Team Notes:
• The loss to North Carolina ends Duke’s seven-game winning streak. The Blue Devils, who started the streak with an 85-84 win over North Carolina in Chapel Hill, had not lost since a 78-74 overtime loss to Miami on Feb. 5.
• North Carolina won in Cameron Indoor Stadium for the first time since Feb. 11, 2009. Duke had won two in a row on Coach K Court in 2010 and 2011. Duke has won four of the last six in the series.
• Duke and North Carolina split the two regular season meetings for the seventh time in the last 12 years. In the other five seasons, Duke has swept the two regular season meetings three times, while the Tar Heels have done that twice.
• North Carolina shot 54.5 percent (36-of-66) for the game, becoming only the fourth team to shoot over 50.0 percent against Duke this season. Duke has lost all four of those games. The Tar Heels hit 60.4 percent (32-of-53) of their shots inside the three-point line and scored 40 points in the paint.
• North Carolina had five players score in double figures, marking the fourth time this season that the Blue Devils have allowed five double-figure scorers. Duke is 2-2 in those games.
• Duke missed 15 consecutive shots in the first half, allowing North Carolina to build a 22-5 lead. The Tar Heels hit eight of their 10 shots to open the game. Duke broke its scoring slump by hitting four field goals in a row – including three-pointers from Austin Rivers and Seth Curry – to trim the deficit to 26-15.
• After North Carolina made the opening bucket in the second half, the Blue Devils went on to score 10 consecutive points to cut the deficit to 50-34. The Blue Devils got a pair of three-pointers from Seth Curry and Tyler Thornton during that run with Thornton’s coming at the shot clock buzzer.
• Trailing 65-43 with 11:35 remaining, Duke embarked on a 20-10 run after a media timeout that closed the deficit to 75-63. Duke got three-pointers from Tyler Thornton and Seth Curry during that span along with six points from Mason Plumlee.
• The Blue Devils went into halftime trailing 48-24 for their largest halftime deficit of the season. Duke is 5-4 when trailing at the half this season.
• Duke committed just six turnovers while forcing North Carolina into 12. Duke scored 13 points off turnovers while the Tar Heels scored three.
• Duke took four charges with Ryan Kelly drawing three of those. North Carolina also drew four charges.
• In the first half, North Carolina outscored Duke 22-10 in the paint. In the second half, Duke outscored North Carolina 26-18 in the paint. Miles and Mason Plumlee combined for 24 points in the second half.
• For the game, the Plumlees combined for 33 points and 15 rebounds. Both scored in double figures, and Miles recorded his third double-double of the season.
• Four Blue Devils scored in double figures for the 16th time this season. Duke is 14-2 on the year when at least four players score 10 point apiece. Mason Plumlee (17 points), Miles Plumlee (16 pts.), Austin Rivers (15 pts.) and Seth Curry (12 pts.) all scored in double figures.
• Duke shot just 6-of-21 (.286) from the three-point line for the game after going 2-of-11 (.182) in the first half. The .286 three-point shooting percentage is Duke’s sixth lowest of the season.
• North Carolina made 57.1 percent of its shots inside the three-point line in the first half and outscored Duke 22-10 in the paint.
Player Notes:
Seth Curry
• Scored in double figures for the fifth consecutive game against North Carolina. Curry averages 16.0 points per game in five career outings against the Tar Heels, the ninth highest by a player under Coach K (minimum five games).
• Curry has now scored in double figures in nine of his last 10 games and 21 times overall this season. He averages 16.4 points per game during that stretch while shooting 45.6 percent (26-of-57) from three-point range.
• Knocked down a three-pointer for the 10th consecutive game.
Ryan Kelly
• Drew three charges, all in the first half. Kelly leads Duke with 14 charges taken this season.
Mason Plumlee
• Threw down two dunks, giving him 50 for the season. Plumlee is only the fifth player in school history to record 50 dunks in a season and is now tied with Elton Brand for the fourth most in school history.
• Recorded multiple blocks for the 16th time this season. Plumlee has 140 blocks in his three-year career, placing him at sixth on Duke’s all-time list. He has two blocks in three straight games.
• Recorded two steals, giving him multiple blocks and multiple steals in six games this season.
Miles Plumlee
• On senior night, recorded his third double-double of the year with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Plumlee led Duke in rebounding for the sixth time in the last seven games. He has six career double-doubles.
• Hit 7-of-9 shots from the floor, increasing his team-leading field goal percentage to .619 (83-of-134).
• Hauled in six of his 11 rebounds on the offensive end. Plumlee leads Duke with 93 offensive rebounds.
• Recorded his third straight double-digit rebound game and his fifth in the last seven games. He averages 11.9 rebounds per game during that stretch.
• Fouled out with 55.9 seconds remaining in the game after playing 26 minutes. It was third time this season that Plumlee fouled out.
Austin Rivers
• Started his 13th straight game. Rivers has started 30 of Duke’s 31 games this season.
• Scored in double figures for the team-leading 27th time this season. Rivers’ 27 double-figure scoring games tie him with Johnny Dawkins for the fourth most by a Duke freshman.
Tyler Thornton
• Hit multiple three-pointers in the second straight game. Thornton shot 2-of-3 from the three-point line.
• Did not commit a turnover in 24 minutes of action.
• The loss to North Carolina ends Duke’s seven-game winning streak. The Blue Devils, who started the streak with an 85-84 win over North Carolina in Chapel Hill, had not lost since a 78-74 overtime loss to Miami on Feb. 5.
• North Carolina won in Cameron Indoor Stadium for the first time since Feb. 11, 2009. Duke had won two in a row on Coach K Court in 2010 and 2011. Duke has won four of the last six in the series.
• Duke and North Carolina split the two regular season meetings for the seventh time in the last 12 years. In the other five seasons, Duke has swept the two regular season meetings three times, while the Tar Heels have done that twice.
• North Carolina shot 54.5 percent (36-of-66) for the game, becoming only the fourth team to shoot over 50.0 percent against Duke this season. Duke has lost all four of those games. The Tar Heels hit 60.4 percent (32-of-53) of their shots inside the three-point line and scored 40 points in the paint.
• North Carolina had five players score in double figures, marking the fourth time this season that the Blue Devils have allowed five double-figure scorers. Duke is 2-2 in those games.
• Duke missed 15 consecutive shots in the first half, allowing North Carolina to build a 22-5 lead. The Tar Heels hit eight of their 10 shots to open the game. Duke broke its scoring slump by hitting four field goals in a row – including three-pointers from Austin Rivers and Seth Curry – to trim the deficit to 26-15.
• After North Carolina made the opening bucket in the second half, the Blue Devils went on to score 10 consecutive points to cut the deficit to 50-34. The Blue Devils got a pair of three-pointers from Seth Curry and Tyler Thornton during that run with Thornton’s coming at the shot clock buzzer.
• Trailing 65-43 with 11:35 remaining, Duke embarked on a 20-10 run after a media timeout that closed the deficit to 75-63. Duke got three-pointers from Tyler Thornton and Seth Curry during that span along with six points from Mason Plumlee.
• The Blue Devils went into halftime trailing 48-24 for their largest halftime deficit of the season. Duke is 5-4 when trailing at the half this season.
• Duke committed just six turnovers while forcing North Carolina into 12. Duke scored 13 points off turnovers while the Tar Heels scored three.
• Duke took four charges with Ryan Kelly drawing three of those. North Carolina also drew four charges.
• In the first half, North Carolina outscored Duke 22-10 in the paint. In the second half, Duke outscored North Carolina 26-18 in the paint. Miles and Mason Plumlee combined for 24 points in the second half.
• For the game, the Plumlees combined for 33 points and 15 rebounds. Both scored in double figures, and Miles recorded his third double-double of the season.
• Four Blue Devils scored in double figures for the 16th time this season. Duke is 14-2 on the year when at least four players score 10 point apiece. Mason Plumlee (17 points), Miles Plumlee (16 pts.), Austin Rivers (15 pts.) and Seth Curry (12 pts.) all scored in double figures.
• Duke shot just 6-of-21 (.286) from the three-point line for the game after going 2-of-11 (.182) in the first half. The .286 three-point shooting percentage is Duke’s sixth lowest of the season.
• North Carolina made 57.1 percent of its shots inside the three-point line in the first half and outscored Duke 22-10 in the paint.
Player Notes:
Seth Curry
• Scored in double figures for the fifth consecutive game against North Carolina. Curry averages 16.0 points per game in five career outings against the Tar Heels, the ninth highest by a player under Coach K (minimum five games).
• Curry has now scored in double figures in nine of his last 10 games and 21 times overall this season. He averages 16.4 points per game during that stretch while shooting 45.6 percent (26-of-57) from three-point range.
• Knocked down a three-pointer for the 10th consecutive game.
Ryan Kelly
• Drew three charges, all in the first half. Kelly leads Duke with 14 charges taken this season.
Mason Plumlee
• Threw down two dunks, giving him 50 for the season. Plumlee is only the fifth player in school history to record 50 dunks in a season and is now tied with Elton Brand for the fourth most in school history.
• Recorded multiple blocks for the 16th time this season. Plumlee has 140 blocks in his three-year career, placing him at sixth on Duke’s all-time list. He has two blocks in three straight games.
• Recorded two steals, giving him multiple blocks and multiple steals in six games this season.
Miles Plumlee
• On senior night, recorded his third double-double of the year with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Plumlee led Duke in rebounding for the sixth time in the last seven games. He has six career double-doubles.
• Hit 7-of-9 shots from the floor, increasing his team-leading field goal percentage to .619 (83-of-134).
• Hauled in six of his 11 rebounds on the offensive end. Plumlee leads Duke with 93 offensive rebounds.
• Recorded his third straight double-digit rebound game and his fifth in the last seven games. He averages 11.9 rebounds per game during that stretch.
• Fouled out with 55.9 seconds remaining in the game after playing 26 minutes. It was third time this season that Plumlee fouled out.
Austin Rivers
• Started his 13th straight game. Rivers has started 30 of Duke’s 31 games this season.
• Scored in double figures for the team-leading 27th time this season. Rivers’ 27 double-figure scoring games tie him with Johnny Dawkins for the fourth most by a Duke freshman.
Tyler Thornton
• Hit multiple three-pointers in the second straight game. Thornton shot 2-of-3 from the three-point line.
• Did not commit a turnover in 24 minutes of action.
