DBR Newsletter #99
at Notre Dame; vs. Virginia
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Key Stats
Duke 100 Notre Dame 56
Total Possessions: 72
Duke Pts/Possession: 1.40 ppp
ND Pts/Possession: 0.78 ppp
Duke Line Points: 70 pts
ND Line Points: 32 pts
Duke 77 Virginia 51
Total Possessions: 61
Duke Pts/Possession: 1.26 ppp
UVA Pts/Possession: 0.84 ppp
Duke 3P Pts/Shot: 1.50 pps
UVA 3P Pts/Shot: 0.60 pps
Full Game Stats: Duke Basketball Reference Season Stats
Notes
The Blue Devils were a combined +54 in line points (3P + FT) against Notre Dame and Virginia. Duke’s 70 line points in South Bend matched their second-highest total so far this season.1 Duke led for 78:21 and never trailed in the two games.
Duke outscored Notre Dame 23-5 in points off turnovers, including 10-0 in the second half.2 The Blue Devils won the glass 47-29, with Cam Boozer (13 reb), Maliq Brown (10 reb), Nik Khamenia (6 reb), and Dame Sarr (5 reb) leading the way.
Duke made 12 of 24 three-pointers (1.50 pps) against Virginia en route to a 60.4% eFG. The Cavaliers went 7:29 of the first half without a field goal, connected on just 7 of 35 triples, and posted a 35.5% eFG for the game.
Duke led Virginia 19-12 at the 7:52 mark of the first half before three consecutive threes in 1:39 - two from Darren Harris and one from Dame Sarr - pushed the lead to 16 points. Credit Darren for staying ready when his number is called.3
After the win against Virginia, Coach Scheyer said “I thought our guys had great determination. They came out ready, and just kept on pushing in those inflection points. I couldn’t be more proud to be able to win a share of the ACC, especially in this day and age where it is not necessarily a balanced schedule all the time; it’s just a different day and age. We won’t take this for granted. With that said, we don’t like shares. We have more work that we want to do, but I’m just proud of all nine guys that played and impacted the game.”
Over the last five ACC games, Duke’s opponents are averaging just 0.87 points-per-possession on offense.4
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Line Points (3P + FT):
Duke 70 (36 + 34) Notre Dame 32 (21 + 11)
Duke 49 (36 + 13) Virginia 33 (21 + 12)
Duke had 72 line points at Army and 70 line points against Niagara.
+18 in points off turnovers was Duke’s second-highest margin so far this season (+20 vs. Niagara).
Virginia would get no closer than 12 points for the remainder of the game. Harris also scored 16 points in the win at Notre Dame.
Pitt (0.88 ppp); Clemson (0.87 ppp); Syracuse (1.00 ppp); Notre Dame (0.78 ppp); Virginia (0.84 ppp)