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Tuesday, November 12
Atlanta, Ga.
9 p.m.
Duke University
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In 2024, Duke celebrates its Centennial, marking one hundred years since Trinity College became Duke University. Duke will use this historic milestone to deepen the understanding of its history, inspire pride and strengthen bonds and partnerships, and prepare for a second century of continued excellence and impactful leadership. To learn more, please visit 100.duke.edu
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- No. 6 Duke and No. 19 Kentucky clash in the State Farm Champions Classic at State Farm Arena in Atlanta on Tuesday, Nov. 12. Tipoff on ESPN is slated for 9 p.m.
- Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas and Jess Sims will call the action on ESPN. David Shumate and John Roth team up for the broadcast on the Blue Devil Sports Network.
- Two of the four winningest programs in NCAA history, Duke and Kentucky have met 23 times with the Wildcats leading 12-11.
- The recent history has favored the Blue Devils, with Duke winning nine of the last 11 meetings against Kentucky since 1979.
- In the Champions Classic, the Blue Devils have won three of the four matchups -- UK won, 74-63, in 2015 in Chicago; while Duke won, 75-68, in Atlanta in 2012, 118-84 in Indianapolis in 2018, and 79-71 in New York in 2021.
- Duke has won five of its last seven in the Champions Classic, and the Blue Devils' 8-5 mark is tied with Kansas for the best record among the four teams that annually compete in the event.
- Duke is a combined 99-35 (.739) all-time in 13 current NBA venues, including a 2-1 record in Tuesday's host site and home of the Atlanta Hawks, State Farm Arena.
- Two Blue Devils are from the state of Georgia with hometowns within 40 miles of State Farm Arena. Sion James hails from Sugar Hill (37 miles) and Cameron Sheffield is from Alpharetta (25 miles).
- Tuesday is the start of a six-game stretch for Duke against four teams that are ranked in the Associated Press top-25 poll (No. 19 Kentucky, No. 9 Arizona, No. 1 Kansas and No. 5 Auburn) and were at least a 4-seed in last season's NCAA Tournament.
- Duke plays three true road games before Christmas for the first time since the 1990-91 season.
- During Duke's two exhibition games against Lincoln (W, 107-56) and Arizona State (W, 103-47) and the two regular-season wins versus Maine (W, 96-62) and Army West Point (W, 100-58), the Blue Devils have turned the three-point arc into a benefit on both ends of the floor.
- In those four outings, Duke averaged 45.0 points from three-point range and shot 43.5% from distance, while the opposition averaged 15.0 points and shot 24.4% from behind the arc,
- Duke's three-point point differential in the four contests is +120, for an average of +30 per game - not factoring in two four-point plays.
- Wildcats' head coach Mark Pope, a captain of Kentucky's 1996 national championship team, coached against Duke while at Utah Valley, a 99-69 Blue Devil victory in Durham on Nov. 11, 2017, yet did not face Duke as a player with Kentucky from 1992-96.
- Kentucky guard Koby Brea, a 6-7 transfer from Dayton, was named Atlantic 10 Sixth Man of the Year for the second time in his career and led the nation in 3-point percentage (.498, 100-201) in 2023-24, the highest mark in the NCAA in six seasons.
- Brea is currently shooting 10-of- 12 (.833) from long distance and is leading the Wildcats with 19.0 points per game.
- Jaxson Robinson, a preseason All-SEC Third Team honoree, is a graduate transfer from BYU, who was the 2023-24 Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year after leading Pope's Cougars in scoring at 14.2 points per game.
- Robinson was the first bench player in BYU program history to pace the team in scoring and did so while shooting 42.6% from the field and 35.4% from beyond the 3-point arc, all career-bests.
- Double-doubles from the freshman duo of Cooper Flagg and Khaman Maluach helped propel No. 7 Duke to a 100-58 home victory over Army West Point on Friday, Nov. 8.
- Flagg finished with 13 points, 11 rebounds, three assists, three blocked shots and two steals, while Maluach tallied 11 points and 14 boards.
- Six Blue Devils finished in double-figures for the second consecutive game, with Kon Knueppel, Tyrese Proctor, Sion James and Caleb Foster chipping in 15, 14, 12 and 11, respectively.
- James finished with a +/- of +44 in just 18 minutes of play, collecting 12 points, a team-high four assists, two steals and a rebound.
- After opening the night shooting 1-for-11 from 3-point land, the Blue Devils made 16 of their final 27 shots behind the arc (59.3%).
- Duke distributed 19 assists on 35 baskets and collected eight steals, while forcing 13 Army turnovers.
- The Blue Devils outrebounded the Black Knights, 50-32, including a 35-16 advantage on the glass in the opening stanza.
- The Blue Devils limited Army to 20 first-half points for a 23-point halftime advantage.
- Duke is 6-2 overall on Nov. 12.
- The Blue Devils have three consecutive victories on this date, including the last outing on Nov. 12, an 82-56 triumph over Army West Point in 2021.
- The Blue Devils have won all six contests at Cameron Indoor Stadium on this date with an average margin of victory of 36.8 points, and have dropped both neutral site games on Nov. 12, both against top-5 ranked teams, including a 94-83 loss to Kansas in the 2013 Champions Classic at the United Center in Chicago.
- The weekly television show, "Duke All-Access with Jon Scheyer," is back for its third season in 2024-25.
- The 30-minute show features Jon Scheyer and his Blue Devils team. Presented in magazine format and produced by John Roth, the show also includes informative player features and behind-the-scenes access to the Duke program.
- A production of Blue Devil Sports Properties from LEARFIELD, the show airs locally on ABC-11 WTVD on Sundays at noon ET and is live streamed on ABC11.com Saturdays at 10 a.m. ET. It also available regionally across on FanDuel Sports Network on Fridays at 3 p.m. ET; and on MASN Saturdays at 8:30 a.m. ET. It can also be viewed via the Duke Athletics YouTube Channel and archived on GoDuke.com.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils men's basketball, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeMBB".
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Duke Centennial
In 2024, Duke celebrates its Centennial, marking one hundred years since Trinity College became Duke University. Duke will use this historic milestone to deepen the understanding of its history, inspire pride and strengthen bonds and partnerships, and prepare for a second century of continued excellence and impactful leadership. To learn more, please visit 100.duke.edu
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