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Saturday, January 15
Durham, N.C.
2 P.M.
Duke University
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NC State
No. 8 Duke Hosts NC State in Saturday Matinee
1/14/2022 3:09:00 PM | Men's Basketball
THE OPENING TIP
DUKE VS. NC STATE
Saturday's game is the 252nd meeting between Duke and NC State with the Blue Devils looking for their 150th win in the series ... Duke leads the all-time series, 149-102, and has won two straight and seven of the last 10 ... Behind 24 points from Matthew Hurt, Duke took the teams' lone meeting last season at PNC Arena, 69-53, on Feb. 13. Mark Williams added 13 points, five rebounds and five blocks in the win ... NC State is Duke's third most-frequently played opponent behind Wake Forest (256 games) and North Carolina (255).
SCOUTING THE WOLFPACK
The Wolfpack have won two of their last three and are coming off a 79-63 victory at Louisville on Wednesday behind Terquavion Smith's 24 points on 9-of-13 shooting, including 6-of-9 from three ... NC State is 9-8 overall and 2-4 in ACC play ... Dereon Seabron averages 19.8 points and 9.8 rebounds to lead the Pack in both, while Jericole Hellems (14.5) and Smith (14.4) also average in double figures ... State leads the ACC in offensive rebounds per game (12.4) and only 14 teams nationally have been to the line more than the Wolfpack's 255 attempts ... Seabron is third in the ACC in scoring, second in rebounds and leads the league in offensive rebounds (3.4).
ON THIS DATE
Duke is 16-9 all-time when playing on Jan. 15 and has won nine consecutive on this date by an average of 17.9 points ... The Blue Devils are 10-1 at home on this date ... NC State has been Duke's opponent four times on Jan. 15 -- a 28-25 loss in 1935, a 53-52 loss in 1949, a 110-75 win in 1992 and a 76-57 in 2004 ... Duke last played on this date in 2018 -- an 83-75 win at Miami.
GRIFFIN SHINES IN FIRST START
Freshman AJ Griffin made his first career start at Wake Forest Wednesday night, scoring a career-high and efficient 22 points on just 11 shots in Duke's 76-64 victory ... The Ossinning, N.Y., native, was 8-of-11 from the field and 3-of-5 from three-point range, including a three-pointer at the halftime buzzer to give Duke a 35-29 lead at the break ... Over Duke's last seven games, Griffin is averaging 13.1 points, shooting .627 (32-of-51) from the field, .500 (13-of-26) from three-point range and 18.9 minutes. He averaged just 4.0 points and 10.5 minutes over the first eight games.
BENCH AND SCHEDULE INSTABILITY
Duke has played five of its last seven games with one or multiple assistant coaches not available on game day ... In addition, the Blue Devils did not practice or play from Dec. 23 until Jan. 3 with two games postponed in that span due to health and safety protocols ... Associate head coach Chris Carrawell missed four consecutive games following OSU on Nov. 30 with knee replacement surgery ... Assistant coach Nolan Smith was not on the bench for the Virginia Tech game due to the University's health and safety protocols ... Head coach Mike Krzyzewski missed the game at Wake Forest with a non-COVID virus.
NOTHING EASY BEHIND THE ARC
Since the calendar turned to 2022, Duke opponents are shooting just .231 (12-of-52) from three-point range -- the fourth best percentage defense by power conference teams in that span (23rd overall) ... Both Virginia Tech and Wake Forest made their fewest number of threes and shot their lowest percentage of the season against the Blue Devils -- VT was 5-of-19 (.263), while Wake was 2-of-16 (.125) ... For the season, Duke is 58th in the NCAA (second in the ACC) in three-point defense (.301) ... In addition to Virginia Tech and Wake Forest, two other opponents -- Gardner-Webb (.125) and Lafayette (.259) -- also shot what still stands as their lowest three-point percentage this season.
SHARING THE ROCK
Duke enters the game with the nation's third best assist/turnover ratio of 1.75. The Blue Devils also rank top 20 nationally and lead the ACC in field goal shooting (.486) and assists (17.1) ... Duke has had a positive assist/turnover ratio in 13 of 15 games -- its only games with a negative ratio was vs. Kentucky (9 turnovers, 8 assists) and vs. Virginia Tech (11, 10) ... Ten of Duke's 13 assists at Wake Forest came in the second half ... Duke's season-high 25 assists came vs. The Citadel. The Blue Devils also registered a season-low three turnovers in that game ... Junior Wendell Moore Jr., leads the ACC in assists (5.0) and is third in the ACC in assist/turnover ratio (2.50).
CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM
Duke has posted an all-time record of 925-169 (.846) at Cameron Indoor, including 567-74 (.885) under Coach K ... Duke is 260-63 (.807) 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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- Playing its second consecutive game against a Tobacco Road rival, No. 8 Duke welcomes NC State to Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday for the 252nd game in the all-time series.
- The game tips at 2 p.m. ET on ABC with Bob Wischusen and Debbie Antonelli on the call and Kris Budden reporting on the sideline. On the radio locally, David Shumate and John Roth call the action on the Blue Devil Sports Network from Learfield.
- The Blue Devils, who are looking for their 150th win over the Wolfpack, have won two straight and seven of the last 10 in the series. Duke is 52-26 at Cameron Indoor and 57-25 under Coach K.
- Bouncing back from a two-point setback to Miami, Duke used a 22-1 run that spanned both halves for a decisive 76-64 victory at Wake Forest Wednesday in Winston. Freshman Paolo Banchero and AJ Griffin each had 20-point games.
- Banchero is sixth in the ACC and leads major conference true freshman in scoring (17.7). His six 20-point games match Auburn's Jabari Smith for the most among major conference true freshmen.
- Griffin made his first career start at Wake Forest and delivered with a career-high 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting, including 3-of-5 from three-point range in a career-high 36 minutes.
- Over Duke's last seven games, Griffin is averaging 13.1 points, shooting .627 (32-of-51) from the field, .500 (13-of-26) from three-point range and 18.9 minutes. He averaged just 4.0 points and 10.5 minutes over the first eight games.
- Junior Wendell Moore Jr. made his 30th consecutive start Wednesday and filled the stat sheet with seven points, five rebounds, six assists, no turnovers and three steals -- his fifth game this season with five or more assists and one or fewer turnovers.
- Moore leads the ACC in assists (5.0), is third in assist/turnover ratio (2.50), sixth in field goal percentage (.540) and 11th in scoring (15.4).
- Sophomore Mark Williams leads the ACC and ranks 10th nationally in blocked shots, averaging 3.1 per contest. Only six players in the nation have more total blocks this season than Williams' 47.
- Since the calendar turned to 2022, Duke opponents are shooting just .231 (12-of-52) from three-point range -- the fourth best percentage defense by power conference teams in that span (23rd overall).
DUKE VS. NC STATE
Saturday's game is the 252nd meeting between Duke and NC State with the Blue Devils looking for their 150th win in the series ... Duke leads the all-time series, 149-102, and has won two straight and seven of the last 10 ... Behind 24 points from Matthew Hurt, Duke took the teams' lone meeting last season at PNC Arena, 69-53, on Feb. 13. Mark Williams added 13 points, five rebounds and five blocks in the win ... NC State is Duke's third most-frequently played opponent behind Wake Forest (256 games) and North Carolina (255).
SCOUTING THE WOLFPACK
The Wolfpack have won two of their last three and are coming off a 79-63 victory at Louisville on Wednesday behind Terquavion Smith's 24 points on 9-of-13 shooting, including 6-of-9 from three ... NC State is 9-8 overall and 2-4 in ACC play ... Dereon Seabron averages 19.8 points and 9.8 rebounds to lead the Pack in both, while Jericole Hellems (14.5) and Smith (14.4) also average in double figures ... State leads the ACC in offensive rebounds per game (12.4) and only 14 teams nationally have been to the line more than the Wolfpack's 255 attempts ... Seabron is third in the ACC in scoring, second in rebounds and leads the league in offensive rebounds (3.4).
ON THIS DATE
Duke is 16-9 all-time when playing on Jan. 15 and has won nine consecutive on this date by an average of 17.9 points ... The Blue Devils are 10-1 at home on this date ... NC State has been Duke's opponent four times on Jan. 15 -- a 28-25 loss in 1935, a 53-52 loss in 1949, a 110-75 win in 1992 and a 76-57 in 2004 ... Duke last played on this date in 2018 -- an 83-75 win at Miami.
GRIFFIN SHINES IN FIRST START
Freshman AJ Griffin made his first career start at Wake Forest Wednesday night, scoring a career-high and efficient 22 points on just 11 shots in Duke's 76-64 victory ... The Ossinning, N.Y., native, was 8-of-11 from the field and 3-of-5 from three-point range, including a three-pointer at the halftime buzzer to give Duke a 35-29 lead at the break ... Over Duke's last seven games, Griffin is averaging 13.1 points, shooting .627 (32-of-51) from the field, .500 (13-of-26) from three-point range and 18.9 minutes. He averaged just 4.0 points and 10.5 minutes over the first eight games.
BENCH AND SCHEDULE INSTABILITY
Duke has played five of its last seven games with one or multiple assistant coaches not available on game day ... In addition, the Blue Devils did not practice or play from Dec. 23 until Jan. 3 with two games postponed in that span due to health and safety protocols ... Associate head coach Chris Carrawell missed four consecutive games following OSU on Nov. 30 with knee replacement surgery ... Assistant coach Nolan Smith was not on the bench for the Virginia Tech game due to the University's health and safety protocols ... Head coach Mike Krzyzewski missed the game at Wake Forest with a non-COVID virus.
NOTHING EASY BEHIND THE ARC
Since the calendar turned to 2022, Duke opponents are shooting just .231 (12-of-52) from three-point range -- the fourth best percentage defense by power conference teams in that span (23rd overall) ... Both Virginia Tech and Wake Forest made their fewest number of threes and shot their lowest percentage of the season against the Blue Devils -- VT was 5-of-19 (.263), while Wake was 2-of-16 (.125) ... For the season, Duke is 58th in the NCAA (second in the ACC) in three-point defense (.301) ... In addition to Virginia Tech and Wake Forest, two other opponents -- Gardner-Webb (.125) and Lafayette (.259) -- also shot what still stands as their lowest three-point percentage this season.
SHARING THE ROCK
Duke enters the game with the nation's third best assist/turnover ratio of 1.75. The Blue Devils also rank top 20 nationally and lead the ACC in field goal shooting (.486) and assists (17.1) ... Duke has had a positive assist/turnover ratio in 13 of 15 games -- its only games with a negative ratio was vs. Kentucky (9 turnovers, 8 assists) and vs. Virginia Tech (11, 10) ... Ten of Duke's 13 assists at Wake Forest came in the second half ... Duke's season-high 25 assists came vs. The Citadel. The Blue Devils also registered a season-low three turnovers in that game ... Junior Wendell Moore Jr., leads the ACC in assists (5.0) and is third in the ACC in assist/turnover ratio (2.50).
CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM
Duke has posted an all-time record of 925-169 (.846) at Cameron Indoor, including 567-74 (.885) under Coach K ... Duke is 260-63 (.807) 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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