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Notes: Duke 86, Toledo 69
12/29/2014 10:07:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Duke 86, Toledo 69
As a Team
• Duke earned its 11th win of the year, marking the 15th time in program history the Blue Devils opened the season with 11 straight wins.
• Duke moved to 2-0 when facing Toledo and extended its winning streak while playing non-conference competition in Cameron Indoor Stadium to an NCAA-best 115 games. Duke also improved to 117-18 when ranked No. 2 in the AP Poll with the win.
• Duke won by double figures for the 11th straight game, the first time in program history the Blue Devils opened a season with 11 straight double-figure wins.
Closing on 1K
• With the win, Coach K improved to 994-306 all-time and 921-247 at Duke. He is six wins shy of becoming the first Division I men's coach in NCAA history to record 1,000 career victories.
• Monday's win moved Coach K's record against unranked opponents while at Duke to 726-116.
• Duke improved to 11-0 for the 11th time under Coach K.
Cook on Duke's All-Time Charts
• Quinn Cook scored double-digit points for the 10th game this season and the 56th time in his career, netting 20 points on 6-of-12 (.500) shooting. Cook moved into 51st on Duke's all-time scorers list with 1,132 points.
• Cook posted three assists against Toledo to bring his career total to 443. Cook took sole possession of 11th on Duke's all-time assists list.
• Cook's 2-of-6 (.333) shooting performance from beyond the arc extended his consecutive games with a made three-pointer streak to an ACC-leading 21. Cook's last game without at least one made three pointer came against Maryland on Feb. 15, 2014.
On the Offensive End
• Duke has trailed just 5:01 through the first 11 games of the season. The Blue Devils' largest deficit they have faced this year is four points – 6-2 vs. Wisconsin (Dec. 3).
• Duke has outscored its opponents in every half of a game this season except in the second half against Stanford (Nov. 22) and the second half against Elon (Dec. 15).
• Three or more Blue Devils scored in double digits for the 11th game this season (Okafor-27, Cook-20, T. Jones-15).
Fast Starts
• Duke has led at halftime in all 11 of its games and has outscored teams in the first half by an average of 13.5 points a game this season.
• Duke is shooting a combined 158-of-302 (.523) from the field in the first half of games this year. The Blue Devils opened the game by shooting a perfect 5-of-5 (1.000) from the floor.
Devilish Defense
• Tonight's contest marked the eighth game this season that an opponent connected on five or fewer three pointers.
• Opponents are averaging just 4.3 made three-point field goals a game while facing Duke, compared to the Blue Devils' 7.6 made three-pointers.
• Duke allowed Toledo's bench to score just three points. Duke has held opposing team's benches to a combined five points in the last two games.
• Duke forced Toledo to commit 13 turnovers, the 11th game this season the Blue Devils recorded double-digit takeaways.
• Duke sent Toledo to the line just six times, the fewest free throw attempts by a Duke opponent this season.
Fresh Faces
• For the 11th straight game, three freshmen (Tyus Jones, Jahlil Okafor and Justise Winslow) started, marking the first time since 1983 (William & Mary-Feb. 2; Virginia-Feb. 5; Georgia Tech-Feb. 9; Stetson-Feb. 16; Wake Forest-Feb. 19; Maryland-Feb.21; NC State-Feb.23; Georgia Tech-Feb. 26; Clemson-March 2; North Carolina-March 5; Virginia-March 11) that three or more freshmen started 11 consecutive games in the Coach K era.
• Monday's game marked the 46th time during the Coach K era three freshmen started. In 1982-83, three or more freshmen started 27 games, the highest number of games with three or more freshmen starting under Coach K.
• Okafor made 12 field goals, tying for the second-most made field goals by a freshman. Okafor posted 12 made field goals earlier in the season in a contest against Furman (Nov. 26).
• Jones shot 9-of-9 from the free throw line, tying him for fourth on Duke's freshman list for most made free throws in a game without a miss.
• Two or more Duke freshmen scored double digits in a game for the ninth time this season (Okafor-27, Jones-15).
• Okafor led Duke in scoring for the fifth time this season. A freshman has served as Duke's leading scorer in eight of the team's 11 games.
As a Team
• Duke earned its 11th win of the year, marking the 15th time in program history the Blue Devils opened the season with 11 straight wins.
• Duke moved to 2-0 when facing Toledo and extended its winning streak while playing non-conference competition in Cameron Indoor Stadium to an NCAA-best 115 games. Duke also improved to 117-18 when ranked No. 2 in the AP Poll with the win.
• Duke won by double figures for the 11th straight game, the first time in program history the Blue Devils opened a season with 11 straight double-figure wins.
Closing on 1K
• With the win, Coach K improved to 994-306 all-time and 921-247 at Duke. He is six wins shy of becoming the first Division I men's coach in NCAA history to record 1,000 career victories.
• Monday's win moved Coach K's record against unranked opponents while at Duke to 726-116.
• Duke improved to 11-0 for the 11th time under Coach K.
Cook on Duke's All-Time Charts
• Quinn Cook scored double-digit points for the 10th game this season and the 56th time in his career, netting 20 points on 6-of-12 (.500) shooting. Cook moved into 51st on Duke's all-time scorers list with 1,132 points.
• Cook posted three assists against Toledo to bring his career total to 443. Cook took sole possession of 11th on Duke's all-time assists list.
• Cook's 2-of-6 (.333) shooting performance from beyond the arc extended his consecutive games with a made three-pointer streak to an ACC-leading 21. Cook's last game without at least one made three pointer came against Maryland on Feb. 15, 2014.
On the Offensive End
• Duke has trailed just 5:01 through the first 11 games of the season. The Blue Devils' largest deficit they have faced this year is four points – 6-2 vs. Wisconsin (Dec. 3).
• Duke has outscored its opponents in every half of a game this season except in the second half against Stanford (Nov. 22) and the second half against Elon (Dec. 15).
• Three or more Blue Devils scored in double digits for the 11th game this season (Okafor-27, Cook-20, T. Jones-15).
Fast Starts
• Duke has led at halftime in all 11 of its games and has outscored teams in the first half by an average of 13.5 points a game this season.
• Duke is shooting a combined 158-of-302 (.523) from the field in the first half of games this year. The Blue Devils opened the game by shooting a perfect 5-of-5 (1.000) from the floor.
Devilish Defense
• Tonight's contest marked the eighth game this season that an opponent connected on five or fewer three pointers.
• Opponents are averaging just 4.3 made three-point field goals a game while facing Duke, compared to the Blue Devils' 7.6 made three-pointers.
• Duke allowed Toledo's bench to score just three points. Duke has held opposing team's benches to a combined five points in the last two games.
• Duke forced Toledo to commit 13 turnovers, the 11th game this season the Blue Devils recorded double-digit takeaways.
• Duke sent Toledo to the line just six times, the fewest free throw attempts by a Duke opponent this season.
Fresh Faces
• For the 11th straight game, three freshmen (Tyus Jones, Jahlil Okafor and Justise Winslow) started, marking the first time since 1983 (William & Mary-Feb. 2; Virginia-Feb. 5; Georgia Tech-Feb. 9; Stetson-Feb. 16; Wake Forest-Feb. 19; Maryland-Feb.21; NC State-Feb.23; Georgia Tech-Feb. 26; Clemson-March 2; North Carolina-March 5; Virginia-March 11) that three or more freshmen started 11 consecutive games in the Coach K era.
• Monday's game marked the 46th time during the Coach K era three freshmen started. In 1982-83, three or more freshmen started 27 games, the highest number of games with three or more freshmen starting under Coach K.
• Okafor made 12 field goals, tying for the second-most made field goals by a freshman. Okafor posted 12 made field goals earlier in the season in a contest against Furman (Nov. 26).
• Jones shot 9-of-9 from the free throw line, tying him for fourth on Duke's freshman list for most made free throws in a game without a miss.
• Two or more Duke freshmen scored double digits in a game for the ninth time this season (Okafor-27, Jones-15).
• Okafor led Duke in scoring for the fifth time this season. A freshman has served as Duke's leading scorer in eight of the team's 11 games.
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