2015-16 Game Notes #7/6 Duke (8-1, 0-0) vs. Georgia Southern (3-4, 0-0) Tuesday, December 15, 2015 // 7 p.m. ET // ESPN2 10 Durham, N.C. // Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) 2015-16 SCHEDULE DUKE INFORMATION THE OPENING TIP 2K CLASSIC BENEFITING WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT Duke • Winners of six in a row, No. 7/6 Duke will (CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM - DURHAM, N.C.) return to action Tuesday when it hosts Georgia N13 [5/-] SIENA (ESPNU) W, 92-74 Blue Devils Southern. A win over the Eagles would be the N14 [5/-] BRYANT (ESPN 3) W, 113-75 100th for Duke’s current senior class. Record 8-1 (0-0 ACC) State Farm Champions Classic Rankings (AP/Coaches) 7/6 • Duke has the best winning percentage (.839) (United Center - Chicago, Ill.) Last Game W, 82-59 vs. Buffalo (12/5/15) and second-most wins (193) in the NCAA since N17 [5/2] vs. Kentucky (ESPN) L, 63-74 the start of the 2009-10 season. Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski (Army, ‘69) 2K Classic benefi ting Wounded Warrior Project Career Record 1,026-311/41st Season • The Blue Devils have won an NCAA-best 122 (Madison Square Garden - New York, N.Y.) vs. Georgia Southern 2-0 consecutive non-conference home games. Duke N20 [5/-] vs. VCU (ESPN2) W, 79-71 Duke Record 953-252/36th Season is 253-3 in its last 256 non-conference home N22 [5/-] vs. Georgetown (ESPN) W, 86-84 vs. Georgia Southern 2-0 games. N25 [6/-] YALE (ESPNU) W, 80-61 OPPONENT INFORMATION • Duke leads the nation in adjusted offensive N29 [6/-] UTAH STATE (ESPNU) W, 85-52 Georgia Southern effi ciency, averaging 120.3 points per 100 possessions. BIG TEN/ACC CHALLENGE Eagles D2 [7/-] INDIANA (ESPN) W, 94-74 • Grayson Allen’s average of 21.8 points per game Record 3-4 (0-0 Sun Belt) ranks fourth by a player in the six major college D5 [7/-] BUFFALO (ESPN2) W, 82-59 Rankings (AP/Coaches) NR/NR basketball conferences. Allen’s six games of 20+ D15 [7/-] GEORGIA SOUTHERN (ESPN2) 7 P.M. ET Last Game L, 67-76 vs. Savannah State (12/2/15) points are the most in the ACC this season. Ameritas Insurance Classic Head Coach Mark Byington (UNC Wilmington, ‘98) • Allen has made 23-of-25 free throw attempts (Madison Square Garden - New York, N.Y.) Career Record 47-36/4th Season (.920) in Duke’s last four games. He also has a D19 vs. Utah (ESPN) 12 p.m. ET Georgia Southern Record 40-32/3rd Season 3.67 assist-to-turnover ratio over that stretch. D28 ELON (ESPNU) 8 P.M. ET BROADCAST INFORMATION • Duke ranks 11th nationally with a 39.7 offensive D30 LONG BEACH STATE (RSN) 4 P.M. ET rebound percentage and averages 15.9 second- ESPN2/WatchESPN J2 at Boston College (RSN) 4:30 p.m. ET chance points per game. Play-by-Play: Bob Picozzi J6 at Wake Forest (ESPNU) 7 p.m. ET Analyst: LaPhonso Ellis J9 VIRGINIA TECH (ACCN) 12 P.M. ET • Luke Kennard has come on of late, averaging Blue Devil IMG Sports Network J13 at Clemson (ESPN2) 7 p.m. ET 12.0 points and shooting 42.1 percent (8-of-19) Play-by-Play: Bob Harris J16 NOTRE DAME (ESPN) 2 P.M. ET from long distance in Duke’s last four games. Analyst: John Roth J18 SYRACUSE (ESPN) 7 P.M. ET Sirius / XM 84 / 84 J23 at NC State (CBS) 2 p.m. ET • Marshall Plumlee is the only ACC player to at J25 at Miami (ESPN) 7 p.m. ET least share his team lead in both blocks (18) and F2 at Georgia Tech (ESPNU) 9 p.m. ET steals (11). F6 NC STATE (ESPN) 2/7 P.M. ET F8 LOUISVILLE (ESPN) 7 P.M. ET • Duke has forced teams into an average of 13.2 F13 VIRGINIA (ESPN) 4/9 P.M. ET turnovers per game, turning those miscues into F17 at North Carolina (ESPN/ACCN) 9 p.m. ET an average of 15.4 points. F20 at Louisville (ESPN) 12 p.m. ET F25 FLORIDA STATE (ESPN) 7 P.M. ET DUKE BLUE DEVIL AVERAGES F28 at Pittsburgh (CBS) 2 p.m. ET M1 WAKE FOREST (ACCN) 8 P.M. ET No. Name (Ht., Wt., Yr.) Pos. PPG RPG APG Notables M5 NORTH CAROLINA (ESPN) 7/9 P.M. ET 2 Chase Jeter (6-10, 240, Fr.) F/C 2.7 2.1 0.3 Averaging 10.5 rebounds per 40 minutes 3 Grayson Allen (6-5, 205, So.) G 21.8 5.3 3.0 Leads ACC in scoring (21.8) and FT pct. (.906) ACC Tournament 5 Luke Kennard (6-5, 180, Fr.) G 8.9 2.4 0.7 Shooting .952 (20-of-21) from the free throw line (Verizon Center - Washington, D.C.) 12 Derryck Thornton (6-2, 175, Fr.) G 8.6 1.6 2.7 Has a 1.60 assist-to-turnover ratio in 24.9 mpg M8-12 vs. TBD (ESPN/ACCN) TBD 13 Matt Jones (6-5, 200, Jr.) G 13.3 2.6 1.8 Ten career games with at least 3 3FG; Duke is 9-1 14 Brandon Ingram (6-9, 190, Fr.) G/F 13.7 4.4 1.4 ACC Rookie of Week after wins over IU and UB [ ] - denotes Duke/opponent AP ranking at time of game 21 Amile Jefferson (6-9, 225, Sr.) F 11.4 10.3 1.4 Averaging 4.8 oreb/gm to rank fi fth nationally 30 Antonio Vrankovic (7-0, 270, Fr.) C 1.3 1.7 0.0 Has seen action in three games 34 Sean Obi (6-9, 250, So.) F 0.5 0.0 0.0 Has seen action in two games 40 Marshall Plumlee (7-0, 250, Gr.) C 5.7 6.4 1.2 Leads Duke in blocks (2.0) and steals (1.2) per game 45 Nick Pagliuca (6-3, 195, Jr.) G 0.0 0.4 0.0 Has seen action in 19 career games 50 Justin Robinson (6-8, 190, Fr.) F - - - Son of NBA Hall of Famer David Robinson 53 Brennan Besser (6-5, 180, Fr.) G - - - Three-year letterwinner at Latin School of Chicago ACC STANDINGS (THROUGH DEC. 13) STATISTICAL COMPARISON Rank Team ACC Overall Duke ........................................................................Category ...................................................... Georgia Southern 1. Duke 0-0 8-1 86.0 ............................................................................Points per Game ..................................................................................85.0 Pittsburgh 0-0 8-1 69.3 ...................................................................Opponent Points per Game ..........................................................................75.1 .484 .......................................................................Field Goal Percentage ............................................................................. .418 Miami 0-0 8-1 .434 ..............................................................Opponent Field Goal Percentage ................................................................... .415 Virginia 0-0 8-1 .394 ............................................................Three-Point Field Goal Percentage ................................................................ .356 5. Louisville 0-0 7-1 .357...................................................Opponent Three-Point Field Goal Percentage ....................................................... .362 6. North Carolina 0-0 7-2 7.9 ............................................................... Three-Point Field Goals per Game ...................................................................10.6 Notre Dame 0-0 7-2 6.1 .......................................................Opponent Three-Point Field Goals per Game ..........................................................8.4 8. Florida State 0-0 6-2 .718........................................................................ Free Throw Percentage ........................................................................... .692 Georgia Tech 0-0 6-2 +6.6 ............................................................................ Rebound Margin .................................................................................. +4.7 Wake Forest 0-0 6-2 5.8 .............................................................................. Blocks per Game ......................................................................................1.9 11. Virginia Tech 0-0 7-3 7.2 ............................................................................... Steals per Game ...................................................................................10.9 Syracuse 0-0 7-3 12.4 .............................................................................Assists per Game ................................................................................... 14.1 10.2 ..........................................................................Turnovers per Game ................................................................................ 14.1 13. NC State 0-0 6-3 17.6 ...............................................................................Fouls per Game ....................................................................................23.7 Clemson 0-0 6-3 15. Boston College 0-0 4-6 DUKE VS. GEORGIA SOUTHERN - LAST 10 GAMES | ALL-TIME SERIES: DUKE LEADS, 2-0 Date Location Result Duke’s Leading Scorer DUKE 2015-16 WINS VS. LOSSES 11/13/06 Durham, N.C. W, 72-48 Josh McRoberts/DeMarcus Nelson, 16 11/11/08 Durham, N.C. W, 97-54 Kyle Singler, 19 Category Wins Losses Points per game 88.9 63.0 Opponent points per game 68.8 74.0 Field goal pct. .493 .407 Opponent fi eld goal pct. .432 .448 3FG percentage .395 .385 Opponent 3FG pct. .361 .300 Free throw pct. .729 .609 Rebounds per game 39.4 39.0 DUKE RECORD BY STARTING LINEUP Rebound margin +7.4 +0.0 Jones, Allen, Ingram, Jefferson, Plumlee .................................................................................................................5-1 (.833) Assists per game 12.9 9.0 Thornton, Allen, Jones, Jefferson, Plumlee ..........................................................................................................2-0 (1.000) Thornton, Jones, Ingram, Jefferson, Plumlee .......................................................................................................1-0 (1.000) Turnovers per game 9.5 16.0 Turnover margin +4.3 -7.0 Steals per game 7.8 3.0 DUKE SPECIALTY STATS COMPARISON Blocks per game 5.5 8.0 Opponent Paint Off TO 2nd Chance Fast Break Bench Siena 44/32 21/12 12/17 6/8