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2006-07 Schedule • Game 9 • College Basketball Experience Classic [7/9] Duke (7-1) vs. Holy Cross (6-2) (Cameron Indoor Stadium - Durham, N.C.) N. 12 Columbia (ESPNU) W, 86-43 December 6, 2006 • 7:02 PM ET • espn2 N. 13 Georgia Southern (espn2) W, 72-48 Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, N.C. N. 16 UNC Greensboro W, 75-48 Blue Devil Update Tipoff Facts Duke (7-1), tied for seventh in the AP College Basketball Experience Classic poll and ninth in the ESPN/USA Today TV: espn2; Mike Patrick (play-by-play), Len Elmore (Municipal Auditorium - Kansas City, Mo.) (analyst) N. 20 Air Force (espn2) W, 71-56 coaches poll, faces unranked Holy Cross N. 21 [13/17] Marquette (espn2) L, 73-62 (6-2) on Wednesday at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Tip-off is set for 7:02 p.m. with Radio: Duke Radio Network (fl agship WDNC 620 AM in Durham); Bob Harris (play-by-play), John Roth (analyst) espn2 televising the contest. N. 25 Davidson (FSNS) W, 75-47 and Matthew Laurance (sideline). N. 28 #Indiana (ESPN) W, 54-51 The Blue Devils are coming off a 61- D. 2 [18/23] Georgetown (espn2) W, 61-52 52 home win over Georgetown on Satur- All-time Series: Duke posted a 66-60 win over Holy D. 6 Holy Cross (espn2) 7:00 p.m. day. The 52 points allowed, including just Cross on Jan. 27, 1982 in the only other meeting D. 9 George Mason (ESPN) 12:00 p.m. 18 in the second half, marked the seventh between the two schools. D. 19 Kent State (ESPN) 7:00 p.m. time in eight games Duke has allowed fewer than 56 points in a game this year. Coaches: Mike Krzyzewski Overall Record: 760-251 (32nd year) Aeropostale Classic The Blue Devils are giving up just 52.2 point Duke Record: 687-192 (27th year) per game on the season. (Madison Square Garden - New York, N.Y.) vs. Holy Cross: 1-4* D. 21 vs. Gonzaga (espn2) 9:00 p.m. Sophomore Josh McRoberts show- cased his versatility in the win, fi nishing with * Krzyzewski’s four losses to Holy Cross came during D. 31 San Jose State (FSN) 1:00 p.m. team highs in points (15), rebounds (7), his fi ve years at Army. Coach K’s Army teams lost the J. 2 Temple (espn2) 7:00 p.m. assists (6), blocked shots (3) and minutes four contests by a combined 11 points. J. 6 Virginia Tech* (ESPN) 12:00 p.m. played (37). Duke also received a great J. 10 at Georgia Tech* (ESPN) 7:00 p.m. effort from sophomore Greg Paulus who Ralph Williard J. 14 at Miami* (FSN) 5:30 p.m. recorded 13 points, two rebounds, two Overall Record: 284-206 (17th year) Holy Cross Record: 140-82 (eighth year) J. 18 Wake Forest* (espn2) 7:00 p.m. assists and two steals. Junior DeMarcus vs. Duke: 0-0 J. 20 at N.C. State* (ABC) 3:30 p.m. Nelson also reached double-fi gures with J. 25 Clemson* (ESPN) 7:00 p.m. 12 points. J. 28 Boston College* (FSN) 5:30 p.m. The Blue Devils trailed by seven at the half after Georgetown shot 57.7 percent F. 1 at Virginia* (ESPN) 9:00 p.m. (15-of-26) in the opening 20 minutes. Duke turned up the defense in the second half, F. 4 Florida State* (FSN) 2:00 p.m. while Paulus and freshman Jon Scheyer keyed the offense down the stretch. Solid team F. 7 North Carolina* (RLF/ESPN) 9:00 p.m. defense after the half limited the Hoyas to just six fi eld goals and 26.1 percent shooting, F. 11 at Maryland* (FSN) 5:00 p.m. while Paulus and Scheyer combined to score 20 of Duke’s fi nal 24 points over the last F. 14 at Boston College* (ESPN) 9:00 p.m. 12:36. Duke outscored Georgetown 24-13 in that time span. F. 18 Georgia Tech* (CBS) 1:00 p.m. F. 22 at Clemson* (ESPN) 9:00 p.m. F. 25 ^at St. John’s (CBS) 2:00 p.m. 2006-07 Duke Averages F. 28 Maryland* (ESPN) 9:00 p.m. M. 4 at North Carolina* (CBS) 4:00 p.m. No. Name (Ht., Wt., Yr.) Pos. PPG RPG APG SPG FG% 3FG% FT% 2 Josh McRoberts (6-10, 240, So.) F/C 11.3 6.8 4.0 0.5 .448 .000 .879 3 Greg Paulus (6-1, 180, So.) G 6.1 1.0 4.0 1.4 .400 .412 .875 ACC Tournament 5 Martynas Pocius (6-5, 190, So.) G/F 2.3 0.6 0.0 0.1 .400 .417 .500 (St. Pete Times Forum - Tampa, Fla.) 12 Jordan Davidson (6-1, 180, So.) G 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 .000 .000 .000 M. 8 TBA (RLF/ESPN) TBA 13 Nick Sutton (6-2, 180, Fr.) G 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 .000 .000 .000 14 David McClure (6-6, 200, So.) F 5.5 4.6 0.3 2.0 .667 1.000 .625 * - denotes ACC game 15 Gerald Henderson (6-4, 215, Fr.) G 5.3 2.3 1.1 0.4 .375 .000 .545 # - ACC/Big 10 Challenge 21 DeMarcus Nelson (6-4, 200, Jr.) G 14.0 5.4 1.5 2.0 .535 .481 .605 ^ - Madison Square Garden (New York, N.Y.) 30 Jon Scheyer (6-5, 180, Fr.) G 9.9 2.9 1.5 1.0 .385 .448 .813 + - denotes overtime 34 Jamal Boykin (6-7, 230, So.) F 1.3 4.0 0.3 0.7 1.000 .000 .000 42 Lance Thomas (6-8, 215, Fr.) F 7.1 2.6 0.0 1.0 .568 .000 .625 45 Joe Pagliuca (6-2, 185, Sr.) G - - - - - - - 51 Steve Johnson (6-5, 195, Fr.) F 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 .000 .000 .000 55 Brian Zoubek (7-0, 250, Fr.) C 7.6 4.1 0.4 0.4 .538 .000 .792 -indicates probable starter Storylines 2006-07 Stat Comparison Duke is 48-17 against current members of the Patriot League. The Blue Devils have won 26 straight against Patriot League foes, including a 12-0 mark under Mike Krzyzewski. Duke’s last loss to a Patriot League team was a 71-69 overtime defeat Category Overall Record 7-1 6-2 to Navy on Feb. 2, 1957. Conference Record 0-0 0-0 Coach K is 1-4 all-time as a head coach against Holy Cross. The four losses Points 69.5 65.2 to the Crusaders came during his fi rst four seasons as the head coach at Army. Opp. Rebounds 52.2 61.8 Krzyzewski’s Army teams dropped the four games by a combined 11 points. As a Rebounds 37.0 34.5 player, Krzyzewski helped Army to a 65-44 win over Holy Cross on Dec. 17, 1966. Opp. Rebounds 29.0 29.5 Sophomore Josh McRoberts, a preseason Wooden Award and Naismith Trophy Off. Rebounds 11.9 12.8 candidate, is among the most versatile big men in the country. The 6-10, 240-pound Opp. Off. Rebounds 12.3 9.8 forward is averaging 11.3 points, 6.8 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.4 blocks per game. Field Goal Pct. .479 .424 Opp. Field Goal Pct. .364 .423 McRoberts led the Blue Devils in points (15), rebounds (7), assists (6), blocks (3) 3-Point Pct. .436 .328 and minutes played (37) in the win over Georgetown. Opp. 3-Point Pct. .254 .333 After combining to score just two points in the opening 27:24 of the Georgetown Free Throw Pct. .720 .696 game, Duke’s starting backcourt of Greg Paulus and Jon Scheyer teamed up to Opp. Free Throw Pct. .623 .709 score 20 of the team’s 24 points over the fi nal 12:36 of the game. Paulus fi nished Personal Fouls 17.3 20.1 with a season-high 13 points, while Scheyer added nine points. Assists 12.8 13.1 Junior DeMarcus Nelson scored 12 points, including eight of Duke’s fi rst 12, in Turnovers 17.5 16.6 Saturday’s win over Georgetown. He has now scored in double-fi gures in seven of Blocked Shots 5.3 4.4 Steals 9.0 9.0 eight games this season. Duke is 6-1 on the year and 19-3 in his career when Nelson reaches double-fi gures in scoring. David McClure, a redshirt sophomore, and Holy Cross senior Torey Thomas were high school teammates at Trinity Catholic [Conn.]. The duo led Trinity to a pair of state championships and a three-year record of 74-7. Following Thomas’ graduation, McClure led Trinity to a 27-0 record and the state championship in 2004. McClure, who was out all last season while recovering from a knee injury, is shooting a team-best 66.7 percent (16-of-24) from the fi eld, including 2-of-2 from three-point distance. He is also averaging 5.5 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game, while playing just under 18 minutes per contest. Duke is second in the country in consecutive non-conference home wins with 46. Oklahoma is just ahead of the Blue Devils with 49 straight non-conference home wins. The Sooners’ next home non-conference tilt is on Wednesday, Dec. 6 against Villanova.