- No. 20 Duke is back in action for the first time in nearly three weeks, battling No. 18 Florida State in Tallahassee for the 3,100th game in the Blue Devils' program history.
- The game tips at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN with Dave O'Brien and Dick Vitale on the call. On the radio, David Shumate and John Roth have the call on the Blue Devil Sports Network from Learfield IMG College (96.5FM & 610AM in Durham).
- The Seminoles mark Duke's third opponent ranked 18th or better in the season's first six games. Duke is 221-125 (.639) in Top 25 matchups under head coach Mike Krzyzewski.
- The Blue Devils have won five straight over the Seminoles and lead the all-time series 41-10, including 16-7 at the Tucker Center.
- Over Duke's current five-game winning streak in the series, the games have been decided by a total of 29 points (5.8 per game). That includes an 80-78 victory in Duke's last visit to the Tucker Center on Jan. 12, 2019 thanks to Cam Reddish's three in the final seconds.
- The Blue Devils have deployed a different starting lineup in each game with only sophomore Matthew Hurt starting all five.
- Hurt's 18.8 points per game lead the ACC and are 67th nationally. He is averaging 20.5 points and 8.3 rebounds over Duke's last four games. The watch list candidate for the Wooden Award and Naismith Trophy has scored 18+ points in four consecutive games this season after having four such games last season.
- Hurt is one of five players in the ACC ranked in the league's top 10 for scoring, rebounding and field goal percentage -- he and Syracuse's Quincy Guerrier are the only two ranked in the top six in each. Hurt is first in scoring (18.8), tied for fifth in rebounding (8.0) and sixth in field goal percentage (.522).
- Guard DJ Steward is two weeks removed from being named ACC Freshman of the Week after a 16-point effort on 6-of-11 shooting (3-of-4 from three-point range) in the win at Notre Dame.
- Senior Jordan Goldwire's 2.6 steals lead the ACC and rank 19th nationally. He is also ninth in the ACC in assist/turnover ratio (+1.7).
- With the NBA starting its season last week, Duke boasted 26 players on NBA rosters -- an ACC record. That number increased to 27 when Frank Jackson signed a two-way contract with Detroit last Friday.
DUKE VS. FLORIDA STATE
Duke is 41-10 all-time versus Florida State, which includes a 16-7 mark in road games -- all coming at the Tucker Center…Duke has won five straight in the series by a combined 29 points (5.8 per game). That includes last year's 70-65 win at Cameron Indoor and an 80-78 win in Tallahassee on Jan. 12, 2019 thanks to Cam Reddish's three in the final seconds…Duke and FSU clashed for the 2019 ACC Tournament title -- a 73-63 Duke win behind 21 points from Zion Williamson…Under Coach K, the Blue Devils are 38-9 in the series…This marks the seventh consecutive meeting in the series with each team ranked in the AP Top 25.
SCOUTING THE SEMINOLES
Florida State is 5-2 overall and 1-1 in the ACC with a win over Georgia Tech and a loss at Clemson…M.J. Walker leads the team in scoring at 15.3 points, followed by Preseason ACC Freshman of the Year Scottie Barnes at 11.1 points and 4.3 assists…The balanced Seminoles have four averaging 9.9+ points per game…FSU head coach Leonard Hamilton has 168 ACC wins (regular season and tournament) to rank fifth all-time behind Mike Krzyzewski, Dean Smith, Roy Williams and Gary Williams.
ON THIS DATE
Duke is 23-2 all-time when playing on January 2, and has won 13 straight on this date…Duke is 6-0 in ACC games and 6-1 in road games played on January 2…Duke last played on this date in 2016 -- an 81-64 victory over Boston College in Chestnut Hill.
SCHEDULE MANEUVERING
Due to schedule changes as a result of COVID-19 protocols, Duke has already had four games canceled or postponed a total of five times this season…The Blue Devils' season-opener versus Gardner-Webb was initially postponed due to COVID issues at GWU. The game was later rescheduled for Dec. 19 and eventually canceled by Duke..Duke's games versus Elon (Dec. 6) and Charleston Southern (Dec. 12) were each postponed due to virus issues with those programs and won't be rescheduled…The latest impact came Tuesday when the game versus Pitt was postponed due to COVID issues at Pitt. A rescheduled date has not been announced.
DUKE AWAY FROM CAMERON
In the Coach K era, Duke is 261-146 (.641) in true road games and 275-77 (.781) in neutral site games, for a combined mark of 536-223 (.707) in all games outside of Cameron Indoor Stadium…In ACC regular season play, Duke is 190-121 (.611) away from home under Coach K. The Blue Devils are 134-68 (.667) in ACC road games since the 1996-97 season…In ACC Tournament play, Duke's .696 winning percentage and 103 wins each lead the conference…Coach K's 190 ACC road wins are a conference record…Coach K has also won 16 road games against AP top five teams, the most in the history of the AP poll.
DUKE VS. RANKED OPPONENTS
Duke is 235-154 (.604) vs. ranked teams under Coach K, with a 155-82 (.656) mark since the 1996-97 season…Each of Duke's three wins over ranked teams last season came over teams 11th or better in the AP Poll -- Kansas, Michigan State and Florida State…Duke is 10-2 versus a ranked Florida State team and is 10-10 versus any team ranked No. 18 in the AP Top 25…Since 1996-97, Duke is 87-51 (.630) against ranked ACC teams and 68-31 (.687) vs. ranked non-league foes...In the Coach K era, Duke is 144-87 (.625) overall when both teams are ranked in the top 15 ... 87-63 (.580) overall when both teams are ranked in the top 10 ... 33-18 (.647) when both teams are ranked in the top five…With the win over No. 3 Virginia on Feb. 9, 2019, Coach K broke a tie with Dean Smith for most wins in top three games (11).
ACC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Duke has already had two named ACC Freshman of the Week this season with Jalen Johnson earning the honor on Nov. 30 and DJ Steward on Dec. 21…The Blue Devils have had a stranglehold on the award over the last seven-plus season as Johnson and Steward become the 17th and 18th different Duke freshmen to win it in that span…Duke has had an ACC Rookie of the Week 50.4 percent of the time over the last seven-plus seasons (62 times in 123 weeks).
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