Devils Win ACC Top 10 Showdown
Gerald Henderson and Jon Scheyer set new career highs in scoring as Duke explodes for 101 points
2/22/09 - Regular Season Game #27 1st 2nd Total
(#9) Duke Blue Devils (22-5, 8-4) 51 50 101
(#8) Wake Forest Deacons (20-5, 7-5) 40 51 91
Cameron Indoor Stadium - Durham, NC - Fox Sports Net
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
35 Points scored by Gerald Henderson, a new career
high, on 11-of-15 shooting (12-14 FT)
11 Consecutive wins by Duke over Wake Forest in
games played in Cameron (Duke has won 21 of the past
24 games played against Wake overall)
26 Points off 20 Wake Forest turnovers scored by Duke
8 Points off 6 Duke turnovers scored by Wake Forest
THE TURNING POINT After trailing by as
many as 22 points, Wake closed the gap to two
with 7:40 left. However, we responded with a
strong 16-6 run sparked by Jon Scheyer draw-
ing a foul on a three-point attempt. The run
spanning 5:28 pushed the lead to 96-84.
PLAY OF THE GAME
3:03 | Second Half... Although G did have
three dunks in a row in the first half, the play
of the game was his fade-away three-pointer
late in the second half with the shot clock
about to expire. The bucket pushed our lead
to double digits and Wake got no closer than
seven the rest of the way (see photo on p. 6).
“Instead of saying we had to win it,
I told them we’re going to win it. I
think sometimes the anticipation
of doing something should help
FAVE PHOTO Fearless Freshman
more than the expectation of hav-
Elliot Williams helped set the tone early in the game with his intense
on-ball defense. In this picture, the freshman records one of his three
ing to do it. It’s a subtle thing, but
steals in a 39-second span just two minutes into the first half. The Ten- it’s important.”
nessee native had four steals in the game in total and 11 points in 32
minutes of action.
Coach K
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