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Thursday, March 14
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Duke University
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No. 11 Duke Faces NC State in ACC Tournament Quarterfinals
3/13/2024 11:19:00 PM | Men's Basketball
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- No. 2 seed Duke (24-7, 15-5 ACC) faces No. 10 seed NC State (19-14, 9-11 ACC) in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament.
- Thursday's game marks the 256th all-time meeting between Duke and NC State, with the Blue Devils looking for their 153rd win in the series (152-103).Â
- Duke holds a 17-9 (.654) lead over the Wolfpack in the ACC Tournament.
- NC State is Duke's third most-frequently played opponent behind North Carolina (262 games) and Wake Forest (261).
- Duke is the only team to rank among the top four ACC statistical leaders in both scoring offense (2nd/80.2 points per game) and scoring defense (3rd/67.2 points allowed per game).
- The Blue Devils lead the ACC in scoring margin (+13.0), field goal percentage (.483), 3-point field goal percentage (.381) and assists (15.4 per game).
- Among ACC leaders, Kyle Filipowski ranks ninth in scoring (16.7 ppg), seventh in rebounding (8.0 rpg), third in blocked shots (1.6 bpg) and sixth in field goal percentage (.504).
- Jeremy Roach has scored 20-plus points four times this season and 12 times during his career, including a team-high 21 points in Duke's March 4 win at NC State.
- Tyrese Proctor, who has played all 40 minutes in each of the last two games, ranks second in ACC in assist/turnover ratio (2.70), and has 27 assists with just nine turnovers in his last six games.
- NC State is second in the ACC and ranks 44th in the nation in fastbreak points with an average of 13.0 per game.
- The Wolfpack are positioned third in the conference and 15th nationally in fewest turnovers at 9.6 per contest, as well as third in the league with 7.5 steals per game.
- All-ACC Third Team guard DJ Horne is connecting on 42.8% of his 3-point shots, best in the league and 12th nationally, and is the league's ninth-leading scorer (16.8 ppg).
- In the last meeting on March 4, a 79-64 Blue Devils' win in Raleigh, Jeremy Roach led Duke with 21 points, while D.J. Burns Jr. poured in a game-high 27 points for NC State.
- Duke has been the ACC Tournament's winningest team all-time with conference records for wins (110), winning percentage (.705) and titles (22) in the tournament.
- Duke is 4-1 all-time in ACC Tournament games in Washington, D.C., where the Blue Devils captured the 2005 crown.
- Duke reached the championship game last season for the 35th time and won its 22nd title.
- Duke's five straight titles (1999 to 2003) and its nine consecutive title game appearances (1998 to 2006) are each ACC records.
- Duke's 21 Tournament MVP winners are the most in league history.
- The Blue Devils have won three of the last six ACC Tournaments that have been completed, becoming the first team to win four games in four days to capture the 2017 crown in Brooklyn, winning in 2019 in Charlotte and earning last season's title in Greensboro.
- Duke has won 55 of its last 66 ACC Tournament games.
- Since 2017 (with 2020 and 2021 impacted by COVID-19), the Blue Devils own an ACC Tournament record of 15-2 with three championship titles (2017, 2019, 2023).
- In eight career ACC Tournament games, senior guard Jeremy Roach has collected 99 points, including a game-high 23 points in the 2023 title contest, for an average of 12.4 points per outing.
- Roach drained five triples in the 2022 quarterfinals against Syracuse to tie for fourth on Duke's single-game records in the ACC Tournament.
- During the 2023 ACC Tournament, Kyle Filipowski averaged 19.7 points per game, shooting 24-of-36 from the field and recording a pair of double-doubles to claim Tournament MVP honors as a freshman. His current .667 field goal percentage is tied for fourth on Duke's ACC Tournament career records list, needing one more field goal to meet the minimum qualification. Current ESPN analyst Jay Bilas holds the Duke record at 69.0% (29-of-42 from 1983-86).
- Filipowski made 8-of-9 from the floor to rank fifth on Duke's single-game ACC Tournament records at 88.9% field goal shooting.
- Tyrese Proctor's 10 assists against Pittsburgh in the 2023 quarterfinals is tied for fifth on Duke's single-game records in the ACC Tournament.
- Jon Scheyer is one of 16 ACC Tournament Most Valuable Players who did not receive All-ACC honors that year. Scheyer's MVP performance helped lead the Blue Devils to the 2009 crown, as he scored 22 points in the semifinals and 29 points in the championship game. Scheyer garnered All-ACC First Team recognition the following season in 2009-10.
- The No. 2 seed has captured the ACC Tournament title 13 times, including Duke championships in 2011, 2002, 2001 and 1978.
- Duke's all-time ACC Tournament record as the No. 2 seed is 29-13 (.690), including a quarterfinals record of 16-1 (.941).
- The second season of 'All-Access with Jon Scheyer' airs on Fridays at 2 p.m. and 10 p.m. (Bally Sports South), Saturdays at 8:30 a.m. (MASN), 9:30 a.m. (Bally Sports South) and 10 a.m. (ABC11.com), and Sunday at noon (ABC-11 WTVD).
- Produced by Blue Devil Sports Properties from LEARFIELD, Duke All-Access with Coach Scheyer is an 18-episode series that provides a look at the Duke men's basketball program through interviews, game highlights, breakdowns, analysis and features.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils men's basketball, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeMBB".
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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