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Tuesday, November 14
Chicago
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Duke University
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Michigan State
No. 9 Duke Takes on No. 18 Michigan State in Champions Classic
11/14/2023 9:03:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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- No. 9 Duke takes the court away from Cameron Indoor Stadium for the first time in the 2023-24 season, taking on No. 18 Michigan State as a part of the State Farm Champions Classic.
- Dan Shulman and Jay Bilas are on the call for ESPN, with Holly Rowe on the sideline. For the Blue Devils Sports Network, David Shumate and John Roth will call the game.
- Duke has won four of its last six in the Champions Classic and the Blue Devils' 7-5 mark is tied with Kansas for the best record amongst the four teams that annually compete in the event.
- The Blue Devils and Spartans play for the 19th total time and fifth time in the event -- Duke is 3-1 against Michigan State when playing in the Champions Classic.
- Duke leads the series, 14-4, and picked up the win in the last matchup -- 85-76 in the 2022 NCAA Tournament Second Round.
- Tuesday is the14th meeting to feature both teams inside the top-25 -- Duke has been ranked inside the top-10 in 18 of the 19 total matchups.
- Duke is a combined 94-34 (.734) all-time in 13 current NBA venues.
- Tuesday night marks the Blue Devils' ninth game at the United Center, where they currently hold an 8-2 (.800) record.Â
- Duke is a perfect 9-0 when playing on Nov. 14, last playing on this date during the 2018-19 season, defeating Eastern Michigan, 84-46, at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
- Duke and Michigan State have clashed once before on Nov. 14, a top-2 matchup that ended with an 88-81 win for the top-ranked Blue Devils in the 2017 Champions Classic.
- Senior guard Jeremy Roach became the 68th Blue Devil all-time to eclipse 1,000 career points in his Duke career, scoring 17 points against Arizona on Friday night.Â
- The Blue Devils are now solo third in NCAA Division I for most 1,000-point scorers in program history, ahead of Notre Dame and Villanova.
- Roach is the first Duke player to cross the threshold since Grayson Allen, Luke Kennard and Amile Jefferson all did so during the 2016-17 season.
- Tuesday night pits No. 9 Duke against No. 18 Michigan State -- the Blue Devils' second top-20 matchup in its first three games of the season, after playing No. 12 Arizona at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Friday night.
- This year is the sixth all-time opening to a Duke season with two ranked opponents in the first three games -- joining the 1956-57, 1957-58, 1969-70, 1979-80 and 1999-00 campaigns.
- In 1999-00, the Blue Devils, ranked 10th nationally, played No. 13 Stanford and No. 1 Connecticut on back-to-back days in the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic.
- Duke is a combined 94-34 (.734) all-time in 12 current NBA venues.
- Tuesday night marks the Blue Devils' ninth game at the United Center, where they currently hold an 8-2 (.800) record.Â
- Duke has won 24 of their last 31 at NBA venues, including an 8-3 record over the past two seasons.
- Duke has connected on at least one three-pointer in 1,191 straight games, the second-longest streak nationally.
- It has been more than 30 years since Duke was held without a three-point field goal -- Dec. 30, 1989, versus Hawai'i.
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