Notes: Duke 105, Elon 66

Duke 105, Elon 66

As a Team
• Duke improved to 10-2 on the season with the win, the 31st time under head coach Mike Krzyzewski the Blue Devils started a season 10-2 or better.
• Duke used the starting lineup of Grayson Allen, Derryck Thornton, Matt Jones, Brandon Ingram and Marshall Plumlee for the second time this season and owns a 1-1 record with those five players on the floor to start the game.
• Duke improved to 53-8 when facing an opponent from the Colonial Athletic Association.
• The Blue Devils led at the half, 70-31 and improved to 10-0 on the year when going into the break with a lead. The 39-point lead heading into the second half ranks tied for sixth all-time.
• Duke scored 70 first-half points, the third-most scored by a Blue Devil squad in program history in either half of a game. Duke's 70 points in the first half are the second-most in the opening half of a game by a Duke team. The 70-point first half effort marked the team's third game this year scoring 50-or-more points to open a game (Bryant-59, Indiana-51).
• Duke's 70 first-half points are the most in the opening half of a game in the ACC since Virginia netted 68 against Grambling State Dec. 30, 2001.

Coach Krzyzewski's Numbers
• The result moved Krzyzewski's all-time record to 1,028-312 and his record at Duke to 955-253.
• A Krzyzewski-led Duke team moved to 5-0 all-time when facing Elon.

Duke on the Glass
• The Blue Devils outrebounded the Phoenix, 53-30, marking the ninth game this season Duke hauled in more rebounds than its opponent. Duke improved to 9-0 on the year when outrebounding its opponent.
• Duke's rebound margin of 23 is the second-highest of the season for the Blue Devils.
• The Blue Devils brought down a season-high 35 defensive rebounds, besting the previous season high of 33 which came against Georgia Southern Dec. 15.

Duke's Defense
• Duke forced Elon into committing 12 turnovers, the ninth game this season a Blue Devil opponent turned the ball over 10 or more times in a game.

Duke on the Offensive End
• The Blue Devils dished 17 assists, including a season-high 10 in the first half. Duke's 17 assists tied for the second-most of the season.
• Graduate student Marshall Plumlee posted his second double-double of the season and the third of his career after collecting 11 rebounds and scoring 10 points.

Fresh Faces
• Freshman Brandon Ingram tied a season-high with 26 points and brought down 11 rebounds to mark his second double-double of the season. Ingram became the second Blue Devil this year to score 20 points in the opening half of a game after Allen accomplished the same feat in the season-opener against Siena.
• Three Duke freshmen scored in double-digits (Ingram-26, Kennard-18, Thornton-12), marking the second game this season three freshmen scored 10-or-more points in a game.
• Duke freshmen accounted for 58.1 percent (61 points) of Duke's total points on the night.

Players Mentioned

Grayson Allen

Matt Jones

Marshall Plumlee

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