• Game 10 • [6 AP/6 Coaches] Duke (8-1) Vs. UNC Asheville (4-5
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2008-09 Schedule • Game 10 • [6 AP/6 Coaches] 2K Sports Classic Benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer Duke (8-1) vs. UNC Asheville (4-5) (Cameron Indoor Stadium - Durham, N.C.) N. 10 [8/-] PReSByTeRIAN (eSPNU) W, 80-49 Wednesday, December 17, 2008 • 7:32 PM ET • espn2 N. 11 [8/-] GeORGIA SOUTheRN (eSPNU) W, 97-54 Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) • Durham, N.C. N. 16 [8/-] RhODe ISLAND (eSPNU) W, 82-79 Blue Devil Bits Game Quick Facts 2K Sports Classic Benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer l Duke is 8-1 on the year, following an 81- (Madison Square Garden - New york, N.y.) 73 loss to Michigan on Dec. 6. The Blue TV: espn2; Terry Gannon (play-by-play), Len Elmore N. 20 + vs. [10/-] Southern Illinois (espn2) W, 83-58 Devils have now started the season with an (analyst). N. 21 + vs. [10/-] Michigan (espn2) W, 71-56 8-1 mark 17 times, including seven times under Mike Krzyzewski. Radio: Duke Radio Network (flagship WDNC 620 AM in N. 23 [10/-] MONTANA (FSNS/NeSN) W, 78-58 l The Blue Devils are ranked seventh Durham); Bob Harris (play-by-play), John Roth (analyst) N. 28 [7/-] DUQUeSNe (eSPN) W, 95-72 in the AP poll and the ESPN/USA Today and Matthew Laurance (sideline). Coaches poll. ACC/Big Ten Challenge All-time Series: Wednesday's game marks the first l Duke has been ranked in the top 10 of meeting between the two schools. D. 2 at [4/9] Purdue (ESPN) W, 76-60 the AP poll 492 times, including 352 times under Coach K. The Blue Devils are 772- Coaches: D. 6 at [4/-] Michigan (ESPN) L, 81-73 Mike Krzyzewski D. 17 [6/-] UNC ASheVILLe (espn2) 7:32 pm 176 (.814) all-time when ranked in the top Overall Record: 811-268 (34th year) D. 20 > vs. Xavier (CBS) 2:00 pm 10. Duke Record: 738-209 (29th year) D. 31 LOyOLA, MD (espn2) 4:00 pm l Kyle Singler has recorded a double- vs. UNC Asheville: 0-0 J. 4 VIRGINIA TeCh* (FSN) 7:45 pm double in each of the last two games. J. 7 DAVIDSON (eSPN) 7:00 pm Singler had 20 points, 12 rebounds against Eddie Biedenbach J. 10 at Florida State* (ESPN) 2:00 pm Purdue and 15 points, 10 rebounds in the Overall Record: 196-237 (16th year) J. 14 at Georgia Tech* (ESPN) 7:00 pm loss to Michigan. UNC Asheville Record: 167-186 (13th year) J. 17 GeORGeTOWN (CBS) 1:30 pm l Junior Jon Scheyer was 7-of-11 from the J. 20 N.C. STATe* (RAy/eSPNFC) 8:00 pm field, including 6-of-6 from inside the three-point arc, for a team-high 16 points against J. 24 MARyLAND* (eSPN) 12:00 pm the Wolverines. J. 28 at Wake Forest* (ESPN) 7:00 pm l Duke was just 7-of-33 (.212) from three-point range in the loss to Michigan. The F. 1 VIRGINIA* (FSN) 2:00 pm Blue Devils are 11-of-52 (.212) from three-point distance in two games games against F. 4 at Clemson (ESPN) 9:00 pm the Wolverines this season. Duke has shot 44-of-127 (.346) on threes against its other F. 7 MIAMI* (RAy) 1:30 pm F. 11 NORTh CAROLINA* (RAy/eSPN) 9:00 pm seven opponents. F. 15 at Boston College* (FSN) 5:30 pm l Duke shot a season-low six free throws in the loss to Michigan. The Blue Devils were F. 19 + at St. John's (ESPN) 7:00 pm 4-of-6 (.667) from the free throw line, while Michigan went 18-of-22 (.818) from the charity F. 22 WAKe FOReST* (FSN) 7:45 pm stripe. Duke was +83 points from the foul line entering the Michigan game. F. 25 at Maryland* (ESPN) 9:00 pm F. 28 at Virginia Tech* (ABC) 3:30 pm Duke Blue Devil Averages M. 3 FLORIDA STATe* (RAy) 8:00 pm M. 8 at North Carolina* (CBS) 4:00 pm No. Name (ht., Wt., yr.) Pos. PPG RPG APG Notables 2 !Nolan Smith (6-2, 185, So.) G 12.3 2.7 2.1 shooting 53.3 pct from the field ACC Tournament 3 Greg Paulus (6-1, 185, Sr.) G 5.0 1.4 1.8 10 steals this season (Georgia Dome - Atlanta, Ga.) 5 Martynas Pocius (6-5, 190, Jr.) G 2.9 0.6 0.4 season-high 9 pts vs. Ga. Southern M. 12-15 ACC Tournament TBA 12 !Kyle Singler (6-8, 235, So.) F 16.9 7.8 3.3 three double-doubles this season 13 Olek Czyz (6-7, 240, Fr.) F 1.0 1.8 0.3 played in 6 of 8 games Home games in BOLDFACe CAPS 14 David McClure (6-6, 215, Sr.) F 2.3 2.8 0.7 6 pts, 3 rebs, 2 blks vs. Purdue * - indicates Atlantic Coast Conference game 15 !Gerald Henderson (6-4, 215, Jr.) G/F 10.3 4.6 1.8 team-high 12 blocks [ ] - denotes Duke/opponent AP poll ranking at time of 20 Eilliot Williams (6-4, 180, Fr.) G 2.6 2.2 0.7 11 rebs vs. Ga. Southern game 21 Miles Plumlee (6-10, 230, Fr.) F 1.7 1.9 0.0 career-high 3 blocks vs. Duquesne > - Izod Center - East Rutherford, N.J. 30 !Jon Scheyer (6-5, 185, Jr.) G 13.3 3.9 2.4 team-high 19 steals + - Madison Square Garden - New York, N.Y. 41 Jordan Davidson (6-1, 180, Sr.) G - - - 34 career games played 42 Lance Thomas (6-8, 220, Jr.) F 8.3 4.1 0.6 career-high 21 pts vs. Duquesne 51 Steve Johnson (6-5, 210, So.) F 0.0 0.5 0..0 1 reb vs. Ga. Southern 55 !Brian Zoubek (7-1, 280, Jr.) C 6.2 4.3 0.4 averaging 13.3 minutes per game !-indicates probable starter Media Information Numbers Game Team Stats Comparison l Duke has had 10 days between its last game and Wednesday’s contest against ! Duke Sports Information Matt Plizga, Associate Director (Basketball) UNC Asheville. The Blue Devils lost to Overall Record 8-1 4-5 Email: [email protected] Michigan, 81-73, on Dec. 6 in their last Conference Record 0-0 0-0 Office: 919-668-1712 outing. Points 81.7 75.8 Cell: 919-812-0882 l Duke is 13-1, including a 2-1 mark after Opp. Points 63.0 83.2 Jon Jackson, Asst. AD/Communication a loss, under Coach K following a break Rebounds 41.4 38.3 Art Chase, Director of 10 or more days. The Blue Devils only Opp. Rebounds 31.4 38.3 Lindy Brown, Associate Director loss following a 10+ day break was a 94-79 Off. Rebounds 13.8 13.2 Opp. Off. Rebounds 10.9 13.3 Ben Blevins, Assistant Director (Basketball) defeat at Maryland on January 10, 1981. Chris Cook, Assistant Director Field Goal Pct. .471 .453 l Duke has won an NCAA-best 64 consec- Meredith Rieder, Assistant Director Opp. Field Goal Pct. .391 .458 utive non-conference home games. Duke’s Kate Burkholder, SID Staff Assistant 3-Point Pct. .307 .346 Paulette Rogers, Secretary last home loss against a non-conference Opp. 3-Point Pct. .316 .369 Phone: 919-684-2633; FAX: 919-684-2489 foe was an 83-82 decision against St. Free Throw Pct. .742 .655 John’s on Feb. 26, 2000. Opp. Free Throw Pct. .693 .694 Personal Fouls 18.6 18.0 ! Duke Radio Network l Duke is 25-9 all-time against teams Assists 14.4 17.9 A state-wide radio audience follows all the action of currently in the Big South, including an Turnovers 14.9 17.4 Duke men's basketball on The Duke Radio Network. 80-49 win over Presbyterian in the season Blocked Shots 4.9 4.8 The network provides in-depth pregame coverage, live opener. Steals 9.6 7.8 play-by-play of all the action, and the post-game press l The Blue Devils have won 11 straight conferences straight from the locker room to 25 stations games against Big South opponents with via satellite each game. The broadcast also features a the last loss coming to VMI (32-31 in overtime) on Feb. 17, 1937. one-hour pregame show. l Duke is 153-25 all-time in the month of December under Coach K. The Blue Devils are 45-3 in the month since 1999-2000. Bob harris, Play-by-Play l Duke is this decade, more wins than any other team in the NCAA. The win John Roth, Color Commentary 269-53 Matthew Laurance, Sideline total is tied for the eighth-most in any decade by a team in NCAA history. John Rose, Engineer l Kyle Singler leads the Blue Devils in scoring (16.9 ppg.), rebounding (7.8 rpg.) and assists (30). Danny Ferry was the last Blue Devil to lead the team in all three categories ! Inside Basketball With Duke's Coach K during the 1986-87 season. The popular weekly television show "Inside Basketball l Junior big men Brian Zoubek and Lance Thomas combine to average 14.5 points with Duke's Coach K" is back for another successful and 8.4 rebounds in 32.3 minutes per game. The duo is shooting .633 (50-of-79) from season. The 30-minute, action-packed program features the field for the season. head coach Mike Krzyzewski and his expert analysis of l Senior Greg Paulus is five points shy of passing Jay Bilas and moving into 49th in the ACC and national basketball issues.