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Official Game Notes- Duke vs Arizona State, NIT Semi Final

kyle 4Game 5   •  NIT Season Tip-Off Semifinal

Duke (4-0) vs. Arizona State (4-0)

Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009  •  9:00 p.m.  •  espn2

Madison Square Garden (19,763)  •  New York, N.Y.

The Opening Tip

Duke (4-0), ranked ninth in the AP poll and eighth in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll, faces Arizona State (4-0) on Wednesday, Nov. 25 at 9:00 p.m in the semifinals of the NIT Season Tip-Off. Wednesday’s contest will be aired by espn2 with Dan Shulman, Dick Vitale and Doris Burke calling the action.

The Last Time Out

Duke is coming off a 104-67 win over Radford on Saturday at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Junior Nolan Smith and freshman Andre Dawkins each scored 20 points to pace the offense.

The Blue Devils knocked down 18 three-point field goals, including six by Dawkins, to match a school record. Duke drained 13 three-pointers in the opening half to jump out to a 59-34 advantage.

Senior Jon Scheyer added 18 points and seven assists, while Kyle Singler (13) and Miles Plumlee (12) also reached double figures in scoring. Plumlee added a team-high 11 rebounds for his second consecutive double-double. Singler added seven rebounds and seven assists for his third career game with seven or more points, rebounds and assists. He is just the 10th Blue Devil to accomplish that feat three times in a career.

NIT Season Tip-Off History

Duke is 20-2 all-time in the NIT Season Tip-Off, including an 8-2 mark at Madison Square Garden. The Blue Devils have won 10 straight games in the tournament. Duke won NIT Season Tip-Off championships in 1985, 2000 and 2005.

Numbers Game

l Duke is 25-2 in in-season tournaments over the past nine seasons. The Blue Devils have won nine straight in-season tournament games.

l Duke is 23-14 all-time, including an 18-6 mark under Mike Krzyzewski, at Madison Square Garden. The Blue Devils have won three straight and 10 of their last 11 games at MSG.

l The Blue Devils have won four straight games and are 23-16 all-time against Pac-10 opponents. Duke’s last game against a Pac-10 foe was a 84-73 win over UCLA on Nov. 30, 2002.

l The Blue Devils are 100-10 in the month of November under Coach K. Duke has won 20 straight games in the month, dating back to a Nov. 21, 2006 loss to Marquette.

l Dating back to the final game of last season, Jon Scheyer has played 149 minutes without committing a turnover.

l Junior Nolan Smith has opened his season with back-to-back 20-point scoring games, after recording just one 20-point game during his first two seasons at Duke. Smith leads the team in scoring (22.0 ppg.), assists (6.0 apg.) and three-point percentage (.600, 6-of-10).

l Jon Scheyer has 21 assists and zero turnovers in 131 minutes of action on the year. The Northbrook, Ill., native is the first Duke starting point guard to record over 20 assists before registering a turnover to open a season.

l Sophomore Miles Plumlee is averaging 11.8 points and 9.3 rebounds per game after recording 1.8 points and 1.4 rebounds per game a year ago. He has scored in double figures in all four games this season and has recorded double-doubles in each of the last two games.

l Kyle Singler has scored in double figures in 19 straight games and in 63 of 75 career contests.

l Duke has combined to make 30 three-point field goals in its last two games. The Blue Devils are 30-of-53 (.566) from three-point distance in that span. Senior Jon Scheyer has a team-high eight three-pointers, while freshman Andre Dawkins has seven in the last two games.

l The Blue Devils are averaging 23.0 assists over their last two contests. Duke has recorded an assist on 63.9 percent (72 field goals, 46 assists) of its field goals in that span. Jon Scheyer and Nolan Smith each have 12 assists in the last two games.

l Duke scored 104 points and had just eight turnovers in Saturday’s win over Radford, marking the 13th time in school history that Duke has scored over 100 points, while turning the ball over fewer than 10 times.

l The Blue Devils have had less than 10 turnovers in each of the last two games and are averaging just 10.5 turnover per game on the season. Duke leads the ACC in turnover margin at +4.5 turnovers per game.

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Three point barrage carries Duke past Radford 104-67

Andre Dawkins had a career high of 20 points - BDN Photo
Andre Dawkins had a career high of 20 points - BDN Photo

The Duke Blue Devils nailed 18 three points shots [tied a school record] in route to a 104- 67 thumping of Radford on Saturday afternoon in Cameron Indoor Stadium.  Freshman Andre Dawkins hit 6 of 8 from beyond the arc on his way to a career high 20 points.

"Whenever I put it up, I thought it was going in.  I had a lot of confidence in my shot," said Dawkins.

Nolan Smith who dropped in 20 points and garnered 7 assists said of Dawkins, "Andre played a great game.  He came out with a lot of confidence and was ready to shoot the ball."

The Blue Devils used a 23-4 run in the first half which broke the game open, helping them carry a 59-34 edge into halftime and they never looked back.

Radford's Art Parakhouski kept his team int he game for a while and earned high praise from Krzyzewski after the game.  The hulking Parahouski finished the game as the high scorer with 23 points to go with his 13 rebounds.

The win was Duke's most complete game of the season, especially on the offensive end where several numbers stand out.

Duke had three players, Singler, Scheyer and Smith with 7 assists a piece and the team totaled 25.  Duke was 16 of 17 from the free throw stripe and hot 18 of 32 three point shots, a 56.3% clip.

Miles Plumlee had his second straight double-double with numbers of 12 points and 11 rebounds.  His teammate Brian Zoubek had back to back games of 9 rebounds as well.

Duke All American Kyle Singler struggled with his shot on his way to 13 points, but his game was well rounded in that he added 7 rebounds and 7 assists.

His sidekick Jon Scheyer scored 18 points to go with his 7 assists as well.  Ryan Kelly added a career high 9 points and 5 rebounds playing effective minutes.

"The guys are playing hard and we are getting better.  We are a good basketball team.  We will be excited to play in New York," said Kryzewski to the blue Devil Nation in his post game comments.

Duke is now 4-0 on the young season and they will take on Arizona State in the semi finals of the NIT.  The winner plays either UConn- LSU.

RADFORD DUKE
Points A. Parakhouski 23 N. Smith 20
Rebounds A. Parakhouski 14
Assists A. Johnson 4 K. Singler 7
Steals B. Smith 2 A. Dawkins 3
Blocks A. Parakhouski 3 R. Kelly 2

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BDN Fast break – Nolan Smith talks of his career high 24 points

Duke Photography
Duke Photography

The Blue Devil Nation interrupted Nolan tweeting to get his thoughts on his first game of the season in Dukes 101-59 dusting of Charlotte. "My name is Nolan and I'm a twittterholic."   Okay, we are just having a little fun for everyone loves Nolan's tweets.   Smith scored a career high 24 points and dished out 5 assists to boot.

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Duke rips UNCG 96-62 in their season opener behind Singlers 20 points

Photo courtesy Lance King/GoDuke.com
Photo courtesy Lance King/GoDuke.com

Durham, N.C. - The Duke Blue Devils disposed of UNC Greensboro by a score of 96-62 in their home opener as Mike Krzyzewski improved his record to 28-2 in his thirty seasons at Duke.  The Blue Devils were more than a little short handed in the contest with two starters Mason Plumlee out with a fractured wrist and Nolan Smith serving a two game suspension.  Also, missing in action was Jordan Davidson who lost his Grandmother.

Duke got production from it's eight man rotation where two freshman made their Cameron debut.  Andre Dawkins and Ryan Kelly each tallied 8 points in the victory.

If you are looking for difference makers, once again Duke's Dynamic Duo of Jon Scheyer and Kyle Singler were willing to take a good portion of the load.

Singler went 9 of 15 from the field for 20 points and 5 rebounds while Scheyer finished with 18 points and 4 assists.  Scheyer ran the point all night and the Devils scored 96 points even though they were not looking to run due to a limited roster and just one true guard in Scheyer.

"I saw a couple of buckets go in and got my confidence going," said Singler.  He continued by stating, "If I'm in rhythm and have my feet underneathth me and it is not a contested shot, Coach K is fine with any of us taking the shot."

The secondary ball handler for much of the evening was Kyle Singler and he handled the duties with ease.  Singler who reworked his body in the off season drew Coach K's praise where he said he was in incredible shape, the best of his career.

Olek Czyz [6 points 6 rebounds] also drew praise from Krzyzewski and the Poland native got his first start in a Duke uniform.  Czyz read the passing lanes making two steals and finishing each one with a dunk which got the crowd into the game.

Speaking of the crowd, they too got props from Krzyzewski and it wasn't just lip service.  The Crazies were the best I have seen in many years for an opener and the stands were packed.

"I was really pleased with our crowd.  The students were great.  It's November 13th and they were fantastic.  It was a lot of fun in here tonight and we are looking forward to Monday and Tuesday and having the same kind of action," said Krzyzewski.

They made sure they serenaded Marshall Plumlee [Class of 2011 prospect] with chants of come to Duke and they were much more spontaneous with the absence of cheer sheets.

Marshall's brother Miles scored 10 points [his first double digit scoring performance at Duke] and led the Blue Devils in rebounding with 9 boards.  Brian Zoubek was also effective going 6 of 7 from the field for 14 points and 7 rebounds.

"We're a little bit more comfortable as a team.  The starting lineup did a great job with Olek Czyz coming in there and playing with a lot of energy," said Zoubek.

Duke shot 59.7% from the field in the game and had 46 points in the paint.  They also scored 20 points off turnovers.

Duke will next face Coastal Carolina who defeated College of Charleston 70-59.  The game tips off at 7:00 on Monday.

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