Singler nets 30 as Blue Devils swat Yellow Jackets to improve to 18-4
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Turning Point
A Kyle Singler three-pointer at the first-half buzzer capped a 15-6 Duke run to push our lead to 45-33 at the break. We led by double figures the rest of the way.
Blue Devil Ballers
Kyle Singler scored a career-high 30 points (9-17 FG, 8-10 3pt, 4-5 FT) and grabbed five boards. Georgia Tech coach Paul Hewitt said after the game, “Kyle Singler made us pay, big time.”
Duke Data
.667 – Duke’s 3pt FG percentage in the game, best by a Blue Devil team since a 2003 NCAA Tournament game against Central Michigan
17-1 – Margin by which Duke outscored Georgia Tech in points off turnovers
10-0 – Duke’s record in games this season when the Blue Devils score at least 80 points
25-3 — Duke’s record in the past 28 games against Georgia Tech
Coach K’s Comments
“Well, it was just a great win for us. Georgia Tech is better than they were, I think, than a month ago when we played them in Atlanta. They just keep coming at you. I thought our defense was really good. Part of the defense was not turning the ball over so they could get quick offense. I thought we handled the ball well and held our own on the boards. We outrebounded them by a little bit. Lance played a great game….defensively and getting 11 rebounds was outstanding. The obvious thing is Kyle getting eight threes and…I mean 30 points in this game, in any game is big. But, in this type of game it is a spectacular shooting performance. We had a little practice time, so we changed our offense a little bit, to go a little bit more motion offense… The motion was something that we thought would be really good, to get Kyle moving better. And he responded. Defensively, we played well, it was just a really good performance by our kids. I told [Georgia Tech coach Paul Hewitt] after the game, ‘we both have very good teams.’ We shot it better than they did tonight. They are very good. They are very, very good.”
Locker Room Reaction
Jon on Kyle’s great night: “You especially know that he was feeling good when his shots were barely hitting the rim. We just want to keep giving him the ball. It was crazy to see it go in like that.” Nolan added, “Every time he shot the ball I was excited because I knew it was going in.”
Sixth Man
You have to like the dry-erase board the Crazies have introduced this season, facilitating various messages from our Sixth Man to our players, the opposing team, or the officials.
Around the Web
Box Score — Stat recap
AP recap — Singler Leads Duke
Postgame Quotes — Coach and player reactions
Singler’s treys bury Jackets — Kyle connects on 8-of-10 from 3pt range
Singler Sensation — Kyle finds a rhythm, nets career-high 30 points
Notes
*Duke football coach David Cutcliffe attended the game as did former NCAA/NFL coach Barry Switzer (a winner of three NCAA titles).
*Next up: Duke leaves Friday for a Saturday matchup at Boston College (2 PM, ESPN).
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