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Duke University
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Gonzaga
Duke, Zags Square Off in Top-5 Showdown Friday
11/25/2021 11:47:00 AM | Men's Basketball
THE OPENING TIP
DUKE-GONZAGA HISTORY
Duke leads the all-time series over Gonzaga, 3-1…Each of the games have come on neutral courts, with Duke winning twice at Madison Square Garden (2006 and 2009) and in the 2015 Elite Eight in Houston…The Zags won 89-87 in the 2018 Maui Invitational title game ... Against teams from the West Coast Conference, Duke is 14-3 all-time.
ABOUT THE BULLDOGS
Last season's NCAA runner-up, No. 1 Gonzaga is 6-0 to start the year...The game is Gonzaga's third this week at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas after beating Central Michigan (Monday) and No. 2 UCLA (Tuesday)…Led by junior Drew Timme's 18.7 points, the Zags have four averaging in double figures. The team scores at a 91.5 points per game clip and their scoring margin of +31.5 is fifth best in the NCAA this season…Freshman Chet Holmgren averages 13.2 points, 6.7 rebounds and shoots .714 (30-of-42) from the floor.
QUARTER CENTURY OF WINNING
In this 25-year period (since the 1997-98 season), Duke (703), Kansas (697) and Gonzaga (688) have the most wins in college basketball…In that span, Gonzaga (17) and Duke (12) have won the most conference tournament titles of any team in the nation…Duke boasts three NCAA titles, along with more National Players of the Year (eight), consensus first-team All-Americans (13), NBA Lottery picks (23) and NCAA Tournament wins (61) than any team in the nation in this 25-year span.
DUKE VS. NO. 1
Duke has faced the nation's No. 1 team 17 times under head coach Mike Krzyzewski and is 6-11 in those games. Duke is 5-4 against the nation's top-ranked team since a March 26, 1988 win against Temple…Duke is 9-21 all-time against the AP's No. 1 team…Duke has won four of its last seven and five of its last nine versus No. 1 -- all under Coach K…Coach K's six wins over No. 1 are third most in NCAA history and tied for the most among active coaches (John Calipari).
DUKE IN LAS VEGAS
The Blue Devils have played three times in Las Vegas, including a 94-45 win over UNLV at T-Mobile Arena on Dec. 10, 2016 in the Neon Hoops Class behind 34 points from Grayson Allen ... Current Director of Player Development Amile Jefferson had a double-double (10 points, 12 rebound) in that game, which was the first college game played at T-Mobile Arena…The two previous Vegas games came in 1972, falling on back-to-back nights to UNLV and Purdue at the Las Vegas Convention Center…Friday's sold-out crowd is expected to set the arena's basketball attendance record.
MOORE DOES IT ALL
Junior captain Wendell Moore Jr., is proving early to be among the nation's most complete players as the co-captain leads Duke in field goal shooting (.575) and assists (5.7) and is second in scoring (17.5) and rebounding (6.3)…Moore is the nation's only power conference player averaging 16.0+ points, 6.0+ rebounds, 5.0+ assists and shooting .500+ from the field…The Charlotte native is second in the ACC in assists (5.7) and has multiple assists in 18 consecutive games dating back to last season…With his 19-10-10 vs. Army, he has one of the two triple-doubles in the nation this season. It marked just the fifth triple-double in Duke history and the third under Mike Krzyzewski…Moore's 10 assists were a career high and he committed just one turnover in the game…The performance was also his third career double-double…He has recorded double-figure points in each of the first six games this season -– the longest streak of his career -- and has 20+ points in consecutive games for the first time in his career…The junior flirted with another triple-double against The Citadel, dropping 22 points, eight rebounds and nine assists.
PAOLO'S HOLIDAY STATS STUFFING
Freshman Paolo Banchero, the team's leading scorer (17.8) and rebounder (8.0), nearly had his first triple-double vs. The Citadel, with a career-high 28 points, eight rebounds and six assists…His 28 points and six assists were each career highs…The Seattle native has 11 assists and one turnover over Duke's last three games after one assist and 10 turnovers in the first three…Banchero ranks seventh in the ACC in scoring, seventh in rebounds, 12th in field goal percentage (.549) and seventh in free throw percentage (.857)…The freshman is the ACC's only player ranked in the ACC's top 10 for scoring, rebounds and free throw percentage.
BANCHERO, MOORE MAKE HISTORY
Banchero and Moore became the first teammates in the NCAA in at least the last 25 years to each have 20-5-5 with no turnovers in the same game…The duo's history making effort came Monday vs. The Citadel as Banchero had career highs in points (28) and assists (six) with eight rebounds, while Moore scored 22 with eight boards and nine dimes. Neither committed a turnover as the Blue Devils committed three turnovers as a team -- tied for the fewest in school history…At Duke, Moore and Banchero are the first in history to go for 20-5-5 with no turnovers, and the fourth duo to go for 20-5-5 -- the last occurrence came in 2009 when current staffers Nolan Smith and Jon Scheyer did so vs. Charlotte.
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- In a clash of top-5 heavyweights, No. 5 Duke battles No. 1 Gonzaga on Friday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for the Continental Tire Challenge presented by Ameritas.
- The game tips at 7:30 p.m. PT (10:30 ET) on ESPN with Dan Shulman and Jay Bilas on the call. On the radio locally, David Shumate and John Roth call the action on the Blue Devil Sports Network from Learfield.
- The Blue Devils, who have played more games when ranked No. 1 (283) in college basketball history, are facing a No. 1 team for the first time since the 2013-14 season. Duke has won four of its last seven and five of its last nine versus No. 1 -- all under Mike Krzyzewski.
- Duke is 3-1 all-time versus Gonzaga, with all four meetings coming on neutral courts, including a 66-52 win over the Bulldogs in the 2015 Elite Eight en route to the Blue Devils' fifth national title.
- Duke and Gonzaga have combined for three of the eight wins this season over teams ranked in the AP top 10 -- Duke beat No. 10 Kentucky; Zags beat No. 2 UCLA and No. 5 Texas.
- Duke is ranked in the AP top 10 this week for the 700th time as a program (second most in NCAA history) and for the 559th week under Mike Krzyzewski (most in NCAA history).
- Junior Wendell Moore Jr., is the nation's only power conference player averaging 17.0+ points, 6.0+ rebounds, 5.0+ assists and shooting .500+ from the field this season (17.5/6.3/5.7/.575).
- Moore has one of the two triple-doubles in the nation this season with his 19 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists vs. Army, and is coming off a 22-point, nine-assist, eight-rebound game vs. The Citadel.
- Freshman Paolo Banchero is Duke's leading scorer (17.8) and rebounder (8.0) after his career-high 28 points in The Citadel win.
- Banchero has 11 assists and one turnover over Duke's last three games -- had just one assist and 11 turnovers over the first three.
- Duke is forcing 15.0 turnovers, averaging 9.3 steals and owns a +71 margin in points-off-turnover scoring (114-43).
- Duke has made 29 more free throws than the opponents have attempted this season (76-47). Of the 47 attempts, just 18 have come in the first half. Duke is committing 12.3 fouls per game -- fewest in the ACC and sixth fewest nationally.
DUKE-GONZAGA HISTORY
Duke leads the all-time series over Gonzaga, 3-1…Each of the games have come on neutral courts, with Duke winning twice at Madison Square Garden (2006 and 2009) and in the 2015 Elite Eight in Houston…The Zags won 89-87 in the 2018 Maui Invitational title game ... Against teams from the West Coast Conference, Duke is 14-3 all-time.
ABOUT THE BULLDOGS
Last season's NCAA runner-up, No. 1 Gonzaga is 6-0 to start the year...The game is Gonzaga's third this week at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas after beating Central Michigan (Monday) and No. 2 UCLA (Tuesday)…Led by junior Drew Timme's 18.7 points, the Zags have four averaging in double figures. The team scores at a 91.5 points per game clip and their scoring margin of +31.5 is fifth best in the NCAA this season…Freshman Chet Holmgren averages 13.2 points, 6.7 rebounds and shoots .714 (30-of-42) from the floor.
QUARTER CENTURY OF WINNING
In this 25-year period (since the 1997-98 season), Duke (703), Kansas (697) and Gonzaga (688) have the most wins in college basketball…In that span, Gonzaga (17) and Duke (12) have won the most conference tournament titles of any team in the nation…Duke boasts three NCAA titles, along with more National Players of the Year (eight), consensus first-team All-Americans (13), NBA Lottery picks (23) and NCAA Tournament wins (61) than any team in the nation in this 25-year span.
DUKE VS. NO. 1
Duke has faced the nation's No. 1 team 17 times under head coach Mike Krzyzewski and is 6-11 in those games. Duke is 5-4 against the nation's top-ranked team since a March 26, 1988 win against Temple…Duke is 9-21 all-time against the AP's No. 1 team…Duke has won four of its last seven and five of its last nine versus No. 1 -- all under Coach K…Coach K's six wins over No. 1 are third most in NCAA history and tied for the most among active coaches (John Calipari).
DUKE IN LAS VEGAS
The Blue Devils have played three times in Las Vegas, including a 94-45 win over UNLV at T-Mobile Arena on Dec. 10, 2016 in the Neon Hoops Class behind 34 points from Grayson Allen ... Current Director of Player Development Amile Jefferson had a double-double (10 points, 12 rebound) in that game, which was the first college game played at T-Mobile Arena…The two previous Vegas games came in 1972, falling on back-to-back nights to UNLV and Purdue at the Las Vegas Convention Center…Friday's sold-out crowd is expected to set the arena's basketball attendance record.
MOORE DOES IT ALL
Junior captain Wendell Moore Jr., is proving early to be among the nation's most complete players as the co-captain leads Duke in field goal shooting (.575) and assists (5.7) and is second in scoring (17.5) and rebounding (6.3)…Moore is the nation's only power conference player averaging 16.0+ points, 6.0+ rebounds, 5.0+ assists and shooting .500+ from the field…The Charlotte native is second in the ACC in assists (5.7) and has multiple assists in 18 consecutive games dating back to last season…With his 19-10-10 vs. Army, he has one of the two triple-doubles in the nation this season. It marked just the fifth triple-double in Duke history and the third under Mike Krzyzewski…Moore's 10 assists were a career high and he committed just one turnover in the game…The performance was also his third career double-double…He has recorded double-figure points in each of the first six games this season -– the longest streak of his career -- and has 20+ points in consecutive games for the first time in his career…The junior flirted with another triple-double against The Citadel, dropping 22 points, eight rebounds and nine assists.
PAOLO'S HOLIDAY STATS STUFFING
Freshman Paolo Banchero, the team's leading scorer (17.8) and rebounder (8.0), nearly had his first triple-double vs. The Citadel, with a career-high 28 points, eight rebounds and six assists…His 28 points and six assists were each career highs…The Seattle native has 11 assists and one turnover over Duke's last three games after one assist and 10 turnovers in the first three…Banchero ranks seventh in the ACC in scoring, seventh in rebounds, 12th in field goal percentage (.549) and seventh in free throw percentage (.857)…The freshman is the ACC's only player ranked in the ACC's top 10 for scoring, rebounds and free throw percentage.
BANCHERO, MOORE MAKE HISTORY
Banchero and Moore became the first teammates in the NCAA in at least the last 25 years to each have 20-5-5 with no turnovers in the same game…The duo's history making effort came Monday vs. The Citadel as Banchero had career highs in points (28) and assists (six) with eight rebounds, while Moore scored 22 with eight boards and nine dimes. Neither committed a turnover as the Blue Devils committed three turnovers as a team -- tied for the fewest in school history…At Duke, Moore and Banchero are the first in history to go for 20-5-5 with no turnovers, and the fourth duo to go for 20-5-5 -- the last occurrence came in 2009 when current staffers Nolan Smith and Jon Scheyer did so vs. Charlotte.
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