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Notes: Duke 91, Wake Forest 75
1/6/2016 10:18:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Duke 91, Wake Forest 75
As a Team
• Duke improved to 13-2 on the season with the win, the 25th time under head coach Mike Krzyzewski the Blue Devils started a season 13-2 or better.
• Duke used the starting lineup of Grayson Allen, Derryck Thornton, Matt Jones, Brandon Ingram and Marshall Plumlee for the fifth time this season and owns a 4-1 record with those five players on the floor to start the game.
• The Blue Devils are shooting a combined 53.3 percent (57-of-107) from the field in their first two conference games this season.
• With 91 points scored against Wake Forest and 81 points scored in the ACC opener against Boston College, Duke is averaging 86.0 ppg. in its first two ACC contests, the most in the first two conference games of a season since the 2001-02 season, when Duke averaged 90.0 ppg. in its first two ACC contests (Florida State-76, Georgia Tech-104).
• Duke went into the break with two double-digit scorers (Allen-17 & Ingram-14) for the sixth time this season.
• The Blue Devils shot 25-of-27 (.926) from the free throw line, the best shooting performance from the charity stripe this season.
Coach Krzyzewski's Numbers
• The result moved Krzyzewski's all-time record to 1,031-312 and his record at Duke to 958-253.
• A Krzyzewski-led Duke team moved to 47-24 all-time when facing Boston College.
• Wednesday's result marked the second time the Blue Devils earned consecutive road wins to open ACC play under Krzyzewski.
Duke on the Glass
• The Blue Devils were outrebounded for the third game this season, with Wake Forest leading the rebound margin, 39-30. Duke moved to 2-1 when being outrebounded by its opponent this year.
• Duke brought down nine offensive rebounds, the third straight game the Blue Devils failed to record double-digit boards on the offensive end.
Allen's Contributions
• Sophomore Grayson Allen led the Blue Devils in scoring for the seventh game this season, netting 24 points on 7-of-10 (.700) shooting. Duked advanced to 7-0 with Allen posting double-digit points.
• Allen has scored 20-or-more points in eight games this season and double-digit points in 13 of the team's 15 contests. The Blue Devils are a perfect 13-0 when Allen scores 10-or-more points in the contest.
Duke's Defense
• Duke forced Wake Forest into committing 12 turnovers, the sixth straight game a Duke opponent has registered double-digit turnovers.
• The Blue Devil perimeter defense allowed the Demon Deacons to shoot just 27.8 percent (5-of-18) from beyond the arc, the fifth game this year a Duke opponent shot under 30.0 percent from three-point range.
Duke on the Offensive End
• The Blue Devils opened the game by shooting a season-best 60.0 percent (18-of-30) from the field. Duke also connected on 50.0 percent (5-of-10) of its three-point field goal attempts, the third time this season the Blue Devils connected on 50.0 percent or more of its three point attempts in the first half of a game.
• Duke scored 50 first-half points, the fourth time this season the team netted 50-or-more points in the first half of a game. Duke is averaging 42.9 ppg. in the first half this season, compared to opponents, who are scoring an average of just 33.4 ppg. to start a game.
• Four Blue Devils scored in double-digits (Allen-24, Kennard-23, Plumlee-18 & Ingram-17) for the ninth time this season.
• Graduate student Marshall Plumlee scored a career-high 18 points on 7-of-7 shooting. Plumlee scored 14 second-half points and registered seven rebounds for the game.
• Duke shot 51.7 percent (30-of-58) from the field, marking the fourth straight game the Blue Devils shot 50.0 percent or better from the field.
Fresh Faces
• Freshman Luke Kennard scored 23 points on 7-of-11 (.636) shooting, while coming off the bench. Kennard becomes the first freshman in Duke history to record three games of 22-or-more points while coming off the bench.
• Three Duke freshmen registered at least one point in the game (Kennard-23, Ingram-17, Thornton-7). The Blue Devil rookies accounted for 51.7 percent (47 of 91) of the team's total points.
As a Team
• Duke improved to 13-2 on the season with the win, the 25th time under head coach Mike Krzyzewski the Blue Devils started a season 13-2 or better.
• Duke used the starting lineup of Grayson Allen, Derryck Thornton, Matt Jones, Brandon Ingram and Marshall Plumlee for the fifth time this season and owns a 4-1 record with those five players on the floor to start the game.
• The Blue Devils are shooting a combined 53.3 percent (57-of-107) from the field in their first two conference games this season.
• With 91 points scored against Wake Forest and 81 points scored in the ACC opener against Boston College, Duke is averaging 86.0 ppg. in its first two ACC contests, the most in the first two conference games of a season since the 2001-02 season, when Duke averaged 90.0 ppg. in its first two ACC contests (Florida State-76, Georgia Tech-104).
• Duke went into the break with two double-digit scorers (Allen-17 & Ingram-14) for the sixth time this season.
• The Blue Devils shot 25-of-27 (.926) from the free throw line, the best shooting performance from the charity stripe this season.
Coach Krzyzewski's Numbers
• The result moved Krzyzewski's all-time record to 1,031-312 and his record at Duke to 958-253.
• A Krzyzewski-led Duke team moved to 47-24 all-time when facing Boston College.
• Wednesday's result marked the second time the Blue Devils earned consecutive road wins to open ACC play under Krzyzewski.
Duke on the Glass
• The Blue Devils were outrebounded for the third game this season, with Wake Forest leading the rebound margin, 39-30. Duke moved to 2-1 when being outrebounded by its opponent this year.
• Duke brought down nine offensive rebounds, the third straight game the Blue Devils failed to record double-digit boards on the offensive end.
Allen's Contributions
• Sophomore Grayson Allen led the Blue Devils in scoring for the seventh game this season, netting 24 points on 7-of-10 (.700) shooting. Duked advanced to 7-0 with Allen posting double-digit points.
• Allen has scored 20-or-more points in eight games this season and double-digit points in 13 of the team's 15 contests. The Blue Devils are a perfect 13-0 when Allen scores 10-or-more points in the contest.
Duke's Defense
• Duke forced Wake Forest into committing 12 turnovers, the sixth straight game a Duke opponent has registered double-digit turnovers.
• The Blue Devil perimeter defense allowed the Demon Deacons to shoot just 27.8 percent (5-of-18) from beyond the arc, the fifth game this year a Duke opponent shot under 30.0 percent from three-point range.
Duke on the Offensive End
• The Blue Devils opened the game by shooting a season-best 60.0 percent (18-of-30) from the field. Duke also connected on 50.0 percent (5-of-10) of its three-point field goal attempts, the third time this season the Blue Devils connected on 50.0 percent or more of its three point attempts in the first half of a game.
• Duke scored 50 first-half points, the fourth time this season the team netted 50-or-more points in the first half of a game. Duke is averaging 42.9 ppg. in the first half this season, compared to opponents, who are scoring an average of just 33.4 ppg. to start a game.
• Four Blue Devils scored in double-digits (Allen-24, Kennard-23, Plumlee-18 & Ingram-17) for the ninth time this season.
• Graduate student Marshall Plumlee scored a career-high 18 points on 7-of-7 shooting. Plumlee scored 14 second-half points and registered seven rebounds for the game.
• Duke shot 51.7 percent (30-of-58) from the field, marking the fourth straight game the Blue Devils shot 50.0 percent or better from the field.
Fresh Faces
• Freshman Luke Kennard scored 23 points on 7-of-11 (.636) shooting, while coming off the bench. Kennard becomes the first freshman in Duke history to record three games of 22-or-more points while coming off the bench.
• Three Duke freshmen registered at least one point in the game (Kennard-23, Ingram-17, Thornton-7). The Blue Devil rookies accounted for 51.7 percent (47 of 91) of the team's total points.
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