No. 10 Duke (22-6, 13-4 ACC) remains at home for a weekend clash with Virginia (21-8, 12-6 ACC) on Saturday, March 2. Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m., broadcast on ESPN.
The two teams have traded wins across the last seven matchups, with Duke most recently picking up a victory (59-49) in the 2023 ACC Tournament Championship game.
The Blue Devils hold a 124-54 series advantage over the Cavaliers, including a 54-10 margin inside Cameron Indoor Stadium.
About Duke
- Duke is the only team to rank among the top four ACC statistical leaders in both scoring offense (2nd/80.5 points per game) and scoring defense (4th/67.4 points allowed per game).
- The Blue Devils lead the ACC in scoring margin (+13.1), field goal percentage (.485), 3-point field goal percentage (.386) and assists (15.7 per game).
- The Blue Devils are 17-1 when out-rebounding their opponent.
- In his 100th career Duke start, Jeremy Roach scored a game-high 19 points, including 3-of-4 from deep, during Wednesday’s 84-59 win over Louisville.
- Tyrese Proctor has 19 assists to just five turnovers, a 3.8 assist-turnover ratio, in his last five games played. He ranks third in the ACC in assist/turnover ratio (2.87) on the season.
- Among ACC leaders, Kyle Filipowski ranks ninth in scoring (16.6 ppg), sixth in rebounding (8.3 rpg), fifth in blocked shots (1.6 bpg) and seventh in field goal percentage (.499).
- After averaging 7.6 points per outing in the first eight games of the season, Jared McCain has reached the 20-point mark in seven of the last 20 games, averaging a team-high 16.0 points per contest during that stretch.
About UVA
- Virginia ranks as the best team in the ACC for overall defense, limiting opponents to just 58.7 points per game, which ranks third nationally, and 39.6% shooting overall from the field, the 10th-ranked field goal percentage defense in the nation.
- Virginia is led by Reece Beekman, who averages 13.9 points, a league-leading 5.9 assists (24th in nation), and 2.1 steals (third in ACC/24th in nation) per game.
- Ryan Dunn, a 6-8 sophomore guard, is the eighth-leading shot-blocker in the country with an ACC-high 67 rejections.
- UVA ranks first nationally in assist/turnover ratio (1.84) and turnovers per game (8.3), third in scoring defense (58.7 ppg), ninth in turnover margin (4.2), 10th in field goal percentage defense (39.6), 14th in fouls per game (13.9) and 16th in blocks per game (5.2).
- UVA is 5-5 in true road games and 7-6 away from home overall. Six of Virginia’s eight losses have been away from home and by 16 or more points.
Duke vs UVA
- Overall Duke leads, 124-54
- In Durham, N.C. Duke leads, 59-11 (at Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke leads, 54-10)
- In Charlottesville, Va. Duke leads, 43-36 (at John Paul Jones Arena Duke leads, 7-4)
- Neutral Sites Duke leads, 22-6
- Last Meeting Duke 59, Virginia 49 ACCT Championship (March 11, 2023)
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