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• The 77th meeting of all time will take place between Duke and Georgia Tech on Sunday. The Blue Devils won three times in a row against the Yellow Jackets and four of the last five wins and are in the lead with 65:11 in the eternal series.
• As the winner of four games in a row, Duke goes into the match with a total record of 16: 4 and a record of 7: 1 in the ACC game. The Blue Devils won a sovereign 8146 victory at SMU on Thursday. In the last three quarters on the way to the Dub, Duke kept Smu on just 25 points.
• Toby Fournier At the beginning of this week, got their third award as ACC Freshman of the Week after 16.0 points, 8.5 boards and 2.0 blocks in victories over No. 18 California (1.16) and Stanford (1.19 ). It shot 59 percent off the ground and 85 percent on the charity strip.
• Duke took 14th place in the top 25 survey by Associated Press (AP) and 8th place in the latest ranking of the NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET). The Strength of Schedule (SOS) of the Blue Devils is also the number 2 nationwide.
• Duke experienced an upswing on the defensive last month, with the echoes of the overwhelming Duke defense of the last two seasons to appear.
• In the ACC game, Duke kept every opponent significantly below his respective seasonal result and kept his opponents from 34.4 percent to 48.8 points. At the beginning of the game on Thursday at SMU, the Blue Devil defense held the ACC opponents at 0.69 points per ball possession, an enormous improvement compared to an average of 0.86 defense points per ball.
• The Blue Devils rank in the top 5 of seven defensive categories and are at the top of the league in the areas of scoring defense, field goal defense, three-point defense (0.247), steal (12.6) and sales margin (+ 8.4). Duke is also second in the blocks (5.4) and third in the rebound defense (33.1).
• In the NCAA ranking, Duke ranks in seven categories below the top 30: Bankpoints per game (5th), rebounding lead (16th), offensive rebounds per game (20th), steal per game (26th), assist -average (28th), forced ball losses per game (29th) and gate lead (30th).
• Duke has one of the strongest offenses in recent times and scored 76.9 points per game, with 46 percent being shot from the field and 36 percent.
• Duke’s balanced attack is led by the trio Toby Fournier (13.0), Ashlon Jackson (12.4) and Reikan Richardson (11.1). In total, Duke has had eight different leading goal scorers so far, with nine players previously reaching double -digit values.
• Duke has received an enormous upswing from his reserves this season and is fifth in fifth place with 33.0 bank points per game. Duke doubled his opponents and exceeded her with 659-307 points.
• Duke tried to create the additional pass on the offensive, whereby almost 60 percent of the team of the team was achieved by assists. This season, the Blue Devils 348 Dimes lost to 589 buckets (.591).
• Taina Mair Has done great work as a quarterback of the Duke offensive this season and achieved an average of 4.1 assists per competition. In her last four games, Mair was a real master of basketball and brought it to 20 assists in just one loss of the ball. She dropped six assists against Stanford (1.16) and Virginia (1.12), five against Cal and three at SMU.
• Duke was solid on the glass this season and is one of the top 25 nationwide in terms of rebound lead (16th) and offensive rebounds per game (20th).
• In the ACC game, Duke is number 1 for the offensive rebound percentage (0.425) and number 2 in the rebound lead (+7.5). Duke also took 3rd place in the rebound defense (33.0) and offensive rebounds per game (15.9) and 4th place on the rebound offensive (40.5).

The devil is in detail-Duke Defense returns in shape in the ACC game:

• Duke experienced an upswing on the defensive last month, with the echoes of the overwhelming Duke defense of the last two seasons to appear.
• In the ACC game, Duke kept every opponent well below his respective seasonal result and kept his opponents at a 34.4 percent shooting rate to 48.8 points. At the beginning of the game on Thursday at SMU, the Blue Devil defense held the ACC opponents at 0.69 points per ball possession, an enormous improvement compared to an average of 0.86 defense points per ball.
• The Blue Devils also achieve an average of 12.5 steals and 5.4 blocks per game in the league game and force the opponent to lose 23.4 ball losses.
• In Duke’s victory over the No. 18 in California (January 16), the Blue Devils forced the Golden Bears for 31 ball losses and held them for the game on only 38 points.
• Cals 38 points were very few that a ranking opponent has ever achieved against Duke, with the lead of 34 points the highest compared to a ranking opponent since 2001 when Duke defeated No. 15 Clemson with 92-42.
• The Blue Devils rank in the top 5 of seven defensive categories and are at the top of the league in the areas of scoring defense, field goal defense, three-point defense (0.247), steal (12.6) and sales margin (+ 8.4). Duke is also second in the blocks (5.4) and third in the rebound defense (33.1).

Fournier in flight:

• beginner Toby Fournier Has made a rapid start to her college career and made it clear to the nation that it is a serious force.
• Fournier scored twelve times two -digit goals, scored five games with 20 points each and led the team seven times in the score. It is faster on the offensive than Duke (13.0 points per game) and is in second place with 5.5 strokes per game.
• In addition, Fournier recorded an upswing in the charity. In her last 13 games she shot her freebies with a hit rate of 77 percent (44 out of 57) after shot 55.2 percent (16 out of 29) at the beginning of the year.
• Fournier won her third award as ACC Freshman of the Week after achieving 16.0 points, 8.5 boards and 2.0 blocks in a 2-0 week and dominant victories over number 18 in California and Stanford achieved. It shot 59 percent off the ground and 85 percent on the charity strip.
• The player from Toronto, ontario, recorded her first double double in her career in the 72:38 win against California (1.16) and scored 23 points and 11 rebounds, the highest of her career. It was extremely efficient in the victory and achieved a hit rate of 70 percent (7 out of 10) from the field and 90 percent (9 out of 10) from the charity strip. With her nine free throws, she occupies the 10th place of all time on the Duke Hersemester-Semester-Einzelpiel record list.
• The rookie ended the week with another solid performance and scored nine points, six rebounds, two rejections and a steal in the DUB against Stanford (1.19).
• Fournier received her second award as ACC Freshman of the Week (12.9) after scored the highest career value of her career in the ACC opening game against Virginia Tech (12.8) with 27 points and nine rebounds.
• Her 27 points were the most points of a Duke newcomer in an ACC opening game of all time, with the 12 Field Goals with Alana Beard (3x) second place in the record list of newcomers in one game (3x).
• Fournier received the awards USBWA Tamika Catchings National Freshman of the Week (11.26) and Acc Freshman of the Week (11.25) after an outstanding performance – 25 points, six boards, three blocks – against Belmont (11.21).

Offensive firepower:

• Duke has one of the strongest offenses in recent times and scored 76.9 points per game, with 46 percent being shot from the field and 36 percent.
• The scoring average and the field goal percentage of the Blue Devils are program best values ​​that go back to the 2013–14 or 2016–17 seasons.
• Duke scored over 70 points and scored at least three double -digit points in 16 out of 20 games. The Blue Devils opened the 2024–25 season with 12 consecutive missions over 70 – a route that marked a program best.
• The Blue Devils achieved a 50 percent shooting rate in eight games and achieved at least five double -digit scorer points four times. Duke exceeded the 80-point threshold nine times and scored twice over 90 points.
• Duke’s balanced attack is led by the trio Toby Fournier (13.0), Ashlon Jackson (12.4) and Reikan Richardson (11.1). In total, Duke has had eight different leading goal scorers so far, with nine players previously achieving double -digit values.
• Nine players play an average of at least 10 minutes per game, five play more than 20 minutes. Reikan Richardson (28.2), Ashlon Jackson (27.5), Taina Mair (25.7), Jadyn Donovan (23.7) and Delaney Thomas (21.6).
• Dukes 109 points against Oklahoma (11.27) were most of the Blue Devils against a ranking opponent since January 24, 2002 when the team scored 102 points in a 20-point victory over North Carolina No. 21.
• The Blue Devils have crossed the 100-point mark three times Kara Lawson With 109 points, he is in second place in the Kara era-only two less than the 111, which he achieved against Charleston Southern in 2022/23.

Next:

The Blue Devils will go on the short way to Raleigh on Monday, February 3, to get to No. 20 NC State. The top 20 showdown at the main time is planned for 7:00 p.m., tip, live on ESPN2.

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