2013-14 Game Notes vs. Syracuse 28 Saturday, February 22, 2014 • 7:00 p.m. • ESPN Durham, N.C. • Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) 2013-14 SCHEDULE THE MATCHUP N. 8 [4/-] DAVIDSON (ESPNU) W, 111-77 Duke Syracuse STATE FARM CHAMPIONS CLASSIC (United Center - Chicago, Ill.) Blue Devils Orange N. 12 [4/5] vs. Kansas (ESPN) L, 83-94 Record 21-6 (10-4 ACC) Record 25-1 (12-1 ACC) AP / Coaches Polls 5 / 6 AP / Coaches Polls 1 / 1 N. 15 [4/-] FLORIDA ATLANTIC (ESPN3) W, 97-64 Last Game L, 66-74, at North Carolina (2/20) Last Game L, 59-62 (OT), vs. Boston College (2/19) NIT SEASON TIP-OFF (Cameron Indoor Stadium - Durham, N.C.) Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski (Army, ‘69) Head Coach Jim Boeheim (Syracuse, ‘66) N. 18 [6/-] UNC ASHEVILLE (ESPNU) W, 91-55 Career Record 978-303 / 39th Season Career Record 945-315 / 38th Season N. 19 [6/-] EAST CAROLINA (ESPNU) W, 83-74 Duke Record 905-244 / 34th Season North Carolina Record 945-315 / 38th Season vs. Syracuse 1-2 N. 24 [6/-] VERMONT (ESPNU) W, 91-90 TELEVISION RADIO NIT SEASON TIP-OFF ESPN Blue Devil IMG Sports Network (Madison Square Garden - New York, N.Y.) Play-by-Play: Dan Shulman; Analyst: Jay Bilas; Play-by-Play: Bob Harris N. 27 [6/-] vs. Alabama (ESPN) W, 74-64 Analyst: Dick Vitale; Sideline: Shannon Spake Analyst: John Roth N. 29 [6/4] vs. Arizona (ESPN) L, 66-72 WatchESPN http://es.pn/1eztYP1 Sirius - 91; XM - 91 BIG TEN/ACC CHALLENGE (Cameron Indoor Stadium - Durham, N.C.) THE OPENING TIP THE LAST TIME OUT D. 3 [10/22] MICHIGAN (ESPN) W, 79-69 • In a rematch of one of the best games of the • North Carolina outscored Duke 44-29 in the 2013-14 college basketball season, No. 5 Duke second half to recover from an 11-point defi cit D. 16 [8/-] GARDNER-WEBB (ESPNU) W, 85-66 hosts No. 1 Syracuse Saturday for a top-fi ve and defeat Duke, 74-66, Thursday evening in the showdown in Cameron Indoor Stadium. The game Dean E. Smith Center. CARQUEST AUTO PARTS CLASSIC tips off at 7 p.m. and will air on ESPN and the Blue • Tar Heel point guard Marcus Paige scored all (Madison Square Garden - New York, N.Y.) D. 19 [8/-] vs. UCLA (ESPN) W, 80-63 Devil IMG Sports Network. 13 of his points in the second half, including nine • Duke is ranked No. 5 in the AP Poll and No. 6 in in the fi nal 10 minutes. Leslie McDonald poured D. 28 [9/-] EASTERN MICHIGAN (ESPN2) W, 82-59 the USA Today Coaches’ Poll. The Blue Devils are in a game-high 21 points on 9-of-12 shooting to D. 31 [7/-] % vs. Elon (ESPNU) W, 86-48 75-25 all-time when ranked No. 5 in the AP Poll. lead the North Carolina offense. J. 4 [7/-] at Notre Dame * (CBS) L, 77-79 • The Blue Devils will face the No. 1 team in the • Duke missed 13 consecutive fi eld goals in the J. 7 [16/-] GEORGIA TECH * (ESPNU) W, 79-57 Associated Press poll for the fi rst time since March second half and hit just 5-of-23 fi eld goals over the J. 11 [16/-] at Clemson * (RSN) L, 59-72 8, 2008 against North Carolina. Duke is 8-21 all- fi nal 13:37 of the game. North Carolina outscored J. 13 [23/-] VIRGINIA * (ESPN) W, 69-65 time against the No. 1 team. Duke 31-14 during that drought. J. 18 [23/-] NC STATE * (CBS) W, 95-60 • Duke’s home-court winning streak sits at 30 • Quinn Cook and Jabari Parker scored 17 J. 22 [18/-] at Miami * (ESPN2) W, 67-46 consecutive victories, tied for the longest active points apiece, and Rodney Hood added 16 for J. 25 [18/-] FLORIDA STATE * (ESPN) W, 78-56 streak in the nation. Duke is 14-0 at home this Duke. Cook hit 3-of-7 three-pointers, while Parker J. 27 [17/18] at Pittsburgh * (ESPN) W, 80-65 season after going 16-0 on Coach K Court in logged his ACC-leading 10th double-double with F. 1 [17/2] at Syracuse * (ESPN) L, 89-91 (OT) 2012-13. 11 rebounds. F. 4 [11/-] WAKE FOREST * (ESPNU) W, 83-63 • Saturday’s game features the two winningest • The loss was only Duke’s second in its past six F. 8 [11/-] at Boston College * (ESPN) W, 89-68 head coaches in NCAA Division I history. ACC road games. F. 15 [8/-] MARYLAND * (ESPN) W, 69-67 F. 18 [5/-] at Georgia Tech * (ACCN) W, 68-51 F. 20 [5/-] at North Carolina * (ESPN/ACCN) L, 66-74 DUKE BLUE DEVIL AVERAGES F. 22 [5/1] SYRACUSE * (ESPN) 7:00 No. Name (Ht., Wt., Yr.) Pos. PPG RPG APG Notables F. 25 VIRGINIA TECH * (ESPNU) 7:00 1 Jabari Parker (6-8, 235, Fr.) F 19.1 8.8 1.2 double-doubles in 6 of past 9 games M. 5 at Wake Forest * (ESPN2) 7:00 2 Quinn Cook (6-2, 180, Jr.) G 12.1 2.3 4.8 16 double-fi gure scoring games M. 8 NORTH CAROLINA * (ESPN) 9:00 3 Tyler Thornton (6-2, 190, Sr.) G 3.2 1.9 2.2 .500 (14-of-28) 3-pt pct. in ACC play 5 Rodney Hood (6-8, 215, R-So.) F 16.2 4.1 1.9 top-10 in ACC in scoring, FG pct. FT pct., 3-pt pct. ACC TOURNAMENT 13 Matt Jones (6-4, 200, Fr.) G 2.2 1.0 0.1 four starts in 2013-14 (Greensboro Coliseum - Greensboro, N.C.) 14 Rasheed Sulaimon (6-4, 190, So.) G 9.2 2.2 2.4 double-digit scoring in 11 of past 16 games M. 12-16 ACC Tournament (ESPN/ACCN) TBD 15 Josh Hairston (6-8, 235, Sr.) F 1.6 1.4 0.4 shooting .500 (15-of-30) from the fi eld 20 Semi Ojeleye (6-7, 230, Fr.) F 1.8 0.9 0.1 7-of-14 from the fi eld, 4-of-7 from 3-pt range Home games in BOLDFACE CAPS 21 Amile Jefferson (6-9, 210, So.) F 6.7 6.7 1.0 Duke’s leading rebounder 8 times (7-1) * - indicates Atlantic Coast Conference game 34 Andre Dawkins (6-5, 215, Gr.) G 9.0 1.5 0.5 ACC leader in 3-pt pct. (.460 – 58-of-126) [ ] - denotes Duke/opponent AP ranking at time of game 40 Marshall Plumlee (7-0, 260, R-So.) F 1.1 1.9 0.3 6+ minutes in 10 straight games % - Greensboro Coliseum - Greensboro, N.C. 45 Nick Pagliuca (6-3, 175, Fr.) G 0.3 0.7 0.0 fi rst career point vs. Elon (12/31) 52 Todd Zafi rovski (6-9, 245, Gr.) F 0.0 0.3 0.0 has played in 20 career games - indicates probable starter By The Numbers Stats Comparison Media Information • Duke has held 10 straight home opponents to less than 70 points. Opposing teams average just Duke Syracuse Media Contacts 65.9 points per game on the Blue Devils’ home Points 80.6 69.6 Matt Plizga, Associate Director court, good for a +19.2 Duke scoring margin. Opp. Points 67.0 58.3 Email: [email protected] • Duke owns an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.56:1, Rebounds 34.7 35.1 Offi ce: 919-668-1712 / Cell: 919-812-0882 which would rank as the highest ratio since Duke Opp. Rebounds 33.2 31.1 Chris Cook, Assistant Director began tracking turnovers in the 1970-71 season. Off. Rebounds 11.4 13.1 Email: [email protected] The Blue Devils logged a school-record 1.51:1 Opp. Off. Rebounds 10.4 10.5 Offi ce: 919-684-8708 / Cell: 919-812-7141 assist-to-turnover ratio last season, bettering the Field Goal Pct. .468 .448 previous school record of 1.32 set in 2000-01. Opp. Field Goal Pct. .449 .405 Blue Devil IMG Sports Network • Duke has lost back-to-back games just once 3-Point Pct. .409 .351 A state-wide radio audience follows all the action of Duke since the start of the 2009-10 season and is 24-1 Opp. 3-Point Pct. .306 .343 men's basketball on the Blue Devil IMG Sports Network. following a loss during that span. 3-Point FGs 9.3 5.1 The network provides in-depth pregame coverage, live • Jabari Parker has a double-double in six of his Opp. 3-Point FGs 4.0 7.2 play-by-play of all the action and the post-game press past nine games and is averaging 19.2 points 3-Point FG Attempts 22.8 14.6 conferences straight from the locker room to over 30 sta- and 11.8 rebounds per game during that stretch. Opp. 3-Point FG Attempts 13.1 20.9 tions via satellite each game. The broadcast also features Parker owns an ACC-leading 10 double-doubles Free Throw Pct. .733 .705 a one-hour pregame show. this season. Opp. Free Throw Pct. .681 .664 Bob Harris, Play-by-Play • Rodney Hood is averaging 17.6 points per game Free Throws Made 17.2 16.0 John Roth, Color Commentary in Cameron Indoor Stadium while shooting 51.7 Opp. Free Throws Made 14.7 11.3 John Rose, Engineer percent from the fi eld and 42.9 from three-point Personal Fouls 19.5 15.5 range.