Notes: Clemson 68, Duke 63

Clemson 68, Duke 63

As a Team
• Duke fell to 14-3 on the season and 3-1 in the conference with Wednesday's result.
• Duke used the starting lineup of Derryck Thornton, Brandon Ingram, Grayson Allen, Marshall Plumlee and Matt Jones for the seventh time this season and owns a 5-2 record with those five players on the floor to start the game.
• Duke is averaging 79.2 ppg. in its first four ACC contests, the most since the 2007-08 season, when the Blue Devils averaged 82.8 ppg. in their first four conference games.

Coach Krzyzewski's Numbers
• The result moved Krzyzewski's all-time record to 1,032-313 and his record at Duke to 959-254.
• A Krzyzewski-led Duke team moved to 53-13 all-time when facing Clemson.

Duke on the Glass
• The Tigers outrebounded the Blue Devils, 36-24. The 12-rebound margin was the second-largest amassed by a Duke opponent this season.
• The Blue Devils dropped to 2-2 when being outrebounded by its opponents this year.
• Duke brought down a season-low four offensive boards.

Allen's Contributions
• Sophomore Grayson Allen served as Duke's leading scorer after netting 17 points on 7-of-9 (.778) from the field and 3-of-4 (.750) from beyond the arc.
• Wednesday's result marks the first time the Blue Devils lost when Allen scored double-digit points. Duke moved to 19-1 all-time when Allen posts 10-or-more points in a game.

Duke's Defense
• Duke held its opponent to under 40.0 percent shooting from beyond the arc for the 10th game this season after Clemson shot just 6-of-16 (.375).
• Duke is holding conference opponents to 66.3 ppg. through the first four conference games this season. Duke has held conference opposition under 70 ppg. through the first four games in nine of the last 10 seasons.

Duke on the Offensive End
• Duke went into the break shooting 53.8 percent (14-of-26) from the field, the fourth straight game the Blue Devils shot 50.0 percent or better from the field before the half. Duke also shot 7-of-14 (.500) from beyond the arc, the team's fourth game this year shooting 50.0 percent or better from beyond the arc in the first half.
• For the first time this season, Duke recorded double-digit assists in the first half of back-to-back games. The Blue Devils are averaging 13.7 assists per game this season.
• Duke registered 16 assists, the second straight game with 16 assists. Duke has posted double-digit assists in all but one game this season.
• The Blue Devils hit 11 three pointers in the contest, the fifth game this year Duke connected on double-digit three pointers.
• Duke hit just 2-of-7 (.286) free throw attempts, tied for the fewest made free throws since Duke faced San Diego State March 22 in the third round of the NCAA Tournament.

Fresh Faces
• Freshman Brandon Ingram led all Duke rookies in scoring with 16 points on 6-of-11 (.545) shooting from the field. Ingram's 3-of-6 (.500) shooting performance from beyond the arc marked his 10th straight game connecting on two-or-more three pointers.
• Freshman Derryck Thornton dished a career-high seven assists.

Players Mentioned

Grayson Allen

Matt Jones

Marshall Plumlee

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