Men?s Basketball Game Notes: vs. North Carolina, Feb. 11, 9 PM, Raycom/ESPN

Blue Devil Bits

Duke is 20-3 on the year, including a 7-2 mark in Atlantic Coast Conference play, following a 78-75 overtime win against Miami on Saturday.
Duke is 14-0 at Cameron Indoor Stadium, including a 5-0 record in league play. The Blue Devils have won 12 of their last 13 ACC home games.
The Blue Devils are ranked sixth in the AP poll and fifth in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll. Duke has now been ranked in the top 10 in 31 consecutive AP polls.
Duke is rated first in the RPI according to CollegeRPI.com. The Blue Devils are also ranked atop the latest Pomroy Ratings.
Junior Jon Scheyer scored a team-high 22 points in Saturday's win over Miami. The Northbrook, Ill., native knocked down four three-point field goals and went 8-of-10 from the foul line for the game.
Gerald Henderson added 19 points, five rebounds and four assists in a career-high 38 minutes of play against the Hurricanes.
Senior Greg Paulus made four three-pointers and scored a season-high 18 points on Saturday. He also had five rebounds, two assists and three steals in the win.
David McClure grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds versus Miami. He had 10 rebounds after intermission as Duke outrebounded Miami, 27-16, over the final 25 minutes of play. McClure also had seven of Duke's 18 offensive rebounds on the day.
Duke set a school record with 39 three-point field goal attempts on Saturday.

Carlyle Cup

Duke is currently trailing North Carolina in the 2008-09 Carlyle Cup standings, 9.5-3.5.
The Blue Devils have gained one point from both men's and women's cross country, one point for fencing and 0.5 point from volleyball. The last point went to the Tar Heels as they defeated Duke 75-60 in women's basketball on Monday.
The Carlyle Cup is an annual all-sports competition between Duke and North Carolina. Last year North Carolina won the cup by a final 18-8 count. The Carlyle Cup is sponsored by Carlyle & Co., a Greensboro-based jeweler.

Numbers Game

Wednesday's game marks the 40th meeting between Duke and North Carolina that both teams have been ranked in the top 10. In such games, Duke leads the series, 20-19, including a 15-14 mark under Mike Krzyzewski.
Duke is playing a team ranked in the top 10 of the AP poll for the fifth time this season on Wednesday. The Blue Devils are 2-2, with wins over No. 9 Purdue and No. 7 Xavier, in the previous four games against a top 10 opponent.
Gerald Henderson has scored in double figures in 15 straight games, which is tied for the fourth-longest streak in the ACC. He has scored 20 or more points in four of the last nine games. Henderson is averaging 17.8 points per game and shooting 53.6 percent (103-of-192) from the field in the last 14 contests.
Kyle Singler is one of two players (Georgia Tech's Gani Lawal) in the ACC averaging at least 15.0 ppg. and 8.0 rpg. this season.
The Blue Devils are undefeated at home this season with a 14-0 record. Duke has gone undefeated at home 17 times, with 10 or more victories in 12 of those seasons.
Sophomore Kyle Singler is tied for third in the ACC with seven double-doubles this season. He has three double-doubles in conference play, which also ties him for third most in the league. He now has 11 career double-doubles.
Jon Scheyer scored a team-high 22 points on Saturday against Miami, giving him five 20+ point games on the year. Gerald Henderson and Kyle Singler also have five 20-point games this season. The trio has combined for 15 of Duke's 16 20-point games.
Duke has a 1.22:1 assist-to-turnover ratio at home this season. In comparison, the Blue Devils' opposition has committed 151 more turnovers than they have assists (0.4:1 assist-to-turnover ratio) when playing at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

The Series vs. North Carolina

Duke and North Carolina have met 67 times during the Coach K era. The Blue Devils are 32-33 versus the Tar Heels with Mike Krzyzewski as the head coach. Krzyzewski missed both games against North Carolina during the 1994-95 season while recovering from back surgery.
The home team is 31-23 in the series during Coach K's tenure at Duke. In that time, the Blue Devils are 14-12 at Cameron Indoor Stadium and 10-13 at the Dean E. Smith Center. Krzyzewski was 1-4 at Carmichael Auditorium.
Tonight's game marks the 142nd straight meeting between Duke and North Carolina that at least one of the schools is ranked in a national poll. The streak dates back to Feb. 25, 1955.
Since the beginning of the AP poll in 1948-49, one team has been ranked in 144 of the 160 meetings, not counting Wednesday.
This is the 126th straight game with at least one team ranked in the AP poll. That streak dates back to Feb. 27, 1960. Of those 126 games, 113 of the games have featured a team in the top 10.
In 29 of the last 58 meetings, both Duke and North Carolina have been ranked in the top 10.
Including tonight's contest, both teams have been ranked in the top 25 in 46 of the 68 meetings under Coach K. Both teams have been ranked in 46 of the last 59 meetings.
Duke and North Carolina have played 64 times all-time when both teams were ranked in the top 25. The series is tied, 32-32, in those games. Duke is 25-19 under Coach K in those games.
The Blue Devils and Tar Heels have met 39 times (not counting Wednesday's game) with both teams ranked in the top 10. In such games, Duke leads the series, 20-19. Under Mike Krzyzewski, Duke is 15-14 when both teams are ranked in the top 10.
The two teams have played 10 times when both teams were ranked in the top five of the AP poll.
The Duke-North Carolina game has been decided by 10 points or less in 34 of the 67 meetings.
In 11 of the last 38 meetings between the two schools, Duke has entered the game as the nation's top-ranked team. Duke is 7-5 in those contests. Overall, Duke has played 17 times (10-7) as the No. 1 team against North Carolina, including 14 times (8-6) under Coach K.
During the Coach K era, Duke and North Carolina have played five overtime games (Duke, 3-2), including one double-overtime (North Carolina, 1-0) contest.
At least one team has been ranked in 143 of the 146 meetings since the ACC was formed in 1953-54.
Sports Illustrated on Campus named the Duke-UNC rivalry the No. 1 “Hottest Rivalry” in college basketball and the No. 2 rivalry overall in its Nov. 18, 2003 issue.
Duke and North Carolina have accounted for 33 of the 55 Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Championships. Under Coach K, Duke has 10 ACC titles.
Either Duke or North Carolina has played in the NCAA Final Four in 20 of the last 28 years.