No. 9 Blue Devils Continue Homestand, Take on La Salle

Opening Tip

Duke and La Salle meet in the Blue Devils' second game of the Blue Devil Challenge, after opening the event with a 90-60 win versus Bucknell last Friday.
The game tips off at 7 p.m., with Wes Durham and Dan Donner on the call for ACC Network. David Shumate and John Roth broadcast the game on the Blue Devils Sports Network.
The Explorers are 2-0 in the Blue Devil Challenge, defeating the Bison, 69-57, on Nov. 14 and then taking down Southern Indiana, 79-78, on Nov. 18 before traveling to Durham.
Duke is 4-0 all-time against La Salle.
Tuesday is the first meeting between the two teams in 40 years, having last played on Jan. 8, 1983 -- The Blue Devils defeated the Explorers, 61-60, in that game, which was played at The Palestra.
In Duke's first game of the Blue Devil Challenge, Jared McCain logged the team's first double-double of the season with 17 points and 10 rebounds -- including nine on the defensive glass.
Mark Mitchell tallied a career-high 20 points to pace the Blue Devils against the Bison, going 8-of-13 from the field and a perfect 3-for-3 from the free throw line.
Duke is 10-3 all-time when playing on Nov. 21 -- including a win last season over Bellarmine, 74-57, in Jon Scheyer's first season as head coach of the Blue Devils.
After eclipsing 1,000 career points versus Arizona, Jeremy Roach is on the cusp of another milestone -- his next game played is his 100th career game at Duke.
Duke's defense has picked up from where it left off in 2022-23 -- a season in which the Blue Devils held 32 of their 36 opponents below their season scoring average entering each game.
So far in 2023-24, Duke has held each opponent below their scoring average.

Last Time Out

The No. 9 Duke men's basketball team defeated Bucknell, 90-60, in its opening game of the Blue Devil Challenge at Cameron Indoor.
It was the fourth all-time meeting between Duke and Bucknell – the Blue Devils are now 4-0 in the series.
Jared McCain tallied the first double-double by a Blue Devil this season, finishing with 17 points and 10 rebounds.
McCain finished 5-of-8 from the field, including 5-of-7 from beyond the arc – the most three-pointers made by a Duke player in a game so far in the 2023-24 season.
Mark Mitchell scored a game-high 20 points on 8-of-13 shooting while also going a perfect 3-for-3 from the charity stripe and grabbing six rebounds.
Mitchell set a new career-high for points scored, surpassing the 18 he tallied against Jacksonville last season.

Continuity From Last Season

Duke returns 60.4 points per game from last year's roster, the most by a Duke team since the 2008-09 season, and brings back 77.9% of points scored in 2022-23 -- the most since the 2007-08 Duke team returned 81.3%.
Each of the Blue Devils' top-four scorers from a year ago are on the 2023-24 roster, which is the first time since at least 1997 -- as far back as research allows -- according to ESPN.
Four different players who made 30 or more starts in 2022-23 have returned to Durham, which marks the first time in Duke lore since the 2000-01 roster that included Shane Battier, Carlos Boozer, Nate James and Jay Williams. The 2000-01 team went on to win the program's third national championship.
Duke's defense has picked up from where it left off in 2022-23 -- a season in which the Blue Devils held 32 of their 36 opponents below their season scoring average entering each game.
So far in 2023-24, Duke has held each opponent below their respective scoring average.

Sellout Streak Still Staying Strong

Duke has sold out 509 consecutive games at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The last time Duke did not have a sellout at home was on Nov. 16, 1990, against Boston College.
The sellout figure is the longest current streak (by time) in either men's college basketball or the NBA.
Duke's record at Cameron during the sellout streak is 462-47 (.908).

Duke's Three-Point Streak

Duke has connected on at least one three-pointer in 1,193 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.

The Blue Devils Have Won Nearly 85% of Games at Cameron Indoor Stadium

Duke has posted an all-time record of 948-171 (.847) at Cameron Indoor, that included a 572-76 (.883) record under Coach K.
Duke has won more games at its current home venue than any team in college basketball.
Now in its 85th 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.

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No. 9 Blue Devils Continue Homestand, Take on La Salle

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