Miami at Duke Game Notes

Cook vs NCSThe Duke Blue Devils look to bounce back after their first loss of the season against Miami tonight.

Duke (14-1, 2-1) at Miami (11-4, 1-1)

Tuesday, January 13, 2015 • 9:00 p.m. • ESPN2

Durham, N.C. • Cameron Indoor Stadium

Opening Tip

• Duke (14-1, 2-1) returns home to play Miami (11-4, 1-1) Tuesday, Jan. 13. Tipoff is set for 9:00 p.m. with Tom Hart (play-by-play), Len Elmore (analyst) and Fran Fraschilla (sideline) calling the action for ESPN2.

• The Blue Devils are 8-0 at Cameron Indoor Stadium this season and have won the past 41 home games.

• Duke’s current 41-game home win streak is tied for the third-longest run in school and league history. The Blue Devils own the only four 40+ home win streaks in ACC history.

• Duke enters the game ranked No. 4 in the AP Poll and the USA Today Coaches Poll. The Blue Devils are 65-13 when ranked No. 4 in the AP Poll.

• The Blue Devils have had a 20+ point scorer in 10 straight games. Jahlil Okafor has topped the 20-point mark in seven of the past 10 contests.

• Duke has won 19 straight ACC home games dating back to an 88-70 loss to North Carolina March 3, 2012.

Last Time Out

• Duke suffered its first loss of the season Sunday falling to NC State, 87-75, at PNC Arena. The Wolfpack shot 55.0 percent (33-of-60) from the floor, including 62.5 percent (10-of-16) from three-point range.

• Jahlil Okafor recorded his fourth double-double of the year with a game-high 23 points and 12 rebounds. He was 8-of-11 from the field and 7-of-11 from the foul line in the contest.

• Quinn Cook knocked down four three-point field goals and finished with 18 points, while Rasheed Sulaimon (11) and Justise Winslow (10) also scored in double figures.

• Duke shot a season-low 36.9 percent (24-of-65) from the field in the loss.

By the numbers

• Duke has lost back-to-back games in a season twice since the start of the 2009-10 season and is 26-2 following a loss during that span.

• Freshmen Tyus Jones, Jahlil Okafor and Justise Winslow have started all 15 games for the Blue Devils. Mike Krzyzewski has started three or more freshmen in a game 50 times at Duke, including 27 times during the 1982-83 season. The trio combines to average 41.3 points, 17.6 rebounds and 8.6 assists per game.

• Jahlil Okafor has scored 20 or more points in seven of the past 10 games and is averaging 20.9 points on 73.0 percent (81-of-111) shooting from the field in that span.

• Justise Winslow is averaging 14.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game over the past four contests. He has scored in double figures in all four games, including a season-high 20 points in the win over Wake Forest.

• Quinn Cook is averaging a career-high 14.6 points per game while also posting career bests in field goal percentage (.468), three-point field goals (2.6 3pg.), three-point percentage (.394) and free throw percentage (.970). He has scored in double figures 14 times on the year.

• Jahlil Okafor has the highest field goal percentage (.684) in the NCAA among players attempting seven or more shots per game. Okafor has shot over 70.0 percent from the field in nine of Duke’s 15 games.

• A freshman has led the Blue Devils in scoring in 12 of 15 games. Jahlil Okafor has paced the offensive attack eight times, while Tyus Jones and Justise Winslow have each led Duke in scoring two times. The rookie trio has also accounted for 10 of Duke’s 11 20-point games on the year (Okafor 7, Jones 2, Winslow 1).

• Quinn Cook has made at least one three-point field goal in each of the past 25 games. He is shooting 40.7 percent (61-of-150) from behind the arc in that stretch. Cook is third in the ACC in three-point field goals (2.6 3pg.) and sixth in three-point percentage (.394) this season.

• Duke has outrebounded its opponent in 14 of 15 games on the year and owns a +7.9 rebound margin. Michigan State is the only team to outrebound the Blue Devils this season.

• Jahlil Okafor (58) and Amile Jefferson (44) have combined for 102 of Duke’s 184 offensive rebounds. Okafor is tied for ACC lead with 3.87 orpg., while Jefferson ranks seventh at 2.93 orpg.

• Duke is averaging 92.2 points per game while shooting 55.9 percent from the field, including 65.2 percent on its two-point field goal attempts, in eight games at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils have a +32.5 scoring margin in those contests.

• Jahlil Okafor has been outstanding at Cameron Indoor Stadium averaging 23.1 points, 9.3 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 2.0 blocks per game. He is 77-of-101 (.762) from the field at home and has made seven or more field goals in all eight contests.

• Rasheed Sulaimon has scored in double figures in all three ACC games. He is averaging 10.7 points, while shooting 60.0 percent (6-of-10) from three-point range in league play.

• Jahlil Okafor has scored in double figures in 15 straight games, the fourth-longest double digit scoring streak by a freshman at Duke. Johnny Dawkins holds the top mark after scoring 10 or more points in the first 23 games of his career.

• Duke has not lost at Cameron Indoor Stadium following a road loss since falling to Florida State, 68-67, Feb. 4, 2007.