DBR Newsletter #84
vs. Lipscomb; vs. Texas Tech
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Key Stats
Duke 97 Lipscomb 73
Total Possessions: 82
Duke Pts/Possession: 1.18 ppp
Lipscomb Pts/Possession: 0.89 ppp
Duke TO Rate: 26.8%
Lipscomb TO Rate: 19.5%
Duke OReb Rate: 52.6%
Lipscomb OReb Rate: 7.9%
Duke 81 Texas Tech 82
Total Possessions: 70
Duke Pts/Possession: 1.15 ppp
Texas Tech Pts/Possession: 1.16 ppp
Duke eFG: 61.5%
Texas Tech eFG: 61.2%
Duke FT Rate: 55.8%
Texas Tech FT Rate: 29.3%
Full Game Stats: Duke Basketball Reference Season Stats
Notes
Duke logged its highest turnover rate of the season against Lipscomb, including 16 of their 22 turnovers in the first half. Lipscomb and Texas Tech combined to outscore the Blue Devils 44-21 in points off turnovers.1
Duke overcame the turnovers against Lipscomb by rebounding over half of their missed shots (52.6%), but followed up that performance by only grabbing 6 of their 25 misses in Madison Square Garden (20.6%). The two games represent Duke’s highest and lowest offensive rebounding rates so far this season.
At 61.2% eFG, Texas Tech became the first Duke opponent on the season to post an effective field goal percentage over 50%, including 72.4% eFG in the second half. The Red Raiders made 6 three-pointers after halftime, compared to just 1 in the first half, and went 3 for 4 from beyond the arc in the final 6:12 - Duke missed 10 of their final 11 triples.2 Christian Anderson scored 23 of his 27 points in the second half for Texas Tech.
The Blue Devils recorded a 55.8% free throw rate, but converted just 17 of 29 from the stripe (0.59 points-per-shot), including 6 of 13 in the second half.
With Duke’s win over Lipscomb, Jon Scheyer became the fastest ACC coach to reach 100 career wins, and the fifth fastest since 1930.3
“I think for us and for me, the only good part about this is it gives you - winning can make you soft, it just does - and so it can give you just that extra understanding of the value of every possession…” - Coach Scheyer after the Texas Tech game
Thanks for reading, Go Duke!
Points off turnovers:
Duke 11 pts Lipscomb 27 pts
Duke 10 pts Texas Tech 17 pts
3-point shooting:
Duke - 7 for 14 (1st half); 3 for 13 (2nd half)
Texas Tech - 1 for 9 (1st half); 6 for 13 (2nd half)
Fewest games to reach 100 wins:
ACC - Jon Scheyer (122 games); Vic Bubas (128 games); Roy Williams (129 games); Skip Prosser (136 games); Lefty Driesell (141 games); Hubert Davis (143 games)
Since 1930 - Adolph Rupp, Kentucky (116 games); Jerry Tarkanian, Long Beach State & UNLV (117 games); Jim Boeheim, Syracuse (117 games); Brad Stevens, Butler (120 games); Jon Scheyer, Duke (122 games)