2015-16 Game Notes #20/19 Duke (20-6, 9-4) vs. # 18/- Louisville (20-6, 9-4) 27 Saturday, February 20, 2016 // 12 p.m. ET // ESPN Louisville, Ky. // KFC Yum! Center (22,000) 2015-16 SCHEDULE DUKE INFORMATION THE OPENING TIP 2K CLASSIC BENEFITING WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT Duke • Winners of fi ve in a row with the last three coming (CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM - DURHAM, N.C.) over ranked opponents, No. 20/19 Duke will face N13 [5/-] SIENA (ESPNU) W, 92-74 No. 18 Louisville for the second time in 12 days Blue Devils when the teams square off Saturday at the KFC N14 [5/-] BRYANT (ESPN 3) W, 113-75 Record 20-6 (9-4 ACC) Yum! Center. State Farm Champions Classic Rankings (AP/Coaches) 20/19 • Duke is 5-2 on the road in ACC play this season, (United Center - Chicago, Ill.) Last Game W, 74-73 at North Carolina (2/17/16) the best road record in the league. Since the start N17 [5/2] vs. Kentucky (ESPN) L, 63-74 of the 1996-97 season, Duke is 112-50 (.691) in ACC Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski (Army, ‘69) road games. 2K Classic benefi ting Wounded Warrior Project Career Record 1,038-316/41st Season (Madison Square Garden - New York, N.Y.) vs. Louisville 3-4 • Duke employs one of the nation’s most lethal Duke Record 965-257/36th Season offensive attacks, ranking 15th in the NCAA in N20 [5/-] vs. VCU (ESPN2) W, 79-71 scoring offense (83.1) and second the country in vs. Louisville 3-4 N22 [5/-] vs. Georgetown (ESPN) W, 86-84 adjusted offensive effi ciency (121.6). OPPONENT INFORMATION N25 [6/-] YALE (ESPNU) W, 80-61 • Duke features two of the top fi ve scorers in ACC N29 [6/-] UTAH STATE (ESPNU) W, 85-52 Louisville play, as Grayson Allen (20.5) ranks second and Brandon Ingram (19.0) is fi fth in league play. BIG TEN/ACC CHALLENGE Cardinals • In ACC play, Allen is shooting .500 from the fl oor D2 [7/-] INDIANA (ESPN) W, 94-74 and .431 from three-point range, while Ingram is Record 20-6 (9-4 ACC) shooting .453 and .443, respectively. D5 [7/-] BUFFALO (ESPN2) W, 82-59 Rankings (AP/Coaches) 18/- D15 [7/-] GEORGIA SOUTHERN (ESPN2) W, 99-65 Last Game W, 72-58 vs. Syracuse (2/17/16) • Allen is on pace to become just the ninth player to lead Duke in both scoring and assists in a season. Ameritas Insurance Classic Head Coach Rick Pitino (UMass, ‘74) Duke is unbeaten in his team-high 12 games this (Madison Square Garden - New York, N.Y.) Career Record 742-260/31st Season season with 20-plus points and 12-1 this season D19 [7/-] vs. Utah (ESPN) L, 75-77 (OT) Louisville Record 388-132/15th Season when he leads the team in scoring. BROADCAST INFORMATION • Among ACC freshmen in all games this season, D28 [15/-] ELON (ESPNU) W, 105-66 Ingram leads in scoring (17.3), three-point D30 [15/-] LONG BEACH STATE (RSN) W, 103-81 ESPN percentage (.409), rebounding (6.8) and double- J2 [15/-] at Boston College (RSN) W, 81-64 doubles (7), and ranks second in blocks (1.5). Play-by-Play: Dave O’Brien J6 [14/-] at Wake Forest (ESPNU) W, 91-75 Analyst: Dick Vitale J9 [14/-] VIRGINIA TECH (ACCN) W, 82-58 • Duke averages 9.0 three-pointers per game Reporter: Allison Williams J13 [9/-] at Clemson (ESPN2) L, 63-68 overall and 9.3 per game in ACC play, both of which WatchESPN http://es.pn/1PCe0JJ J16 [9/-] NOTRE DAME (ESPN2) L, 91-95 lead the league. Allen (55), Ingram (56) and Matt Blue Devil IMG Sports Network Jones (59) are bidding to become the fi rst trio in J18 [20/-] SYRACUSE (ESPN) L, 62-64 Play-by-Play: Bob Harris Duke history to each make 70 threes in a season. J23 [20/-] at NC State (CBS) W, 88-78 Analyst: John Roth J25 [24/15] at Miami (ESPN) L, 69-80 Sirius / XM 84 / 84 • Duke ranks 10th nationally in turnover average F2 at Georgia Tech (ESPNU) W, 80-71 (10.0) and 10th in offensive turnover percentage Compass Media Networks F6 NC STATE (ESPN) W, 88-80 (14.5). Duke’s primary ballhandlers have combined Play-by-Play: Drew Bontadelli F8 [-/13] LOUISVILLE (ESPN) W, 72-65 for a 1.61 assist-to-turnover ratio. Analyst: Mike Wozniak F13 [-/7] VIRGINIA (ESPN) W, 63-62 F17 [20/5] at North Carolina (ESPN/ACCN) W, 74-73 • Luke Kennard leads the ACC and ranks third in the nation with a .914 free throw percentage, which F20 [20/18] at Louisville (ESPN) 12 p.m. ET would rank second in Duke history by a freshman. F25 FLORIDA STATE (ESPN) 7 P.M. ET F28 at Pittsburgh (CBS) 2 p.m. ET DUKE BLUE DEVIL AVERAGES 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 1.5 1.6 0.1 Ranks third on team in charges drawn (3) 3 Grayson Allen (6-5, 205, So.) G 20.7 4.8 3.6 Averaging 9.5 FTA in Duke’s last four games ACC Tournament 5 Luke Kennard (6-5, 180, Fr.) G 12.1 3.3 1.2 Third in NCAA in free throw percentage (.914) (Verizon Center - Washington, D.C.) 12 Derryck Thornton (6-2, 175, Fr.) G 8.0 2.2 2.7 Started last fi ve games; Duke is 13-2 when he starts M8-12 vs. TBD (ESPN/ACCN) TBD 13 Matt Jones (6-5, 200, Jr.) G 11.2 2.7 2.5 Duke is 14-1 in his career when he makes three-plus 3FG 14 Brandon Ingram (6-9, 190, Fr.) G/F 17.3 6.8 1.9 First frosh in Duke history with 50+ 3FG and 40+ blks [ ] - denotes Duke/opponent AP ranking at time of game 21 Amile Jefferson (6-9, 225, Sr.) F 11.4 10.3 1.4 Out indefi nitely with right foot injury 30 Antonio Vrankovic (7-0, 270, Fr.) C 0.8 1.4 0.0 Has seen action in fi ve games 34 Sean Obi (6-9, 250, So.) F 0.3 0.7 0.0 Has seen action in nine games 40 Marshall Plumlee (7-0, 250, Gr.) C 8.2 8.3 1.0 Leads ACC in off. rebounds in league play (4.2/gm) 45 Nick Pagliuca (6-3, 195, Jr.) G 0.0 0.3 0.0 Has seen action in 23 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 0.0 0.0 0.0 Has seen action in one game ACC STANDINGS (THROUGH FEB. 17) STATISTICAL COMPARISON Rank Team ACC Overall Duke ........................................................................Category .................................................................... Louisville 1. Miami 10-3 21-4 83.1.............................................................................. Points per Game ................................................................................... 77.7 North Carolina 10-3 21-4 71.0 ....................................................................Opponent Points per Game ........................................................................ 60.7 .473 ........................................................................ Field Goal Percentage ............................................................................ .478 3. Virginia 10-4 21-5 .437 ..............................................................Opponent Field Goal Percentage ................................................................... .381 4. Duke 9-4 20-6 .391 .............................................................Three-Point Field Goal Percentage ................................................................ .362 Louisville 9-4 20-6 .338 ..................................................Opponent Three-Point Field Goal Percentage ........................................................ .313 Notre Dame 9-4 18-7 9.0 ...............................................................Three-Point Field Goals per Game .................................................................... 6.2 7. Clemson 9-5 16-10 6.0 .....................................................Opponent Three-Point Field Goals per Game .......................................................... 5.9 8. Syracuse 8-6 18-9 .725 .......................................................................Free Throw Percentage ........................................................................... .693 9. Pittsburgh 7-6 18-7 +2.3 ............................................................................. Rebound Margin .................................................................................. +8.7 10. Florida State 6-8 16-10 4.7 ...............................................................................Blocks per Game ......................................................................................5.1 11. Virginia Tech 5-8 13-13 5.9 ...............................................................................Steals per Game ..................................................................................... 7.3 12. Georgia Tech 4-9 14-12 13.5 .............................................................................Assists per Game .................................................................................. 13.6 10.0 ..........................................................................Turnovers per Game ................................................................................11.8 13. NC State 3-10 13-13 16.5 .............................................................................. Fouls per Game .................................................................................... 19.2 14. Wake Forest 1-13 10-16 15. Boston College 0-13 7-19 DUKE VS. LOUISVILLE - LAST 10 GAMES | ALL-TIME SERIES: DUKE LEADS, 7-4 Date Location Result Duke’s Leading Scorer 12/8/61 Durham, N.C. W, 86-56 Art Heyman, 33 DUKE 2015-16 WINS VS. LOSSES 12/15/62 Louisville, Ky. W, 76-75 Art Heyman, 35 2/18/79 Charlotte, N.C. W, 88-72 Gene Banks, 23 Category Wins Losses 1/2/82 Louisville, Ky. L, 61-99 Tom Emma, 16 Points per game 86.8 70.5 1/12/83 Durham, N.C. L, 76-91 David Henderson, 19 Opponent points per game 69.4 76.3 3/31/86 Dallas, Texas L, 69-72 Johnny Dawkins, 24 Field goal pct. .493 .408 11/24/12 Paradise Island, Bahamas W, 76-71 Mason