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| All Games | 17-3 | +1.2 | 11-9 | 10-7 | 81.1 | 38.9 | 49.6% | 38.0 | 64.6 | 29.0 | 42.7% | 30.7 | | Road Games | 8-2 | +1.2 | 6-4 | 4-6 | 73.2 | 35.4 | 45.2% | 36.9 | 65.9 | 30.8 | 43.3% | 33.9 | | Last 5 Games | 3-2 | +1 | 3-2 | 3-2 | 73.2 | 36.8 | 46.4% | 38.2 | 70.4 | 31.6 | 44.2% | 32.6 | | Conference Games | 4-3 | -4.5 | 3-4 | 4-3 | 74.6 | 35.4 | 44.4% | 37.7 | 71.1 | 28.7 | 45.3% | 33.7 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 81.1 | 38.9 | 28-57 | 49.6% | 8-20 | 37.7% | 17-25 | 69.4% | 38 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 4 | | vs opponents surrendering | 64.7 | 29.8 | 23-55 | 41.9% | 6-18 | 33.2% | 13-19 | 67.6% | 34 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 3 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 73.2 | 35.4 | 25-55 | 45.2% | 7-19 | 36.2% | 17-25 | 69.1% | 37 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 3 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 64.6 | 29.0 | 25-58 | 42.7% | 5-16 | 30.0% | 10-14 | 71.3% | 31 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 13 | 3 | | vs opponents averaging | 70 | 32.8 | 25-55 | 44.6% | 7-19 | 35.0% | 14-20 | 68.9% | 36 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 4 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 65.9 | 30.8 | 25-59 | 43.3% | 5-17 | 29.5% | 10-15 | 69.4% | 34 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 4 |
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| All Games | 19-0 | +7 | 12-5 | 6-7 | 68.3 | 33.3 | 47.3% | 38.2 | 49.2 | 23.1 | 34.1% | 27.2 | | Home Games | 10-0 | +2 | 5-3 | 2-4 | 69.2 | 33.4 | 47.3% | 39.9 | 44.6 | 21.3 | 32.0% | 27.4 | | Last 5 Games | 5-0 | +2 | 4-1 | 0-4 | 60.0 | 26.8 | 44.4% | 33.0 | 44.8 | 22.6 | 35.3% | 27.6 | | Conference Games | 7-0 | +3 | 5-2 | 1-5 | 64.3 | 29.1 | 44.0% | 34.9 | 50.7 | 23.4 | 36.5% | 30.0 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 68.3 | 33.3 | 25-52 | 47.3% | 6-15 | 39.5% | 13-18 | 74.6% | 38 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 5 | | vs opponents surrendering | 64 | 29.5 | 23-55 | 41.4% | 6-19 | 32.4% | 13-19 | 67.7% | 34 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 3 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 69.2 | 33.4 | 26-54 | 47.3% | 6-15 | 39.6% | 12-16 | 73.1% | 40 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 5 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 49.2 | 23.1 | 17-51 | 34.1% | 6-19 | 29.9% | 9-14 | 63.8% | 27 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 2 | | vs opponents averaging | 67.5 | 31.9 | 24-54 | 43.7% | 6-19 | 34.7% | 13-20 | 67.7% | 35 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 4 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | 44.6 | 21.3 | 16-51 | 32.0% | 5-18 | 29.9% | 6-11 | 57.5% | 27 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
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| 12/15/2014 | ELON | 75-62 | W | -32.5 | L | 150 | U | 29-56 | 51.8% | 40 | 17 | 25-59 | 42.4% | 29 | 19 | | 12/18/2014 | *CONNECTICUT | 66-56 | W | -11 | L | 140 | U | 18-48 | 37.5% | 40 | 19 | 23-54 | 42.6% | 29 | 14 | | 12/29/2014 | TOLEDO | 86-69 | W | -20 | L | 151.5 | O | 29-52 | 55.8% | 34 | 13 | 29-61 | 47.5% | 28 | 13 | | 12/31/2014 | WOFFORD | 84-55 | W | -23 | W | | - | 29-52 | 55.8% | 34 | 8 | 21-55 | 38.2% | 29 | 13 | | 1/3/2015 | BOSTON COLLEGE | 85-62 | W | -21.5 | W | 137.5 | O | 27-57 | 47.4% | 39 | 11 | 26-65 | 40.0% | 34 | 12 | | 1/7/2015 | @ WAKE FOREST | 73-65 | W | -15 | L | 145 | U | 26-59 | 44.1% | 39 | 14 | 28-61 | 45.9% | 31 | 11 | | 1/11/2015 | @ NC STATE | 75-87 | L | -9 | L | 142.5 | O | 24-65 | 36.9% | 39 | 10 | 33-60 | 55.0% | 37 | 10 | | 1/13/2015 | MIAMI | 74-90 | L | -15.5 | L | 140.5 | O | 29-66 | 43.9% | 41 | 15 | 29-56 | 51.8% | 31 | 11 | | 1/17/2015 | @ LOUISVILLE | 63-52 | W | 2.5 | W | 142 | U | 21-43 | 48.8% | 32 | 10 | 18-61 | 29.5% | 38 | 10 | | 1/19/2015 | PITTSBURGH | 79-65 | W | -13.5 | W | 137.5 | O | 24-52 | 46.2% | 36 | 9 | 27-60 | 45.0% | 32 | 11 | | 1/25/2015 | @ ST JOHNS | 77-68 | W | -7 | W | 141 | O | 26-54 | 48.1% | 44 | 16 | 27-61 | 44.3% | 29 | 9 | | 1/28/2015 | @ NOTRE DAME | 73-77 | L | -1.5 | L | 151.5 | U | 28-61 | 45.9% | 38 | 10 | 29-56 | 51.8% | 33 | 11 | | 1/31/2015 | @ VIRGINIA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/4/2015 | GEORGIA TECH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/7/2015 | NOTRE DAME | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/9/2015 | @ FLORIDA ST | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/14/2015 | @ SYRACUSE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/18/2015 | N CAROLINA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/21/2015 | CLEMSON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 12/18/2014 | CLEVELAND ST | 70-54 | W | -17 | L | 110.5 | O | 22-44 | 50.0% | 32 | 6 | 20-53 | 37.7% | 26 | 7 | | 12/21/2014 | HARVARD | 76-27 | W | -11.5 | W | 111 | U | 31-52 | 59.6% | 45 | 10 | 8-50 | 16.0% | 25 | 10 | | 12/30/2014 | DAVIDSON | 83-72 | W | -18 | L | 133 | O | 27-61 | 44.3% | 42 | 5 | 27-56 | 48.2% | 25 | 7 | | 1/3/2015 | @ MIAMI | 89-80 | W | -6.5 | W | 117 | O | 26-58 | 44.8% | 39 | 9 | 27-68 | 39.7% | 43 | 10 | | 1/7/2015 | NC STATE | 61-51 | W | -14 | L | 122 | U | 23-56 | 41.1% | 40 | 9 | 20-53 | 37.7% | 29 | 11 | | 1/10/2015 | @ NOTRE DAME | 62-56 | W | -2 | W | 125 | U | 25-51 | 49.0% | 34 | 8 | 20-59 | 33.9% | 35 | 6 | | 1/13/2015 | CLEMSON | 65-42 | W | -16.5 | W | 117 | U | 25-50 | 50.0% | 27 | 4 | 15-42 | 35.7% | 29 | 11 | | 1/17/2015 | @ BOSTON COLLEGE | 66-51 | W | -12 | W | 117 | P | 21-49 | 42.9% | 35 | 8 | 17-43 | 39.5% | 20 | 9 | | 1/22/2015 | GEORGIA TECH | 57-28 | W | -17 | W | 116.5 | U | 24-53 | 45.3% | 36 | 4 | 12-49 | 24.5% | 33 | 10 | | 1/25/2015 | @ VIRGINIA TECH | 50-47 | W | -16.5 | L | 122 | U | 17-49 | 34.7% | 33 | 13 | 19-42 | 45.2% | 21 | 14 | | 1/31/2015 | DUKE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/2/2015 | @ N CAROLINA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/7/2015 | LOUISVILLE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/11/2015 | @ NC STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/14/2015 | WAKE FOREST | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/16/2015 | PITTSBURGH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/22/2015 | FLORIDA ST | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |  | DUKE: Duke was ousted from the NCAA Tournament in the first round last year, but there is still plenty of talent in Durham. All of the talk begins with the freshman class including C Jahlil Okafor, PG Tyus Jones and SF Justise Winslow. Okafor is already one of the top centers in college basketball, and he will be a major contributor right away. His biggest strength is his offensive game, as he has a variety of moves on the block. Jones was one of the top point guards in the class, and should give the Blue Devils a talented playmaker. Winslow has a chance to earn major playing time early because of his defense, and he is terrific in the open floor. While the freshmen get a lot of hype, there is a lot of returning talent as well. PG Quinn Cook (11.6 PPG, 4.4 APG, 37% threes) has three years under his belt for the Blue Devils, giving the team a true leader at the point guard position. Look for Duke to play Cook and Jones together a lot, giving the team more opportunities to get out and run. SG Rasheed Sulaimon (9.9 PPG, 2.4 APG, 41% threes) had some sophomore struggles last season, but he is still capable of scoring 20 points on any given night. Maybe the most important player for Duke will be PF Amile Jefferson (6.5 PPG, 6.9 RPG). He shows flashes of being an all-conference player, but also has a tendency to disappear. Duke certainly has the talent to compete for an ACC title and national championship, but with so many freshmen, the Blue Devils will have to get big performances from the upperclassmen early in the season. | | VIRGINIA: Virginia will miss star Joe Harris from last year's team that earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, but the cupboard is not bare for coach Tony Bennett. SG Malcolm Brogdon (12.7 PPG 5.4 RPG, 37% threes) was the leading scorer on the team, and is one of the most complete players in the ACC. He does a nice job of playing under control, posting a 2-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio. PF Anthony Gill (8.6 PPG, 4.0 RPG) and SG Justin Anderson (7.8 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 1.5 APG) are both capable of having big seasons for the Cavaliers. The defense will once again lead the way, as the team finished fifth in defense in the KenPom's defensive efficiency rankings. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER COLLEGE BASKETBALL PREVIEW (DUKE-VIRGINIA) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Duke-Virginia Preview* =======================
Duke (17-3) at Virginia (19-0), 7:00 p.m. EDT
(AP) - Tony Bennett guided Virginia to its first Atlantic Coast Conference championship in 38 years with a foundation in defense, smart play and hard work.
A season later, the No. 2 Cavaliers are off their best start since the Ralph Sampson era.
In a league featuring Hall of Fame coaches and marquee programs, Bennett and the Cavs are again atop the standings. They're one of the nation's last two unbeatens entering a stretch that could reveal whether they're as good as their ranking, starting Saturday against No. 4 Duke.
"It's still the same mindset: Will you be faithful to the things that have gotten you there?" Bennett said. "It doesn't change. Nothing changes. All of a sudden, you don't become someone you're not. That would be fool's gold. That would be a big mistake."
After some lean years before Bennett's arrival, a roster led largely by unheralded veterans has Virginia alongside top-ranked Kentucky - stocked with potential one-and-done NBA players - as college basketball's only undefeated teams.
Now the Cavaliers (19-0, 7-0) face the three ACC teams picked to finish ahead of them, each coached by Hall of Famers.
First up is Mike Krzyzewski and the preseason favorite Blue Devils (17-3, 4-3) in a rematch of last year's ACC tournament final. Duke is coming off Wednesday's 77-73 loss at No. 8 Notre Dame, then a day later it dismissed guard Rasheed Sulaimon after Krzyzewski said the junior had been "unable to consistently live up" to team standards.
Virginia visits No. 13 North Carolina and Roy Williams on Monday and hosts No. 10 Louisville and Rick Pitino next weekend.
"We don't need to worry about the next couple of games that are coming up," all-ACC junior guard Malcolm Brogdon said. "We have one opponent to  Saturday and we need to worry about going in there and playing Virginia basketball from the start. ... We have to keep building on the success we've had."
The Cavaliers were ranked No. 9 this preseason despite losing seniors Joe Harris and Akil Mitchell from a 30-win team that reached the NCAA round of 16 for the first time since 1995 as a No. 1 seed.
And as with last year, they don't win with overwhelming talent.
Rather, a team with no McDonald's All-Americans plays tough defense and tempo-controlling offense. They force opponents to defend deep into the shot clock and play together to overcome teams with more individual talent, led by a 45-year-old coach described by Krzyzewski as someone who "really understands the total game."
Everything starts with defense, where the Cavaliers allow a national-low 49.1 points per game - with three opponents failing to crack 30. While their offensive pace holds down that average, they also rank second nationally in field-goal percentage defense (34 percent), second in points allowed per possession and third in both rebounding and scoring margin.
At the other end, Virginia ranks 13th nationally in points scored per possession (1.208) while shooting 47 percent with a balanced attack posting the best averages of Bennett's 6-year tenure. And junior Justin Anderson has developed from ACC sixth man of the year to the team's top scorer (13.9 points) while shooting a league-best 52 percent on 3-pointers.
That both-ends-of-the-court efficiency has Virginia enjoying its best start since the 7-foot-4 Sampson-led Cavs went 23-0 and reached the Final Four in 1981.
Duke won its first 14 but has split its last six, allowing its opponent to shoot better than 50 percent in all three losses. North Carolina State, Miami and Notre Dame especially took advantage of the Blue Devils behind the arc, knocking down 51.9 percent of their 3-point attempts.
Krzyzewski felt there was one key difference in Duke's performance in South Bend.
"We played well (Wednesday)," Krzyzewski said. "We played well enough to win the game and should have won the game. It hurts because at Miami and NC State we didn't play well."
Sulaimon's dismissal leaves Duke with just eight scholarship players and one less wing defender, putting more pressure on Justise Winslow. The freshman had 13 points against the Irish but has averaged just 5.8 on 29.7 percent shooting in the Blue Devils' six-game rough patch. He'll likely be charged with slowing down Anderson in this matchup.
Virginia's starting front line, which doesn't have anyone taller than 6-foot-8, doesn't figure to have an easy time dealing with the 6-11 Jahlil Okafor. He's continued to do his part in Duke's three losses, averaging 20 points and 14.7 rebounds.
The Cavaliers won the last meeting in Charlottesville two years ago, and the teams split two games last season. Brogdon had a career-high 23 points in Virginia's ACC tournament championship game victory.
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