Men?s Basketball Game Notes: at Virginia, March 5, 7 PM, ESPN

Game Quick Facts
TV: ESPN; Mike Patrick (play-by-play), Len Elmore (analyst), Stacey Dales (sideline).

Radio: Duke Radio Network (flagship WDNC 620 AM in Durham); Bob Harris (play-by-play), John Roth (analyst) and Matthew Laurance (sideline).

All-Time Series: Duke leads the all-time series, 108-48. The Blue Devils have won 10 of the last 11 meetings in the series, including an 87-65 victory at Cameron Indoor Stadium earlier this season.

Blue Devil Bits
? Duke is 25-3 overall and 12-2 in the ACC following an 87-86 win at N.C. State on Saturday.

? The Blue Devils have won 10 or more ACC games 26 times overall, including 11 of the past 12 seasons.

? Duke is ranked sixth in the AP poll and fifth in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll. The Blue Devils have spent 346 weeks ranked in the top 10 of the AP poll under Coach K.

? Senior DeMarcus Nelson scored 19 points, including a pair of free throws with 1:01 remaining in the contest, in Saturday's win over N.C. State. Nelson finished the game 3-of-4 from three-point range and 8-of-9 from the foul line.

? Jon Scheyer added 19 points in the win over the Wolfpack. The Northbrook, Ill., native knocked down three three-pointers and was a perfect 8-of-8 from the charity stripe.

? Duke also got double-figure efforts from Greg Paulus (15), Kyle Singler (12) and Gerald Henderson (12) on Saturday. The Blue Devils have now had at least four double-figure scorers in a game 20 times this season.

? Head coach Mike Krzyzewski earned his 800th career win on Saturday against N.C. State. He is one of six Division I coaches to accomplish that feat.

? DeMarcus Nelson scored 20 points on 8-of-12 from the field, including 3-of-4 from behind the three-point line, in Duke's 22-point win over Virginia earlier this season.

? The Blue Devils tallied 12 steals and forced 19 turnovers in the first meeting with Virginia this season. Duke had a 17-4 advantage in points off turnovers in the contest.

Numbers Game
? 2.42:1 Junior Greg Paulus leads the ACC with a 2.42:1 assist-to-turnover ratio in conference games this season, which is also the fifth-highest in school history. He has recorded 46 assists compared to just 19 turnovers in 14 league contests.

? 16.0 Jon Scheyer is averaging 16.0 points per game and shooting 47.6 percent (10-of-21) from three-point distance over the last four games.

? 17.66 Duke and Virginia combine to make 17.66 three-point field goals per game. The Blue Devils lead the league at 9.29 3pg., while Virginia is second at 8.37 3pg. Duke limited the Cavaliers to just 4-of-14 from three-point distance in the first meeting, while making 11-of-31 from beyond the arc.

? 23-of-26 Duke has won 23 of the last 26 meetings against Virginia, including an 87-65 victory over the Cavaliers in the ACC opener.

? 24 Sophomore Jon Scheyer ranks 24th nationally (third in the ACC) in free throw percentage. He is shooting 86.7 percent (85-of-98) from the foul line this season and 85.5 percent (200-of-234) for his career.

? 29 & 19 In 14 ACC games this season, Greg Paulus has recorded 29 steals and just 19 turnovers. In his previous two seasons he combined for 39 steals and 107 turnovers in 32 conference games.

? 30 The Blue Devils made a season-high 30 free throws in an 87-86 win at N.C. State on Saturday. Duke shot 81.0 percent (30-of-37) from the foul line in the game, as Jon Scheyer knocked down all eight free throws attempts and DeMarcus Nelson went 8-of-9 from the charity stripe.

? 85.1 The Blue Devils are third in the NCAA in scoring at 85.1 points per game this season. They have scored 90 or more points in a game eight times.

? 100 Duke has three players on its roster who have made over 100 career three-point field goals. Junior Greg Paulus leads the way with 154 career treys while DeMarcus Nelson has 120. Jon Scheyer was the most recent to reach the century mark with three triples at N.C. State on Saturday to give him 102 in his career.

? 399 Freshman Kyle Singler has 399 points this season. He is looking to become just the 12th freshman in Duke history to score 400 points in his rookie season. He needs four points to move into the top 10 in scoring by a freshman.

? .529 DeMarcus Nelson leads the ACC in conference-only games with a .529 field goal percentage. He is 83-of-157 from the field during ACC play and leads the team in scoring at 17.6 points per game.

? .875 Sophomore Gerald Henderson has made 14-of-16 free throws in the last four games. Henderson is shooting 65.4 percent from the foul line for the season.