No. 9 Blue Devils Host Virginia Monday Night at Cameron

Monday, February 7

Durham, N.C.

7 p.m.

Duke University

Virginia

No. 9 Blue Devils Host Virginia Monday Night at Cameron

2/6/2022 4:57:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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THE OPENING TIP

Winners of five straight and in sole possession of first place in the ACC, No. 7 Duke welcomes Virginia for a Big Monday showdown at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
The game tips at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN with Rece Davis and Cory Alexander 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 175th in the series, which Duke leads 122-52, including 54-9 at Cameron Indoor. The Blue Devils won last year in Durham, 66-65, and have taken seven of the last 10.
Each of the last 12 games in the series have been decided by 10 points or fewer, including five of the last seven decided by one or two points. The average margin of victory in the last 12 is 4.6 points.
Six-time ACC Freshman of the Week, Paolo Banchero is averaging a double-double over Duke's five-game winning streak with 15.8 points, 10.8 rebounds in that span.
Banchero, the ACC's lone representative on the late-season watch list for the Wooden Award, has nine 20-point efforts this season -- seven coming against power conference opponents -- six in ACC play -- in addition to 21 points vs. Gonzaga. He is the second leading scorer (18.6) and rebounder (9.5) in ACC play.
Sophomore Mark Williams, a finalist for the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year, leads the ACC and is 11th nationally in blocks (3.14). Williams is 38-of-49 (.776) from the field and averaging 12.7 points over Duke's last seven games.
Freshman AJ Griffin set a Duke freshman record for three-point accuracy with his 5-of-5 at Louisville and scored a career-high 27 points at UNC. He is averaging 20.7 points over the last three games.
Griffin is the only power conference player -- and one of nine players nationally -- shooting .500+ from three with a min. of 50 attempts.
Sophomore Jeremy Roach has a 6.83-to-1 assist/turnover ratio over Duke's last seven games (41 assists, six turnovers). He is second in the ACC and 13th nationally for the season (3.0-to-1).
Duke leads the ACC in both field goal defense (.400) and three-point defense (.300) -- one of just two power conference teams this season holding opponents to .400/.300 or worse (LSU).

DUKE VS. VIRGINIA
Duke leads the all-time series, 122-52, and has won three of the last four, six of the last eight and seven of the last 10 … In Durham, the Blue Devils lead 59-10, including 54-9 at Cameron Indoor Stadium … The last 12 games in the series (Duke, 8-4) have been decided by 10 points or fewer with the average margin just 4.6 points. Four of the last five games in the series have been one or two-point decisions … In last year's meeting, Jaemyn Brakefield scored the go-ahead basket on a reverse layup with 1:58 left and Duke came up with a final-possession stop to beat the No. 7 Cavaliers, 66-65, at Cameron Indoor Stadium … Matthew Hurt scored 22 points on 8-of-13 shooting as Coach K won his 100th career game over a team ranked in the AP top 10 (100-95).

SCOUTING THE CAVALIERS
Virginia has won two straight and three of the last four to improve its ACC record to 8-5, good for sixth place … Leading the ACC and 10th nationally in scoring defense, the Cavaliers are yielding just 59.5 points -- 54.2 points in their 14 wins … A pair of transfers are UVa's leading scorers in Jayden Gardner (ECU) -- 14.3 points and Armaan Franklin (Indiana) -- 12.3 points … Virginia (1.42) is second to Duke (1.67) in assist/turnover ratio in the conference and the teams are also the top two in the ACC in blocked shots -- Duke at 5.41 and Virginia at 4.74 … Only three teams have scored 70+ versus Virginia -- Iowa (75-74 loss), North Carolina (74-58 loss) and NC State (77-63 loss).

ON THIS DATE
Duke is 23-8 all-time when playing on Feb. 7 and has won three straight, six of the last seven and 10 of the last 12 … Duke last played on this date in 2015 -- a 90-60 win over Notre Dame … Duke and Virginia have met once on this date, with Duke winning 86-74 at Cameron Indoor in 1991.

ON THE DEFENSIVE
Since January 1, Duke opponents are shooting just .282 (60-of-213) from three-point range -- the best percentage defense by power conference teams and 19th best overall in that span … For the year, Duke is 37th nationally in three-point defense (.300) -- was 119th nationally (.314) on December 31 … Duke leads the ACC in both field goal defense (.400) and three-point defense (.300) -- one of just two power conference teams this season holding opponents to at or below .400 from the field and at or below .300 from three-point range (LSU) … Duke has held eight of its last 11 opponents -- and 14 for the season -- to .300 or worse from behind the arc (12-2 in those games) … Junior Wendell Moore Jr., is one of the nation's premier perimeter defenders, regularly drawing the opponent's best offensive match up. This season, opponents are shooting just .315 from the field and .241 from three-point range with Moore as the primary defender … Sophomore Mark Williams, who leads the league and is 11th nationally in blocked shots (3.14), is one of the best rim protectors with his 7-foot-7 wingspan … Syracuse, VT, Wake and Notre Dame each made their fewest number of threes and shot their lowest percentage of the season against the Blue Devils -- VT was 5-of-19 (.263), Wake was 2-of-16 (.125), Syracuse was 5-of-29 (.172) and Notre Dame was 3-of-18 (.167) … In Duke's defensive gem at Notre Dame, the Irish were limited to a season-low 43 points, and it marked the fewest points Duke allowed in an ACC game since a 68-40 win over Clemson on Jan. 8, 2013. It was the fewest points Duke allowed in an ACC road game since a 56-41 win at Virginia on Feb. 16, 2011 … The Blue Devils limited ND's high-scoring senior Dane Goodwin to the first scoreless game since his freshman season. Goodwin entered the game having scored in double figures in every game this season and was hitting .500 (48-of-96) from three-point range … Duke has held 14 of its 21 opponent this season to 70 points or less … Two other opponents -- Gardner-Webb (.125) and Lafayette (.259) -- also shot their lowest three-point percentage this season.

GRIFFIN MAKES DUKE FRESHMAN HISTORY
Surging freshman AJ Griffin is averaging 20.7 points and shooting 9-of-13 from three-point range over Duke's last three games -- road wins at Louisville, Notre Dame and North Carolina … Griffin is the only power conference player -- and one of only nine players nationally -- shooting .500 or better from three-point range with a minimum of 50 attempts … At Louisville, he matched his then-career high for points (22) while hitting 5-of-5 from three-point range to become the first Duke freshman to hit 100 percent behind the arc (min. five attempts) … Of his three-pointers at Louisville, two came on consecutive possessions that made the score 65-60 and 68-60 -- part of a 14-5 game-closing run by the Blue Devils after the Cards tied the score at 60-60 with 8:28 remaining … He scored 13 points with a career-high nine rebounds at ND … The Ossining, N.Y., native exploded for a career-high 27 points at UNC -- the fourth most by a Duke freshman in their debut game against the Heels … Of his 27 points, 10 came to start the second half as he single-handedly keyed a 10-0 run that took Duke's lead from 39-28 to 49-28 … He has reached double figures in eight of the last 11 games … A knee injury in the preseason set Griffin back over the first half of the season. He played just 11 minutes (two points) in the Kentucky win, six minutes (no points) in the Gonzaga win and two minutes (no points) at Ohio State.

BANCHERO POURING IT ON
A Blue Devil has been the ACC's freshman scoring leader in seven of the last eight seasons and eight of the last 10 … Freshman Paolo Banchero is looking to keep that run going in 2021-22, as the six-time ACC Freshman of the Week leads all true freshman nationally in scoring (17.5) and is second among true freshman in rebounding (8.4) … Duke is 10-2 this season when Banchero leads the team in scoring … He has led Duke in scoring in nine of the last 11 games … Of his nine 20-point games this season, seven have come against power conference teams -- six in ACC play -- in addition to 21 points in the win over Gonzaga in Las Vegas … Banchero is averaging 18.6 points, 8.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists and shooting .480 from the field against the ACC, Kentucky, Ohio State and Gonzaga … The Seattle native is averaging a double-double over Duke's five-game winning streak with 15.8 points and 10.8 rebounds. He has six double-doubles this season, including four over his last six games … Banchero is sixth in the ACC in scoring (17.6), fourth in rebounding (8.4) and 10th in field goal pct. (.490). In ACC games, he is second in the league in scoring (18.5) and rebounding (9.5) … He has reached double figures in every game this season, has 15+ in all but two ACC games … Banchero notched his fourth double-double of the season vs. Syracuse, netting 15 points and a career-high 13 rebounds … He followed that up with 19 points, seven boards and four assists against Clemson, including two crucial baskets in the final two minutes to help seal the 71-69 win … Banchero had a career-high 15 boards at Louisville to go with 11 points for his fifth double-double, while his sixth double-double came at North Carolina with 13 points and 10 rebounds … He recently had 20+ points in four straight contests, capped off at Florida State when he posted a 20-point, 12-rebound double-double while dishing out a career-best seven assists … He nearly had his first triple-double vs. The Citadel, with a career-high 28 points, eight rebounds and six assists.

SHARING AND SHOOTING THE ROCK
Duke enters the game with the nation's third best assist/turnover ratio of 1.67. The Blue Devils also rank top 20 nationally and lead the ACC in field goal shooting (.487, ranked 11th in the NCAA) and assists (17.7, ranked ninth) … Duke has had a positive assist/turnover ratio in 19 of 22 games -- its only games with a negative ratio came in wins over Kentucky, Virginia Tech and Notre Dame … The Blue Devils posted their best assist percentage in the Jan. 22 win over Syracuse, dishing out 25 assists on 30 made field goals (83 percent). Duke's 25 assists were an ACC season high and matched its season best (25 vs. The Citadel) … Duke is averaging 18.9 assists as a team and assisting on 64 percent of its field goals over the last seven games. For the season, Duke is assisting on 59 percent of its field goals … Duke is dishing out a league-leading 16.9 dimes in ACC play … Duke is the only ACC team with three players in the league's top 10 in assist/turnover ratio with Jeremy Roach ranked second (3.00), Trevor Keels ranked fourth (2.50) and Wendell Moore Jr. seventh (2.17).

CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM
Duke has posted an all-time record of 928-169 (.846) at Cameron Indoor, including 570-74 (.885) under Coach K … Duke is 263-63 (.806) 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 83rd 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.

FOOD & BEVERAGE SERVICE TO RESUME
Duke University has announced that food and beverage service will resume at home indoor athletic events, beginning Sunday, Feb. 6 … The sale of concessions will resume, along with the availability of food and beverage service in all hospitality areas … For more information, click here.

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