty-seven of his 31 blocks have come in that span … He leads Duke with 31 of the team's 54 dunks this season -- 31 of 62 field goals this season are dunks (50 percent).

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