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Saturday, December 18
Durham, N.C.
4 P.M.
Duke University
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Elon
Blue Devils Wrap Up Non-Conference Slate Saturday vs. Elon
12/17/2021 4:21:00 PM | Men's Basketball
THE OPENING TIP
DUKE-ELON HISTORY
Duke and Elon are meeting for the 26th time with Duke holding a 20-5 edge in the all-time series that dates back to 1911 … Eighteen of the meetings came between 1911 and 1936 … Saturday is the eighth match-up since 2010, with the Blue Devils winning the previous seven, including a 97-68 victory behind 25 points from Marvin Bagley III in his Duke debut on Nov. 10, 2017.
ABOUT THE PHOENIX
Elon is 3-8, but coming off a 63-61 win over Winthrop on Wednesday to snap a seven-game skid … Four Phoenix are averaging in double-figure points, led by senior Torrence Watson's 12.2. Sophomore Darius Burford averages 11.5 points and a team-best 3.3 assists per game … Elon head coach Mike Schrage is one of 10 of Mike Krzyzewski's former players or staffers that is currently a Division-I head coach. Schrage was Duke's director of basketball operations from 2002-08 … Schrage, who gradated from Indiana in 1998 and was a manager for IU under Bobby Knight, is in his third year as Elon's head coach.
OFFENSE FIRING
Duke is averaging 86.0 points and out-scoring opponents by 20.8 points per game, both lead the ACC and rank top 10 nationally … The Blue Devils lead the conference and are top 25 nationally in a number of other offensive categories, including field goal shooting, free throw percentage, assists, assist/turnover ratio, turnover margin, fewest turnovers and fewest personal fouls … Additionally, Duke is second in the ACC in made three-pointers per game (9.0) and steals (9.0), and leads the conference in blocks (5.1) … Duke has hit 15+ three-pointers in back-to-back games for just the second time in school history (2000-01) … The Blue Devils are 30-of-57 (.526) from three-point range over the last two games and have shot .400+ from behind the arc four times through the first 10 games.
ON THIS DATE
Duke is 16-4 all-time when playing on Dec. 18, and has won seven straight on this date … The Blue Devils are 5-1 at home … Duke last played on this date in 2018 -- a 101-50 win over Princeton at Cameron Indoor.
VALUING THE BALL
Duke has been one of the nation's best ball-handling teams, ranking third in the NCAA in assist/turnover ratio (+1.99), eighth in fewest turnovers (9.3), 15th in turnover margin (+5.6) and ninth in assists (18.5) … The Blue Devils have posted a positive assists-to-turnover ratio in each of the last nine games after starting minus-1 in the opener against Kentucky (eight assists, nine turnovers) … Duke has assisted on at least 44 percent of its field goals in every game since the opener (eight assists on 25 field goals vs. Kentucky) -- and has been 64 percent or better six times this season … Duke is forcing 14.9 turnovers, averaging 9.0 steals and owns a +108 margin in points-off-turnover scoring for the season.
HISTORIC PACE
Junior Wendell Moore Jr., is the only player in the nation averaging 17.0+ points, 5.0+ rebounds, 5.0+ assists and shooting .500+ from the field … Since 1992-93, only eight players in college basketball have finished  a season with that stat line … The only previous power conference power to do so was Ohio State's Evan Turner (20.4/9.2/6.0/.519) in 2010 -- a first-team All-America pick and National Player of the Year that season.
APP STATE GAME NOTABLES
Appalachian State entered the game as the nation's 18th best scoring defense team, allowing just 59.4 points per game. Duke's 92 points were the most allowed by App, surpassing 75 by Delaware in a 75-68 loss on Nov. 22 … Duke had nine different players score 3+ points, while eight different players had at least one rebound … Junior Wendell Moore Jr., recorded his eighth career 20-point game (fourth this season) with 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting, including a career-best 4-of-4 from three-point range … Sophomore Mark Williams finished 3-of-3 from the from field with three blocks. Williams is 24-of-29 from the field over his last five games. Of his 42 made field goals this season, 25 are dunks.
CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM
Duke has posted an all-time record of 922-168 (.846) at Cameron Indoor, including 564-73 (.885) under Coach K … Duke is 258-62 (.806) in ACC regular-season games at Cameron Indoor in the Coach K era … Duke has won more games at its current home venue than any team in college basketball … Now in its 83rd season as the home of the Blue Devils, Duke has averaged 11.1 wins since the venue opened January 6, 1940 -- a 36-27 win over Princeton … The Blue Devils have 18 undefeated home seasons, including 11 under Coach K.
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- In its final non-conference game of the season, No. 2 Duke welcomes Elon for a Saturday matinee at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
- The game tips at 4 p.m. ET on ACC Network with Doug Sherman and Chris Spatola on the call. On the radio locally, David Shumate and John Roth call the action on the Blue Devil Sports Network from Learfield.
- The game is the third of four consecutive home games for the Blue Devils, who cap the stretch Wednesday vs. Virginia Tech at 9 p.m. on ESPN2 to open the ACC schedule.
- Elon head coach Mike Schrage is one of 10 of Mike Krzyzewski's former players or staffers that is currently a Division-I head coach. Schrage was Duke's director of basketball operations from 2002-08.
- Junior Wendell Moore Jr., is the nation's only player averaging 17.0+ points, 5.0+ rebounds, 5.0+ assists and shooting .500+ from the field (17.4/5.9/5.1/.583).
- Moore leads the ACC in assists, is second in assist/turnover ratio (+2.83), sixth in scoring, third in field goal pct. and 18th in rebounds.
- Duke has hit 15+ three-pointers in back-to-back games for just the second time in school history (2000-01).
- Duke leads the ACC and ranks 25th in the NCAA in free throw percentage (.777). Over the last three games, the Blue Devils are shooting .849 from the charity stripe (45-of-53).Â
- Duke also leads the ACC in field goal percentage (.491, ranked 19th in the NCAA), scoring margin (+20.8, 10th), scoring offense (86.0, 7th).
- With wins over then-No. 1 Gonzaga and No. 10 Kentucky, Duke joins Gonzaga and Seton Hall as the only teams this season with multiple wins over AP top-10 teams.
- Duke has been one of the nation's best ball-handling teams, ranking third in the NCAA in assist/turnover ratio (+1.99), eighth nationally in fewest turnovers (9.3), 15th in turnover margin (+5.6) and ninth in assists per game (18.5).
- Sophomore Mark Williams leads the ACC and is ranked 13th in the NCAA with 3.1 blocked shots per game. Williams has swatted multiple shots eight times this season and 18 times in 33 career games.
- Williams, who was seventh in the ACC in blocks last season, is one blocked shy of matching his freshman-year total of 32.
DUKE-ELON HISTORY
Duke and Elon are meeting for the 26th time with Duke holding a 20-5 edge in the all-time series that dates back to 1911 … Eighteen of the meetings came between 1911 and 1936 … Saturday is the eighth match-up since 2010, with the Blue Devils winning the previous seven, including a 97-68 victory behind 25 points from Marvin Bagley III in his Duke debut on Nov. 10, 2017.
ABOUT THE PHOENIX
Elon is 3-8, but coming off a 63-61 win over Winthrop on Wednesday to snap a seven-game skid … Four Phoenix are averaging in double-figure points, led by senior Torrence Watson's 12.2. Sophomore Darius Burford averages 11.5 points and a team-best 3.3 assists per game … Elon head coach Mike Schrage is one of 10 of Mike Krzyzewski's former players or staffers that is currently a Division-I head coach. Schrage was Duke's director of basketball operations from 2002-08 … Schrage, who gradated from Indiana in 1998 and was a manager for IU under Bobby Knight, is in his third year as Elon's head coach.
OFFENSE FIRING
Duke is averaging 86.0 points and out-scoring opponents by 20.8 points per game, both lead the ACC and rank top 10 nationally … The Blue Devils lead the conference and are top 25 nationally in a number of other offensive categories, including field goal shooting, free throw percentage, assists, assist/turnover ratio, turnover margin, fewest turnovers and fewest personal fouls … Additionally, Duke is second in the ACC in made three-pointers per game (9.0) and steals (9.0), and leads the conference in blocks (5.1) … Duke has hit 15+ three-pointers in back-to-back games for just the second time in school history (2000-01) … The Blue Devils are 30-of-57 (.526) from three-point range over the last two games and have shot .400+ from behind the arc four times through the first 10 games.
ON THIS DATE
Duke is 16-4 all-time when playing on Dec. 18, and has won seven straight on this date … The Blue Devils are 5-1 at home … Duke last played on this date in 2018 -- a 101-50 win over Princeton at Cameron Indoor.
VALUING THE BALL
Duke has been one of the nation's best ball-handling teams, ranking third in the NCAA in assist/turnover ratio (+1.99), eighth in fewest turnovers (9.3), 15th in turnover margin (+5.6) and ninth in assists (18.5) … The Blue Devils have posted a positive assists-to-turnover ratio in each of the last nine games after starting minus-1 in the opener against Kentucky (eight assists, nine turnovers) … Duke has assisted on at least 44 percent of its field goals in every game since the opener (eight assists on 25 field goals vs. Kentucky) -- and has been 64 percent or better six times this season … Duke is forcing 14.9 turnovers, averaging 9.0 steals and owns a +108 margin in points-off-turnover scoring for the season.
HISTORIC PACE
Junior Wendell Moore Jr., is the only player in the nation averaging 17.0+ points, 5.0+ rebounds, 5.0+ assists and shooting .500+ from the field … Since 1992-93, only eight players in college basketball have finished  a season with that stat line … The only previous power conference power to do so was Ohio State's Evan Turner (20.4/9.2/6.0/.519) in 2010 -- a first-team All-America pick and National Player of the Year that season.
APP STATE GAME NOTABLES
Appalachian State entered the game as the nation's 18th best scoring defense team, allowing just 59.4 points per game. Duke's 92 points were the most allowed by App, surpassing 75 by Delaware in a 75-68 loss on Nov. 22 … Duke had nine different players score 3+ points, while eight different players had at least one rebound … Junior Wendell Moore Jr., recorded his eighth career 20-point game (fourth this season) with 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting, including a career-best 4-of-4 from three-point range … Sophomore Mark Williams finished 3-of-3 from the from field with three blocks. Williams is 24-of-29 from the field over his last five games. Of his 42 made field goals this season, 25 are dunks.
CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM
Duke has posted an all-time record of 922-168 (.846) at Cameron Indoor, including 564-73 (.885) under Coach K … Duke is 258-62 (.806) in ACC regular-season games at Cameron Indoor in the Coach K era … Duke has won more games at its current home venue than any team in college basketball … Now in its 83rd season as the home of the Blue Devils, Duke has averaged 11.1 wins since the venue opened January 6, 1940 -- a 36-27 win over Princeton … The Blue Devils have 18 undefeated home seasons, including 11 under Coach K.
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