Blue Devil Postgame Notes l UT Martin l NCAA Tournament First Round l March 19, 2011
With The Duke Victory:
- Improved to 30-3 overall on the year.
- Will next face Marist on Monday, March 21 at 7:00 PM on ESPN2.
- Won its 15th straight home game in NCAA Tournament action.
- Moved its overall home winning streak in Cameron Indoor Stadium to 24 games.
- Won its 18th straight NCAA Tournament first round game.
- Improved to 44-17 overall in the NCAA Tournament.
- Won its 41st out of the last 43 games at home versus non-conference foes.
- Notched its 30th victory of the season giving the Blue Devils 30 wins in nine out of the last 11 years.
- Improved to 16-0 at home this season.
- Coach P improved to 17-14 in NCAA Tournament action as a head coach.
- Improved to 12-4 overall when seeded No. 2 in the NCAA Tournament.
Senior Jasmine Thomas
- Registered a game-high 18 points to go along with five points and two steals.
- Hit 3-of-6 three-pointers and 7-of-13 field goals.
- With her three three-pointers made, now has 58 on the season to rank 10th on Duke's single season list.
- Started her 93rd straight game.
Freshman Chelsea Gray
- Totaled 11 points, all in the second half.
- Had three steals and two assists.
Sophomore Allison Vernerey
- Scored eight points and four rebounds in 15 minutes.
Senior Krystal Thomas
- Pulled down four rebounds and had eight points to go along with three steals.
Senior Karima Christmas
- Collected eight points, seven rebounds and two assists.
Freshman Haley Peters
- Had 11 points, four rebounds, while hitting 5-of-8 field goals.
- Registered double-figure scoring for the fourth time out of the last six games.
Other Duke Notes
- Five freshmen had 39 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists.
- Held UTM to only 14 second half points.
- Had a season-low eight turnovers in the game.
- Outscored UTM, 49-14, in the second half.
- Hit 53.6 percent of its field goals. DU has hit 50.0% or better in three out of the last four games.
- Dished a season-high 25 assists.
- The 45 points for UTM is the second-lowest point output of the season.
- Swiped 16 steals marking the 24th time this season with 10+ steals in a game.
- All five Blue Devils played in the game at the same time for the second time this season.
- Outrebounded UTM, 38-30.
- Forced 24 UTM turnovers and had 32 points off those turnovers.
- Produced 43 points off the bench.
- Hit 54.1 percent from the field in the second half.
- Held a 46-16 advantage in points in the paint.