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Notes: Notre Dame 95, Duke 91
1/16/2016 5:28:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Notre Dame 95, Duke 91
As a Team
• Duke moved to 14-4 on the season and 3-2 in the conference with Saturday's result.
• Duke used the starting lineup of Grayson Allen, Luke Kennard, 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 is averaging 81.6 ppg. through its first five ACC contests, the most since the 2007-08 season, when the Blue Devils averaged 84.8 ppg. through their first five conference games.
Coach Krzyzewski's Numbers
• The result moved Krzyzewski's all-time record to 1,032-314 and his record at Duke to 959-255.
• A Krzyzewski-led Duke team moved to 13-5 all-time when facing Notre Dame.
• Krzyzewski moved to 20-4 against former assistants while coaching at Duke, with all four losses coming against Mike Brey.
Duke on the Glass
• The Blue Devils were outrebounded by their opponent for the fifth game this season after Notre Dame posted a 38-35 rebound margin. The Blue Devils are 2-3 on the year when being outrebounded by its opponent.
• Duke brought down 11 offensive rebounds, the second time in six games the Blue Devils pulled down double-digit offensive rebounds.
Allen's Contributions
• Sophomore Grayson Allen tied a career-high with six assists and committed just one turnover in the contest. Allen owns a team-high 67 assists this year.
• Allen also scored 18 points, his 16th double-digit scoring effort this season. The Blue Devils are 19-2 all-time when Allen nets 10-or-more points in a game.
Duke's Defense
• Duke failed to post double-digit takeaways for just the fourth game this year.
• Notre Dame shot 36-of-72 (.500) from the field, just the third game this year a Duke opponent shot 50.0 percent or better from the floor.
Duke on the Offensive End
• The Blue Devils shot 7-of-13 (.538) from beyond the arc in the first half, the second game this season Duke shot over 50.0 percent from three-point range to start a game. Duke has also registered three straight games with seven-or-more made three pointers in the first half of a game.
• Duke shot 17-of-29 (.586) from the floor in the opening half, the team's second-best shooting percentage in the first half this season.
• Duke made 29-of-56 (.518) field goal attempts, the team's eighth game shooting over 50.0 percent from the floor. Duke is 7-1 in such games.
Fresh Faces
• Freshman Luke Kennard scored a career-high 30 points, becoming the sixth freshman in Duke history to post 30-or-more points in a game. Kennard shot 10-of-15 (.667) from the field, including 4-of-6 (.667) from beyond the arc, and 6-of-7 (.857) from the line. Kennard is shooting a team-best 92.4 percent (61-of-66) from the free throw line this year.
• A Duke freshman has served as the team's leading scorer in eight contests this year, while Kennard was the leading scorer in three games this season.
• Freshman Brandon Ingram scored 25 points on 7-of-14 (.500) shooting. He also connected on a career-high seven free throw attempts, going 7-of-9 (.778) from the charity stripe.
• Two freshmen (Kennard-30 & Ingram-25) scored 25-or-more points in a game for the first time this season and just the sixth time in the last decade.
As a Team
• Duke moved to 14-4 on the season and 3-2 in the conference with Saturday's result.
• Duke used the starting lineup of Grayson Allen, Luke Kennard, 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 is averaging 81.6 ppg. through its first five ACC contests, the most since the 2007-08 season, when the Blue Devils averaged 84.8 ppg. through their first five conference games.
Coach Krzyzewski's Numbers
• The result moved Krzyzewski's all-time record to 1,032-314 and his record at Duke to 959-255.
• A Krzyzewski-led Duke team moved to 13-5 all-time when facing Notre Dame.
• Krzyzewski moved to 20-4 against former assistants while coaching at Duke, with all four losses coming against Mike Brey.
Duke on the Glass
• The Blue Devils were outrebounded by their opponent for the fifth game this season after Notre Dame posted a 38-35 rebound margin. The Blue Devils are 2-3 on the year when being outrebounded by its opponent.
• Duke brought down 11 offensive rebounds, the second time in six games the Blue Devils pulled down double-digit offensive rebounds.
Allen's Contributions
• Sophomore Grayson Allen tied a career-high with six assists and committed just one turnover in the contest. Allen owns a team-high 67 assists this year.
• Allen also scored 18 points, his 16th double-digit scoring effort this season. The Blue Devils are 19-2 all-time when Allen nets 10-or-more points in a game.
Duke's Defense
• Duke failed to post double-digit takeaways for just the fourth game this year.
• Notre Dame shot 36-of-72 (.500) from the field, just the third game this year a Duke opponent shot 50.0 percent or better from the floor.
Duke on the Offensive End
• The Blue Devils shot 7-of-13 (.538) from beyond the arc in the first half, the second game this season Duke shot over 50.0 percent from three-point range to start a game. Duke has also registered three straight games with seven-or-more made three pointers in the first half of a game.
• Duke shot 17-of-29 (.586) from the floor in the opening half, the team's second-best shooting percentage in the first half this season.
• Duke made 29-of-56 (.518) field goal attempts, the team's eighth game shooting over 50.0 percent from the floor. Duke is 7-1 in such games.
Fresh Faces
• Freshman Luke Kennard scored a career-high 30 points, becoming the sixth freshman in Duke history to post 30-or-more points in a game. Kennard shot 10-of-15 (.667) from the field, including 4-of-6 (.667) from beyond the arc, and 6-of-7 (.857) from the line. Kennard is shooting a team-best 92.4 percent (61-of-66) from the free throw line this year.
• A Duke freshman has served as the team's leading scorer in eight contests this year, while Kennard was the leading scorer in three games this season.
• Freshman Brandon Ingram scored 25 points on 7-of-14 (.500) shooting. He also connected on a career-high seven free throw attempts, going 7-of-9 (.778) from the charity stripe.
• Two freshmen (Kennard-30 & Ingram-25) scored 25-or-more points in a game for the first time this season and just the sixth time in the last decade.
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