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2007-08 Schedule • Game 22 • N. 9 N.C. CENTRAL W, 121-56 [2 AP/2 Coaches] N. 12 NEW MEXICO STATE (espn2) W, 86-61 Duke (20-1, 8-0) vs. Boston College (12-9, 3-5) Saturday, February 9, 2008 • 1:06 PM ET • CBS EA SPORTS Maui Invitational Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, N.C. (Lahaina Civic Center - Lahaina, Hi.) N. 19 vs. Princeton (espn2) W, 83-61 Blue Devil Bits Game Quick Facts N. 20 vs. Illinois (ESPN) W, 79-66 Duke is 12-1 overall and 8-0 in the ACC N. 21 vs. [10/13] Marquette (ESPN) W, 77-73 following an 89-78 road win over No. 3 TV: CBS; Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Billy Packer North Carolina on Wednesday. Boston (analyst). N. 25 EASTERN KENTUCKY (FSNS/NESN) W, 78-43 College is 12-9 overall and 3-5 in league play following a 70-65 loss to Maryland on Radio: Duke Radio Network (fl agship WDNC 620 AM in Big Ten/ACC Challenge Wednesday. Durham); Bob Harris (play-by-play), John Roth (analyst) (Cameron Indoor Stadium - Durham, N.C.) Duke is ranked second in both the AP and Matthew Laurance (sideline). N. 27 [20/20] WISCONSIN (ESPN) W, 82-58 poll and the ESPN/USA Today Coaches All-time Series: Duke leads the all-time series 8-1, poll. The Blue Devils have spent 228 weeks including a 3-0 edge at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The D. 1 +at Davidson (ESPNU) W, 79-73 ranked in the top fi ve of the AP poll under Blue Devils have won seven straight in the series. D. 8 MICHIGAN (CBS) W, 95-67 Coach K. Boston College is unranked in D. 17 ALBANY (espn2) W, 111-70 both polls. Coaches: Mike Krzyzewski The Blue Devils have won 10 straight Overall Record: 795-262 (33rd year) Aeropostale Classic games, while Boston College has dropped Duke Record: 722-203 (28th year) (Madison Square Garden - New York, N.Y.) fi ve consecutive contests. vs. Boston College: 7-1 D. 20 vs. [11/9] Pittsburgh (ESPN) L, 65-64 OT Junior Greg Paulus led six Blue Devil Al Skinner double-fi gure scorers with 18 points in the Overall Record: 334-246 (20th year) J. 6 CORNELL (FSN) W, 81-67 win over North Carolina. He knocked down Boston College Record: 196-120 (11th year) J. 9 > vs. Temple (ESPN) W, 74-64 a career-high six three-point fi eld goals vs. Duke: 0-6 J. 13 VIRGINIA* (FSN) W, 87-65 and added three assists and a game-high J. 16 at Florida State* (ESPN) W, 70-57 four steals. J. 19 [24/23] CLEMSON* (ESPN) W, 93-80 Jon Scheyer had an outstanding game off the bench, fi nishing with 17 points, six J. 24 at Virginia Tech* (ESPN) W, 81-64 rebounds, three assists and three steals. The Northbrook, Ill., native knocked down a J. 27 at Maryland* (FSN) W, 93-84 pair of three-pointers and was 7-of-8 from the foul line in the win. J. 31 N.C. STATE* (RAY/espn2) W, 92-72 Kyle Singler recorded his third double-double of the year with 14 points and 10 re- F. 2 MIAMI* (ABC) W, 88-73 bounds on Wednesday, while Lance Thomas delivered a 10-point, fi ve-rebound effort. F. 6 at North Carolina* (RAY/ESPN) W, 89-78 Singler knocked down three three-point fi eld goals and Thomas was 5-of-7 from the F. 9 BOSTON COLLEGE* (CBS) 1:06 pm fl oor in the win. F. 13 MARYLAND* (ESPN) 7:00 pm Senior DeMarcus Nelson added 13 points, four rebounds and fi ve assists, while F. 17 at Wake Forest* (FSN) 7:30 pm Gerald Henderson had 12 points, seven rebounds, three assists and two blocks against F. 20 at Miami* (RAY) 9:00 pm North Carolina. F. 23 ST. JOHN’S (CBS) 4:00 pm F. 27 GEORGIA TECH* (ESPN) 9:00 pm Duke Blue Devil Averages M. 1 at N.C. State* (CBS) 12:00 pm No. Name (Ht., Wt., Yr.) Pos. PPG RPG APG Notables M. 5 at Virginia* (ESPN) 7:00 pm 2 Nolan Smith (6-2, 180, Fr.) G 6.6 1.8 1.8 5-of-11 from 3-pt range in last 4 games M. 8 NORTH CAROLINA* (ESPN) 9:00 pm 3 !Greg Paulus (6-1, 185, Jr.) G 10.6 2.1 3.5 18 pts on 6 3-pt fgs vs North Carolina 5 Martynas Pocius (6-5, 190, Jr.) G/F 4.0 2.3 1.0 season-ending ankle surgery on 1/7 ACC Tournament 12 !Kyle Singler (6-8, 220, Fr.) F 13.3 5.9 1.3 14 pts, 10 rebs, 2 blks vs. North Carolina (Charlotte Bobcats Arena - Charlotte, N.C.) 14 David McClure (6-6, 200, Jr.) F 1.1 1.9 0.3 4 starts this season M. 13-16 ACC Tournament (RAY/ESPN) TBA 15 !Gerald Henderson (6-4, 210, So.) G 13.4 5.0 1.7 team-high 6.0 rpg over last 4 games 20 Taylor King (6-6, 230, Fr.) F 7.7 2.4 0.6 .418 (38-of-91) 3-pt percentage Home games in BOLDFACE CAPS 21 !DeMarcus Nelson (6-4, 200, Sr.) G 15.1 5.8 3.1 20+ points in 5 of last 6 home games 30 Jon Scheyer (6-5, 180, So.) G 10.6 4.2 2.2 fourth in ACC in ft pct (.857) * - indicates Atlantic Coast Conference game 41 Jordan Davidson (6-1, 180, Jr.) G 0.4 0.0 0.4 2 pts vs N.C. State [ ] - denotes opponent AP/Coaches poll ranking at time 42 !Lance Thomas (6-8, 220, So.) F 4.6 3.1 0.3 10 pts, 5 rebs, 2 blks vs. North Carolina of game 51 Steve Johnson (6-5, 195, So.) F - - - member of the Duke track & fi eld team + - Charlotte Bobcats Arena - Charlotte, N.C. 55 Brian Zoubek (7-1, 260, So.) C 4.3 3.7 0.6 fractured left foot in practice on 1/7 > - Wachovia Center - Philadelphia, Pa. !-indicates probable starter Media Information Numbers Game 3 Freshman Kyle Singler recorded his Team Stats Comparison third double-double of the season against ! Duke Sports Information Category Jon Jackson, Asst. AD/Communication North Carolina with 14 points and 10 Overall Record 20-1 12-9 Art Chase, Director rebounds. He also had double-doubles Conference Record 8-0 3-5 Lindy Brown, Associate Director against Princeton and Davidson. Points 85.9 72.3 Matt Plizga, Associate Director (Basketball) 6 Duke has had fi ve or more players Opp. Points 66.5 70.3 Email: [email protected] score in double-figures in a game six Rebounds 37.3 36.2 Offi ce: 919-668-1712 times this season. The Blue Devils had six Opp. Rebounds 35.8 35.3 Cell: 919-812-0882 players; including all fi ve starters, score 10 Off. Rebounds 12.2 11.9 Ben Blevins, Assistant Director (Basketball) or more points against North Carolina on Opp. Off. Rebounds 12.4 13.9 Maegan Azpiazu, SID Staff Assistant Field Goal Pct. .484 .457 Wednesday. Opp. Field Goal Pct. .424 .430 Chris Cook, SID Staff Assistant 7 Junior Greg Paulus is ranked among John Crisafulli, SID Staff Assistant 3-Point Pct. .391 .369 the conference leaders in seven statistical Curtis Snyder, Director of Internet Operations Opp. 3-Point Pct. .294 .336 categories in league play. He is tied for 23rd Lee Aldridge, Assistant Director of Internet Operations Free Throw Pct. .690 .691 Opp. Free Throw Pct. .639 .632 Paulette Rogers, Secretary in scoring at 13.1 points per game and also Personal Fouls 19.5 15.6 Phone: 919-684-2633; FAX: 919-684-2489 ranks among the league leaders in free throw percentage, three-point percentage, Assists 15.4 15.2 Turnovers 13.7 15.0 ! Duke Radio Network assists, assist-to-turnover ratio, steals and Blocked Shots 4.4 6.7 A state-wide radio audience follows all the action of three-point fi eld goals. Steals 8.7 5.9 Duke men’s basketball on The Duke Radio Network. 9 Duke has made 10 or more three-point The network provides in-depth pregame coverage, live fi eld goals nine times this season. The Blue play-by-play of all the action, and the post-game press Devils made eight threes in the opening Honoring Dick Groat conferences straight from the locker room to 27 stations half of each of the past two games and Duke is honoring former Blue Devil great and 2007 via satellite each game. The broadcast also features a fi nished with 12 treys against Miami and College Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Dick Groat one-hour pregame show. at Saturday’s game against Boston College. Groat, a 13 in the win over North Carolina. Duke is two-time All-America, played at Duke from 1950-52 and 9-0 on the year when making 10 or more Bob Harris, Play-by-Play was the 1952 National Player of the Year. He fi nished John Roth, Color Commentary treys in a game. his career with 1,886 points and still ranks 15th despite Matthew Laurance, Sideline 9 Kyle Singler has made a three-point playing just three years. John Rose, Engineer fi eld goal in nine consecutive games, the Duke will also be honoring Vic Bubas and Lefty third-longest streak in the ACC.