THE OPENING TIP
• No. 9/6 Duke will host Notre Dame on Saturday with a chance to become one of two programs in the nation to reach the 200-win mark this decade (also Kentucky).
• Duke is 105-4 (.963) at home since 2009-10, marking the third-most home wins and third-best home winning percentage in the NCAA this decade.
• Duke employs one of the nation's most lethal offensive attacks, ranking fourth in the country in adjusted offensive efficiency (119.8) and fifth in the NCAA in scoring offense (86.6).
• Duke has scored nearly a 22.3 percent of its points this season at the free throw line. The Blue Devils have made 55 more free throws (329) than its opponents have attempted (274).
• With five ballhandlers in its seven-man rotation, Duke ranks among the national leaders in both turnover average (10.2) and turnover percentage (14.4 percent of offensive possessions). Since Dec. 15, Duke is averaging 15.1 assists and 10.1 turnovers per game (1.5 assist-to-turnover).
• Duke averages 8.6 three-pointers per game to lead the ACC, and shoots .387 from beyond the arc as a team. Matt Jones leads Duke and ranks fifth in the ACC in three-pointers per game (2.5).
• Duke ranks 17th nationally with an average of 5.6 blocks per game as Marshall Plumlee is averaging a career-best 1.9 per contest.
• Grayson Allen has scored in double figures in 15 of 17 games this season. Duke is 19-1 in his career when he scores in double figures.
• Brandon Ingram is in the midst of a team-best 10-game streak with at least one three-point field goal. Since Dec. 15, Ingram has averaged 19.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 1.9 blocks while shooting .429 from outside the arc.
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