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3/19/2016 10:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
| DUKE (24-10, 11-7 ACC) | ||||||||||||
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| Tournament Central | ||||||||||||
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| THE GAME | ||||||||||||
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| Duke (24-10, 11-7) vs. Yale (23-6, 13-1) |
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| When: March 19 | 2:40 PM (ET) | ||||||||||||
| Where: Dunkin' Donuts Center | ||||||||||||
| Watch Live: CBS | ||||||||||||
| Radio: Blue Devil IMG Sports Network | ||||||||||||
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| CONNECT | ||||||||||||
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| @Duke_MBB | ||||||||||||
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THE OPENING TIP
• Fourth-seeded Duke will face Yale for the second time this season when the teams square off on Saturday with a Sweet 16 berth on the line.
• Duke had four players score in double figures in its 80-61 home win over Yale on Nov. 25.
• Duke has been a No. 4 seed or better in 29 of its 32 NCAA Tournament trips under Mike Krzyzewski.
• Duke has the best NCAA Tournament winning percentage in the event's history (.757) and ranks third all-time in NCAA Tournament wins (106).
• Krzyzewski has won an NCAA-record 89 NCAA Tournament games, including 41 this century.
• Krzyzewski has guided Duke to 20 or more wins in 20 consecutive seasons, becoming the third Division I men's coach to do so. Duke won 10+ ACC games for the 19th time in the last 20 seasons.
• Grayson Allen was a first-team All-ACC pick and earned Co-Most Improved Player honors from the coaches. Brandon Ingram was a second-team All-ACC selection and the ACC Freshman of the Year.
• Allen was named a second-team CoSIDA Academic All-American on March 3 and a Sporting News second-team All-American on March 9.
• Allen is on pace to be just the ninth player to lead Duke in both scoring and assists in a season. He could also be the seventh Duke player to average 20+ points and dish out 100 assists in a season.
• Among ACC freshmen this season, Ingram leads in scoring (16.9), three-point percentage (.414), rebounding (6.9) and double-doubles (8), and ranks second in blocks (1.4).
• Ingram's 16.9 points per game rank fourth among major-conference freshmen (Jamal Murray (20.1), Ben Simmons (19.2) and Henry Ellenson (17.0)).
• Duke's average of 81.8 points per game is the sixth-best among major-conference teams. The Blue Devils rank sixth nationally in offensive efficiency (119.3).
• Duke has made 310 three-pointers, the third-best single-season total in program history. Allen (83), Ingram (75) and Matt Jones (74) are the first trio in Duke history to each make 70+ threes in a season.
• Luke Kennard leads the ACC and ranks 10th nationally with an .887 free throw percentage, fourth-best in Duke history by a freshman.
• Marshall Plumlee has dunked 57 times on the season, the sixth-best single-season total in program history. He is the only Duke player to start all 34 games this season.
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