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2014-15 Game Notes [4/5] Duke (18-3, 5-3) at Georgia Tech (10-11, 1-8) Wednesday, February 4, 2015 • 7:01 p.m. • ESPN2 22 Durham, N.C. • Cameron Indoor Stadium 2014-15 SCHEDULE DUKE INFORMATION THE OPENING TIP COACHES VS. CANCER CLASSIC Duke • Duke (18-3, 5-3) hosts Georgia Tech (10-11, 1-8) (CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM - DURHAM, N.C.) Wednesday, Feb. 4 at Cameron Indoor Stadium. N. 14 [4/-] PRESBYTERIAN (ESPNU) W, 113-44 Blue Devils Tipoff is set for 7:01 p.m. with Bob Wischusen N. 15 [4/-] FAIRFIELD (ESPN3) W, 109-59 (play-by-play) and Dick Vitale (analyst) calling Record 18-3 (5-3 ACC) the action for ESPN2. State Farm Champions Classic AP / Coaches Polls 4 / 5 • The Blue Devils enter the game ranked No. 4 in (Bankers Life Fieldhouse - Indianapolis, Ind.) Last Game W, 69-63 at No. 2 Virginia (1/31) the AP Poll and No. 5 in the USA Today Coaches N. 18 [4/19] vs. Michigan State (ESPN) W, 81-71 Poll. Duke is 67-15 when ranked No. 4 in the AP Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski (Army, ‘69) Poll. Georgia Tech is unranked in both polls. Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Career Record 1,001-309 / 40th Season • Duke is the only team in the NCAA to rank in the (Barclays Center - Brooklyn, N.Y.) vs. Georgia Tech 53-18 top 5 of the AP Poll (No. 4), USA Today Coaches N. 21 [4/-] vs. Temple (TruTV) W, 74-54 Duke Record 928-250 / 35th Season Poll (No. 5), Ratings Percentage Index (No. 5) and N. 22 [4/-] vs. Stanford (TruTV) W, 70-59 vs. Georgia Tech 53-18 Strength of Schedule (No. 5). • Mike Krzyzewski is one ACC win shy of passing N. 26 [4/-] FURMAN (ESPNU) W, 93-54 OPPONENT INFORMATION Dean Smith for most conference wins in league N. 30 [4/-] ARMY (ESPNU) W, 93-73 Georgia Tech history. Krzyzewski is 422-169 at Duke against ACC opponents. ACC / Big Ten Challenge Yellow Jackets (Kohl Center - Madison, Wisc.) LAST TIME OUT D. 3 [4/2] at Wisconsin (ESPN) W, 80-70 Record 10-11 (1-8 ACC) AP / Coaches Polls nr / nr • Duke scored on 14 of its last 15 possessions to D. 15 [2/-] ELON (ESPNU) W, 75-62 Last Game L, 80-81 OT vs. NC State (1/31) overcome an 11-point second half defi cit en route D. 18 [2/-] ~ vs. Connecticut (ESPN) W, 66-56 to a 69-63 win at previously undefeated and D. 29 [2/-] TOLEDO (ESPN2) W, 86-69 Head Coach Brian Gregory (Oakland, ‘90) second-ranked Virginia Saturday. Tyus Jones D. 31 [2/-] WOFFORD (RSN) W, 84-55 Career Record 53-63 / 4th Season • scored a game-high 17 points, J. 3 [2/-] BOSTON COLLEGE * (RSN) W, 85-62 Virginia Record 225-157 / 12th Season including a game-clinching three-point fi eld goal J. 7 [2/-] at Wake Forest * (ACCN) W, 73-65 with 10.4 seconds remaining. He also had four J. 11 [2/-] at NC State * (CBS) L, 75-87 BROADCAST INFORMATION rebounds and four assists in the win. Justise Winslow J. 13 [4/-] MIAMI * (ESPN2) L, 74-90 • posted his fi rst career double- ESPN Quinn J. 17 [4/6] at Louisville * (ESPN) W, 63-52 double with 15 points and 11 rebounds, while Play-by-Play: Bob Wischusen Cook went 3-of-4 from three-point range en route J. 19 [5/-] PITTSBURGH * (ESPN) W, 79-65 Analyst: Dick Vitale J. 25 [5/-] at St. John’s (FOX) W, 77-68 to a 15-point night. WatchESPN http://es.pn/1BRG3QD Jahlil Okafor J. 28 [4/8] at Notre Dame * (ESPN2) L, 73-77 • added 10 points, nine rebounds (six Blue Devil IMG Sports Network offensive rebounds), three assists and two steals J. 31 [4/2] at Virginia * (ESPN) W, 69-63 Play-by-Play: Bob Harris F. 4 [4/-] GEORGIA TECH * (ESPN2) 7:01 against the Cavaliers. Analyst: John Roth • Duke missed its fi rst nine three-point fi eld goal F. 7 [4/10] NOTRE DAME * (CBS) 1:00 Sirius / XM 91 F. 9 at Florida State * (ESPN) 7:00 attempts before going 6-of-8 from long distance F. 14 at Syracuse * (ESPN) 6:00 over the fi nal six minutes of play. F. 18 NORTH CAROLINA * (ESPN/ACCN) 9:00 F. 21 CLEMSON * (ESPN) 4:00 DUKE BLUE DEVIL AVERAGES F. 25 at Virginia Tech * (ESPN2) 9:00 No. Name (Ht., Wt., Yr.) Pos. PPG RPG APG Notables F. 28 SYRACUSE * (ESPN) TBD 2 Quinn Cook (6-2, 185, Sr.) G 14.4 3.4 2.7 19 games with 10 or more points M. 4 WAKE FOREST * (ACCN) 8:00 3 Grayson Allen (6-4, 195, Fr.) G 2.7 0.5 0.4 14-of-17 (.824) from the free throw line M. 7 at North Carolina * (ESPN) 6:00 / 9:00 5 Tyus Jones (6-1, 190, Fr.) G 11.2 3.2 4.9 17.0 ppg. over the past 5 contests 12 Justise Winslow (6-6, 225, Fr.) F 10.9 4.8 1.8 13 double-fi gure scoring games ACC Tournament 13 Matt Jones (6-5, 210, So.) G 4.9 2.1 0.9 9 points vs. Virginia (1/31) (Greensboro Coliseum - Greensboro, N.C.) 15 Jahlil Okafor (6-11, 270, Fr.) C 18.3 9.4 1.6 scored in double fi gures in all 21 games M. 10-14 TBD (ESPN / ACCN) TBD 21 Amile Jefferson (6-9, 215, Jr.) F 8.4 7.1 1.0 .636 (70-of-110) fi eld goal percentage 40 Marshall Plumlee (7-0, 255, Jr.) C 2.2 2.3 0.3 14-of-18 (.778) fi eld goal pct. Home games in BOLDFACE CAPS 42 Sean Kelly (6-3, 195, Sr.) G 0.0 0.0 0.7 fi rst career assist vs. Presbyterian (11/14) * - indicates Atlantic Coast Conference game 45 Nick Pagliuca (6-3, 195, So.) G 0.8 0.8 0.3 career-high 3 points vs. Fairfi eld (11/15) [ ] - denotes Duke/opponent AP ranking at time of game ~ - Izod Center - East Rutherford, N.J. - indicates probable starter WHERE TO FOLLOW DUKE MEN’S BASKETBALL Website GoDuke.com Matt Plizga, Associate Sports Information Director Brad Amersbach, Assistant Sports Information Director Twitter @Duke_MBB Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Instagram duke_mbb Offi ce: 919-668-1712 Offi ce: 919-684-2668 Facebook /DukeMBB Cell: 919-812-0882 Cell: 484-948-8528 Tyus Jones Jahlil Okafor BY THE NUMBERS • Freshmen , and STATS COMPARISON Justise Winslow have started all 21 games. Mike • Duke is 9-1 at Cameron Indoor Stadium this Duke GT Krzyzewski has started three or more freshmen season and has lost more than one game at home Points 80.6 64.6 in a game 56 times at Duke (including 27 times twice over the past 14 seasons. Opp. Points 64.5 63.8 Jahlil Okafor in 1982-83). • has scored in double fi gures in 21 Rebounds 37.9 38.7 • Quinn Cook has made at least one three-point straight games, the second-longest double-digit Opp. Rebounds 31.0 30.0 fi eld goal in each of the past 31 games. He is scoring streak by a freshman at Duke. Johnny Off. Rebounds 12.2 14.4 shooting 41.1 percent (78-of-190) from behind Dawkins holds the top mark after scoring 10 or Opp. Off. Rebounds 10.2 8.1 the arc in that stretch. Cook is tied for second in more points in the fi rst 23 games of his career. Field Goal Pct. .497 .413 Quinn Cook the ACC in three-point fi eld goals (2.67 3pg.) and • is averaging a career-high 14.4 Opp. Field Goal Pct. .426 .432 fi fth in three-point percentage (.403) this season. points per game while also posting career bests 3-Point Pct. .376 .257 • Duke’s starting backcourt of Quinn Cook and in fi eld goal percentage (.455), three-point fi eld Opp. 3-Point Pct. .297 .312 Tyus Jones combines to shoot 90.1 percent (127- goals (2.67 3pg.) and free throw percentage 3-Point FGs 7.5 4.1 of-141) from the free throw line on the year. Over (.933). Opp. 3-Point FGs 4.7 5.7 Tyus Jones the past 12 contests, Cook is 29-of-31 (.935) and • is averaging 18.8 points, 3.3 3-Point FG Attempts 19.9 16.0 Jones is 54-of-58 (.931) from the charity stripe. rebounds and 4.0 assists per game over the past Opp. 3-Point FG Attempts 15.9 18.2 • Jahlil Okafor (86) and Amile Jefferson (59) four contests. He is 22-of-43 (.512) from the fi eld, Free Throw Pct. .690 .682 have combined for 145 of Duke’s 257 offensive including 9-of-19 (.474) from three-point range, Opp. Free Throw Pct. .716 .694 rebounds. Okafor leads the ACC with 4.10 orpg., and 22-of-24 (.917) from the free throw line in Free Throws Made 16.6 12.9 while Jefferson is tied for seventh at 2.81 orpg. that stretch. Opp. Free Throws Made 10.1 12.8 Jahlil Okafor Okafor has collected five or more offensive • is averaging 21.4 points per Personal Fouls 16.0 17.1 rebounds in a game eight times, including each game on 71.5 percent (88-of-123) shooting over Assists 15.3 11.5 of the past three games.