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Notes: Duke 81, Boston College 64
1/2/2016 7:26:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Duke 81, Boston College 64
As a Team
• Duke improved to 12-2 on the season with the win, the 27th time under head coach Mike Krzyzewski the Blue Devils started a season 12-2 or better.
• Duke used the starting lineup of Grayson Allen, Derryck Thornton, Matt Jones, Brandon Ingram and Marshall Plumlee for the fourth time this season and owns a 3-1 record with those five players on the floor to start the game.
• Duke improved to 28-8 in ACC openers under Krzyzewski and 11-4 when opening league play on the road.
Coach Krzyzewski's Numbers
• The result moved Krzyzewski's all-time record to 1,030-312 and his record at Duke to 957-253.
• A Krzyzewski-led Duke team moved to 18-2 all-time when facing Boston College.
Duke on the Glass
• Duke outrebounded its opponent for the 10th time this season with a rebound margin of 35-26. The Blue Devils improved to 10-0 on the year when registering more rebounds than its opponent.
• Four Blue Devils, sophomore Grayson Allen (9), freshman Brandon Ingram (9), graduate student Marshall Plumlee (5) and freshman Luke Kennard (5) registered five-or-more rebounds in the game.
Allen's Contributions
• Allen scored 17 points, his 12th double-digit scoring game of the season, while adding nine rebounds, three steals and five assists.
• Allen shot 7-of-8 from the free throw line and is shooting 22-of-25 (.880) over Duke's last two games.
Duke's Defense
• Duke held Boston College to just 24 first half points, tied for the fewest scored by an opponent in either half of a game this year.
• The Blue Devils forced Boston College into committing 16 turnovers, the fourth straight game and the 11th time during the 2015-16 campaign a Duke opponent was forced into making double-digit turnovers.
• Duke turned Boston College's miscues into 22 points in the game.
Duke on the Offensive End
• Duke had four players score in double digits for the eighth time this season after Allen (17), Ingram (25), Jones (16) and Kennard (17) each scored more than 10 points in the contest.
• Duke's four double-digit scorers combined to shoot 26-of-47 (.553) from the field in the contest.
• The Blue Devils scored 37 points in the opening half of the game, the third-fewest points scored in the first half of a game for Duke this year.
• Duke recorded a season-high 16 turnovers in the contest, leading to 20 points off turnovers for the Eagles.
Fresh Faces
• Freshman Brandon Ingram scored 25 points to lead the Blue Devils in scoring for the fifth time this season and the fifth time in seven games. Duke is 5-0 this season with Ingram serving as the team's leading scorer.
• Ingram's 25 points in a conference opener fell three points shy of tying Jahlil Okafor's 28, which came last season against Boston College Jan. 3.
• Ingram is averaging 24.8 ppg. when acting as Duke's leading scorer.
• Ingram shot 4-of-9 (.444) from beyond the arc, marking his seventh straight game with two-or-more made three point field goals and his third game this season with four made three point field goals.
• Freshman Luke Kennard added 17 points, his seventh game this season with double-digit points.
As a Team
• Duke improved to 12-2 on the season with the win, the 27th time under head coach Mike Krzyzewski the Blue Devils started a season 12-2 or better.
• Duke used the starting lineup of Grayson Allen, Derryck Thornton, Matt Jones, Brandon Ingram and Marshall Plumlee for the fourth time this season and owns a 3-1 record with those five players on the floor to start the game.
• Duke improved to 28-8 in ACC openers under Krzyzewski and 11-4 when opening league play on the road.
Coach Krzyzewski's Numbers
• The result moved Krzyzewski's all-time record to 1,030-312 and his record at Duke to 957-253.
• A Krzyzewski-led Duke team moved to 18-2 all-time when facing Boston College.
Duke on the Glass
• Duke outrebounded its opponent for the 10th time this season with a rebound margin of 35-26. The Blue Devils improved to 10-0 on the year when registering more rebounds than its opponent.
• Four Blue Devils, sophomore Grayson Allen (9), freshman Brandon Ingram (9), graduate student Marshall Plumlee (5) and freshman Luke Kennard (5) registered five-or-more rebounds in the game.
Allen's Contributions
• Allen scored 17 points, his 12th double-digit scoring game of the season, while adding nine rebounds, three steals and five assists.
• Allen shot 7-of-8 from the free throw line and is shooting 22-of-25 (.880) over Duke's last two games.
Duke's Defense
• Duke held Boston College to just 24 first half points, tied for the fewest scored by an opponent in either half of a game this year.
• The Blue Devils forced Boston College into committing 16 turnovers, the fourth straight game and the 11th time during the 2015-16 campaign a Duke opponent was forced into making double-digit turnovers.
• Duke turned Boston College's miscues into 22 points in the game.
Duke on the Offensive End
• Duke had four players score in double digits for the eighth time this season after Allen (17), Ingram (25), Jones (16) and Kennard (17) each scored more than 10 points in the contest.
• Duke's four double-digit scorers combined to shoot 26-of-47 (.553) from the field in the contest.
• The Blue Devils scored 37 points in the opening half of the game, the third-fewest points scored in the first half of a game for Duke this year.
• Duke recorded a season-high 16 turnovers in the contest, leading to 20 points off turnovers for the Eagles.
Fresh Faces
• Freshman Brandon Ingram scored 25 points to lead the Blue Devils in scoring for the fifth time this season and the fifth time in seven games. Duke is 5-0 this season with Ingram serving as the team's leading scorer.
• Ingram's 25 points in a conference opener fell three points shy of tying Jahlil Okafor's 28, which came last season against Boston College Jan. 3.
• Ingram is averaging 24.8 ppg. when acting as Duke's leading scorer.
• Ingram shot 4-of-9 (.444) from beyond the arc, marking his seventh straight game with two-or-more made three point field goals and his third game this season with four made three point field goals.
• Freshman Luke Kennard added 17 points, his seventh game this season with double-digit points.
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