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2014-15 Game Notes [4/2] Duke (7-0) at [2/4] Wisconsin (7-0) 8 Wednesday, December 3, 2014 • 9:30 p.m. (EST) • ESPN Madison, Wis. • Kohl Center (17,230) 2014-15 SCHEDULE DUKE INFORMATION THE OPENING TIP COACHES VS. CANCER CLASSIC Duke • Duke (7-0) travels to Madison to face Wisconsin (CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM - DURHAM, N.C.) (7-0) Wednesday, Dec. 1 at the Kohl Center in an N. 14 [4/-] PRESBYTERIAN (ESPNU) W, 113-44 Blue Devils ACC/Big Ten Challenge contest. Tipoff is set for N. 15 [4/-] FAIRFIELD (ESPN3) W, 109-59 9:30 p.m. (EST) with ESPN televising the contest. Record 7-0 (0-0 ACC) • Duke enters the game ranked No. 4 in the AP State Farm Champions Classic AP / Coaches Polls 4 / 2 Poll and No. 2 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. The (Bankers Life Fieldhouse - Indianapolis, Ind.) Last Game W, 93-73 vs. Army (11/30) Blue Devils are 64-13 when ranked No. 4 in the AP N. 18 [4/19] vs. Michigan State (ESPN) W, 81-71 Poll. Wisconsin is ranked No. 2 in the AP and No. Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski (Army, ‘69) 4 in the Coaches Poll. Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Career Record 990-306 / 40th Season • The Blue Devils are 30-14 against teams ranked (Barclays Center - Brooklyn, N.Y.) vs. Wisconsin 1-2 in the top 25 of the AP Poll this decade (2009-10 N. 21 [4/-] vs. Temple (TruTV) W, 74-54 Duke Record 917-247 / 35th Season season) with a 12-8 mark against top 10 teams. N. 22 [4/-] vs. Stanford (TruTV) W, 70-59 vs. Wisconsin 1-1 • Wednesday’s game marks the 38th time under Mike Krzyzewski OPPONENT INFORMATION Duke has faced a team ranked N. 26 [4/-] FURMAN (ESPNU) W, 93-54 in the top 5 of the AP Poll while also ranked in the N. 30 [4/-] ARMY (ESPNU) W, 93-73 Wisconsin top 5 of the poll. The Blue Devils are 24-13 under Coach K in matchups of top 5 teams. ACC / Big Ten Challenge Badgers • Duke is the winningest team in ACC/Big Ten (Kohl Center - Madison, Wisc.) Challenge history with a 13-2 (.867) record. The D. 3 [4/2] at Wisconsin (ESPN) 9:30 Record 7-0 (0-0 Big Ten) Blue Devils won their fi rst 10 matchups in the AP / Coaches Polls 2 / 4 event before Wisconsin snapped that streak Dec. D. 15 ELON (ESPNU) 7:00 Last Game W, 69-56 vs. Oklahoma (11/28) 2, 2009. D. 18 ~ vs. Connecticut (ESPN) 8:00 • The Blue Devils are 3-2 overall in ACC/Big Ten D. 29 TOLEDO (ESPN2) 7:00 Head Coach Bo Ryan (Wilkes, ‘69) Challenge road games but have lost their last two D. 31 WOFFORD (RSN) 3:00 Career Record 711-224 / 31st Season road contests in the event. J. 3 BOSTON COLLEGE * (RSN) 4:00 Wisconsin Record 328-121 / 14th Season • Duke is coming off a 93-73 win over Army J. 7 at Wake Forest * (ACCN) 9:00 Sunday, Nov. 30. The Blue Devils dominated the J. 11 at NC State * (CBS) 1:30 / 4:30 BROADCAST INFORMATION interior, fi nishing with a +18 rebound margin, including a 17-6 edge on the offensive glass. J. 13 MIAMI * (ESPNU) 9:00 ESPN • The Blue Devils shot 65.9 percent (27-of-41) from J. 17 at Louisville * (ESPN) 12:00 Play-by-Play: Dan Shulman inside the three-point arc and scored 50 points J. 19 PITTSBURGH * (ESPN) 7:00 Analyst: Jay Bilas in the paint against the Black Knights. Duke is J. 25 at St. John’s (FOX) 2:00 WatchESPN http://es.pn/11LBgkI shooting 61.4 percent (162-of-264) on two-point J. 28 at Notre Dame * (ESPN2) 7:30 Blue Devil IMG Sports Network fi eld goals and averaging 42.3 points per game J. 31 at Virginia * (ESPN) 4:00 / 7:00 Play-by-Play: Bob Harris in the paint on the year. F. 4 GEORGIA TECH * (ESPN2) 7:00 Analyst: John Roth • Jahlil Okafor scored a game-high 21 points in F. 7 NOTRE DAME * (CBS) 1:00 Sirius / XM 91 F. 9 at Florida State * (ESPN) 7:00 the win over Army, while Tyus Jones added 16 F. 14 at Syracuse * (ESPN) 6:00 points, fi ve rebounds and 10 assists. F. 18 NORTH CAROLINA * (ESPN/ACCN) 9:00 DUKE BLUE DEVIL AVERAGES F. 21 CLEMSON * (ESPN) 4:00 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 15.6 3.3 4.0 21-of-49 from three-point range M. 4 WAKE FOREST * (ACCN) 8:00 3 Grayson Allen (6-4, 195, Fr.) G 6.3 1.2 1.0 11-of-13 (.846) from the free throw line M. 7 at North Carolina * (ESPN) 6:00 / 9:00 5 Tyus Jones (6-1, 190, Fr.) G 8.9 2.9 6.0 team-leading 12 steals 12 Justise Winslow (6-6, 225, Fr.) F 13.0 4.6 2.0 5 games with 10-or-more points ACC Tournament 13 Matt Jones (6-5, 210, So.) G 7.6 1.6 1.0 10-of-18 (.556) from three-point range (Greensboro Coliseum - Greensboro, N.C.) 14 Rasheed Sulaimon (6-5, 195, Jr.) G 6.4 1.4 2.0 season-high 13 points vs. Army (11/30) M. 10-14 TBD (ESPN / ACCN) TBD 15 Jahlil Okafor (6-11, 270, Fr.) C 17.7 7.9 1.7 22.5 ppg. & 7.5 rpg. over the last 2 contests 21 Amile Jefferson (6-9, 215, Jr.) F 9.3 8.9 1.4 team-high 29 offensive rebounds Home games in BOLDFACE CAPS 30 Semi Ojeleye (6-8, 230, So.) F 3.0 2.3 0.2 has played in 6 of 7 games * - indicates Atlantic Coast Conference game 40 Marshall Plumlee (7-0, 255, Jr.) C 3.6 3.1 0.6 7-of-8 (.875) from the fi eld [ ] - denotes Duke/opponent AP ranking at time of game 42 Sean Kelly (6-3, 195, Sr.) G 0.0 0.0 1.0 fi rst career assist vs. Presbyterian ~ - Izod Center - East Rutherford, N.J. 45 Nick Pagliuca (6-3, 195, So.) G 1.0 1.0 0.3 career-high 3 points vs. Fairfi eld - 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 Jahlil Okafor BY THE NUMBERS • , a three-time ACC Freshman of the STATS COMPARISON Week selection, ranks second in the ACC in scoring • Duke has won each of the fi rst seven games by Duke Wisconsin (17.7 ppg.) and field goal percentage (.636), 10-or-more points, marking the fi rst time since Points 90.4 74.6 while also ranking among the league leaders in the 2002-03 season it has accomplished that feat. Opp. Points 59.1 50.6 rebounds (13th - 7.9 rpg.), offensive rebounds The Blue Devils opened the 2002-03 campaign Rebounds 39.6 36.6 (T-4th - 4.0 orpg.) and blocks (T-9th - 1.57 bpg.). with nine straight double digit wins. Opp. Rebounds 29.7 28.3 Okafor averaged 22.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per • The Blue Devils have trailed for just 48 seconds Off. Rebounds 13.7 9.1 game to claim last week’s award. through the fi rst seven games of the season. Duke Opp. Off. Rebounds 10.1 7.9 • Amile Jefferson continues to be active on the has not trailed past the 16:46 mark in the fi rst half Field Goal Pct. .527 .505 glass, averaging a team-high 8.9 rebounds per with its largest defi cit being two points. Opp. Field Goal Pct. .399 .371 game (5th in the ACC). He has collected 29 of • Eight different Blue Devils have scored in 3-Point Pct. .387 .340 Quinn Cook his 62 rebounds on the offensive end of the fl oor double fi gures this season with and Opp. 3-Point Pct. .236 .288 Jahlil Okafor and is third in the league in offensive rebounds reaching double fi gures in all seven 3-Point FGs 9.0 6.9 (4.14 orpg.). contests. Opp. 3-Point FGs 3.6 4.6 Tyus Jones Jahlil Okafor Justise • Duke’s backcourt tandem of Quinn Cook and • Freshmen , and 3-Point FG Attempts 23.3 20.1 Winslow Tyus Jones has combined for 70 assists with have started all seven games for the Blue Opp. 3-Point FG Attempts 15.1 15.9 Mike Krzyzewski just 13 turnovers (5.39:1 assist-to-turnover ratio) Devils. has started three or more Free Throw Pct. .698 .685 through seven games. Both players rank in the freshmen in a game 42 times at Duke, including Opp. Free Throw Pct. .747 .610 top 10 of the ACC in assists and assist-to-turnover 27 times during the 1982-83 season. Free Throws Made 17.1 14.0 ratio. • Duke is averaging 25.7 points per game off Opp. Free Throws Made 10.1 7.1 • Matt Jones is averaging 7.6 points per game, opponent turnovers.