The Duke Blue Devils advance to the ACC Tournament semi finals via an 88-70 win over Notre Dame. They will face the winner of the North Carolina-Miami game just after 9:00 on Friday.
Marvin Bagley III had a dominant performance. The ACC Player of the Year tallied 33 points and 17 rebounds in the where Duke moved to 26-6 on the season.
Grayson Allen added 23 points with a vast majority coming in the first half for the Blue Devils.
Duke point guard, Trevon Duval, dished 11 assists to go with 6 points and a steal which led to a key dunk in the game.
Wendell Carter Jr. was saddled with foul trouble and played just 17 minutes but managed 4 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.
Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski said Carter has been having some foot problems of late.
Marques Bolden filled in nicely off the bench and scored 8 points to go with 7 rebounds and 1 blocked shot.
Duke was aided by a 15-2 fastbreak points advantage. The Blue Devils also knocked down 8 of 17 three-point shots.
One huge factor in the game was the Blue Devils zone defense which pushed Notre Dame back for long three-point shots. The Irish went just 5 of 23 from beyond the stripe.
Notre Dame was helped by the return of Bonzie Colson winning two games coming into the contest. The pre season ACC Player of the Year led the Irish with 18 points and 9 rebounds. The Irish finish the year 20-14 and hope for an NCAA Tournament bid.
The Duke assistant coaches will now scout the Miami-North Carolina game and it will be a late night for the staff.
Duke is now 7-0 at the Barclay's Center. Duke is the first ACC team in tournament history to win 100 games.
#ACCTourney Notes
Duke (26-6) advances to Friday night’s 9 p.m. semifinal game to face the winner of Thursday’s late quarterfinal matchup between No. 3 seed Miami (22-9) and No. 6 North Carolina (23-9) …. The Blue Devils split with UNC during the regular season with both teams winning at home (UNC by 82-78 on Feb. 8; Duke by 74-64 last Saturday) … Duke posted an 83-75 win at Miami on Jan. 15.
The defending New York Life ACC Tournament champion Blue Devils posted their league-leading 100th tournament win on Thursday evening … Duke is now 100-44 all-time in the ACC Tourney and 42-18 in the quarterfinals … 62 of the Blue Devils ACC Tournament wins have come under current head coach Mike Krzyzewski.
Notre Dame is now 8-4 in its five ACC Tournaments since joining the conference prior to the 2013-14 season … The Fighting Irish are 3-1 in the quarterfinals and 2-2 in the tournament versus Duke.
The No. 2 seed in the ACC Tournament is now 3-1 all-time versus the No. 10 seed in the ACC Tournament semifinals.
ACC Player and Rookie of the Year Marvin Bagley led the Blue Devils and made his mark in the record books with 33 points and 17 rebounds.
Bagley, who posted his 20th double-double of the season, tied for third-most points by a freshman in an ACC Tournament game, matching the 33 points scored Georgia Tech’s Mark Price in the 1983 semifinals versus Virginia.
Bagley’s 15 made field goals are the most by a freshman in an ACC Tournament game … His 17 rebounds ranks as the second-most by a freshman, trailing only the 18 by Virginia’s Ralph Sampson versus Clemson in the 1980 quarterfinals.
Bagley’s 15 field goals are also the most by any Duke player in an ACC Tournament game, surpassing the 14 by Bob Verga versus Virginia in the 1967 quarterfinals.
Bagley’s 33 points are the most in the ACC Tournament since NC State’s Cat Barber had 34 against Pitt in the second round in 2015 … They are one fewer than the Duke overall freshman record of 34 first set by J.J. Redick in 2003 and matched by Bagley earlier this season.
Duke’s Trevon Duval finished with 11 assists, tying for third-most in a game by an ACC freshman… Duval’s total ranks second overall in Duke history behind junior Bobby Hurley’s 13 versus Maryland in 1992 semifinals.
Senior Grayson Allen added 23 points for the Blue Devils on 7-for-10 shooting from the floor.
Allen went a perfect 5-for-5 from beyond the arc in the first 9:51 of the game to stake the Blue Devils to an early 13-point lead and finished 5-for-6 from long range … The double-figure scoring game is the 88th of Allen’s career and his 24th of the season.
The Duke Blue Devils advance to the ACC Tournament semi finals via an 88-70 win over Notre Dame. They will face the winner of the North Carolina-Miami game just after 9:00 on Friday.
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