Duke (17-2, 4-2) at [8/8] Notre Dame (19-2, 7-1)
Wednesday, January 28, 2015 • 7:32 p.m. • ESPN2
South Bend, Ind. • Joyce Center
The Opening Tip
• Duke (17-2, 4-2) travels to South Bend to face Notre Dame (19-2, 7-1) Wednesday, Jan. 28 at the Joyce Center. Tipoff is set for 7:32 p.m. with Dan Shulman (play-by-play) and Dick Vitale (analyst) calling the action for ESPN2.
• The Blue Devils enter the game ranked No. 4 in the AP Poll and USA Today Coaches Poll. Duke is 66-14 when ranked No. 4 in the AP Poll.
• Notre Dame is ranked No. 8 in both polls. Duke is 9-16 all-time against teams ranked No. 8 in the AP Poll.
• Duke has won 41 of its past 62 games when both teams have been ranked in the top 10 of the AP Poll.
• Mike Krzyzewski became the first coach in Division I men’s basketball history to record 1,000 career victories with Duke’s 77-68 win over St. John’s Sunday.
• Duke is 3-0 on the year against ranked opponents with all three contests occurring away from Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Last Time Out
• Tyus Jones matched a season-high with 22 points and Jahlil Okafor added 17 points and 10 rebounds for his sixth double-double of the year as Duke topped St. John’s 77-68 Sunday at Madison Square Garden.
• Duke closed the game on a 26-7 run over the final 8:30 of play to erase a 10-point deficit. Jones scored 11 points during the run to lead the Blue Devils to their 17th win.
• Quinn Cook knocked down four three-point field goals and finished with 17 points, while Amile Jefferson added 11 points.
• The Blue Devils limited St. John’s to two made field goals over the final 8:30 of the game to help Coach K secure his 1,000th career victory.
By the numbers
• Duke has two wins over AP top 10 opponents this season. The Blue Devils have never won three road contests over top 10 foes in a season.
• Duke is shooting 56.1 percent (78-of-139) in three games versus ranked opponents. Jahlil Okafor (22-of-28) and Amile Jefferson (11-of-14) lead the Blue Devils with matching .786 field goal percentages in those contests.
• Jahlil Okafor has scored in double figures in 19 straight games, the second-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.
• Quinn Cook is averaging a career-high 14.3 points per game while also posting career bests in field goal percentage (.448), three-point field goals (2.63 3pg.) and free throw percentage (.952). He has scored in double figures 17 times on the year.
• Jahlil Okafor has the highest field goal percentage (.671) in the NCAA among players attempting 10 or more shots per game. Okafor has shot over 70 percent from the field in 11 of Duke’s 19 games.
• A freshman has led the Blue Devils in scoring in 14 of 19 games. Jahlil Okafor has paced the offensive attack eight times, while Tyus Jones (4) and Justise Winslow (2) have also led Duke in scoring multiple times. The rookie trio has also accounted for 12 of Duke’s 13 20-point games on the year (Okafor 7, Jones 4, Winslow 1).
• Amile Jefferson is averaging 13.0 points per game on 20-of-30 (.667) shooting from the field over the past four games. He currently ranks second in the Duke record books with a .616 (212-of-344) career field goal percentage.
• Freshmen Tyus Jones, Jahlil Okafor and Justise Winslow have started all 19 games for the Blue Devils. Mike Krzyzewski has started three or more freshmen in a game 54 times at Duke, including 27 times during the 1982-83 season. The trio combines to average 39.7 points, 16.8 rebounds and 8.4 assists per game.
• Quinn Cook has made at least one three-point field goal in each of the past 29 games. He is shooting 40.0 percent (72-of-180) from behind the arc in that stretch. Cook is fourth in the ACC in three-point field goals (2.56 3pg.) and seventh in three-point percentage (.388) this season.
• Duke has outrebounded its opponent in 17 of 19 games on the year and owns a +7.4 rebound margin. Michigan State and Louisville are the only teams to outrebound the Blue Devils this season.
• Jahlil Okafor (75) and Amile Jefferson (56) have combined for 131 of Duke’s 233 offensive rebounds. Okafor leads the ACC with 3.95 orpg., while Jefferson is sixth at 2.95 orpg.
• Duke’s starting backcourt of Quinn Cook and Tyus Jones combines to shoot 90.7 percent (117-of-129) from the free throw line on the year. Over the past 10 contests, Cook is 27-of-28 (.964) and Jones is 46-of-49 (.939) from the charity stripe.
• Tyus Jones is averaging a team-best 16.3 points, 2.3 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.0 steals per game against ranked opponents. He is 13-of-21 (.619) from the field and 19-of-21 (.905) from the foul line in such contests.
• Wednesday’s game marks Duke’s fifth road game in a seven-game stretch. The Blue Devils are 4-1 on the year in true road games.
• Tyus Jones was named ACC Co-Rookie of the Week after averaging 22.0 points and 5.0 assists per game in wins over Pittsburgh and St. John’s.
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