Top Ranked Duke Returns To Durham To Host Southern

After knocking off  second ranked Michigan State in Chicago Tuesday at the Champions  Classic top ranked  Duke returns to Durham to host Southern Friday who is a member of the  Southwestern Athletic Conference.

Duke has won 134 consecutive non-conference home games – the nation’s longest active streak. The next longest streak in the NCAA is Baylor (44). "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211685875&DB_OEM_ID=4200

• Senior guard Grayson Allen scored a career-high 37 points in Tuesday’s 88-81 win over No. 2 Michigan State in the Champions Classic. Duke is now 4-3 all-time in the Champions Classic and 4-2 against No. 2 when Duke is ranked No. 1.
• Allen leads the NCAA with 17 made three-pointers and his 65.4 percentage is tops in the NCAA (min. 15 made 3FGs).
• Freshman guard Trevon Duval leads the nation with 30 assists while his +7.50 assist-turnover ratio is also tops in the NCAA (min. 20 assists).
• Duke has sold out 424 consecutive games at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The last time Duke did not have a sellout at home was on Nov. 16, 1990, against Boston College. The sellout figure is the longest current streak in either men’s college basketball or the NBA. 
• Southern enters the game 0-3 on its season opening five game road trip. Senior wing Jared Sam leads the Jaguars in scoring (16.7 ppg) and rebounding (8.3 rpg). "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?

Duke and Southern have met only once before, in the first round of the 2006 NCAA Tourna ment. Duke advanced with a 70-54 victory as J.J. Redick and Shelden Williams scored 29 points apiece."according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211685875&DB_OEM_ID=4200

As for Duke's last game,  beat second ranked Michigan State.

Grayson Allen -- Duke's lone senior -- scored a career-high 37 points, freshman Trevon Duval had 17 points and 10 assists, and the top-ranked Blue Devils beat No. 2 Michigan State 88-81 in the Champions Classic on Tuesday night. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211685526

On a court full of some college basketball's brightest stars, Allen stepped up whenever his team needed a big play. The Blue Devils (3-0) lost Marvin Bagley III to an eye injury midway through the first half, but Allen made five 3-pointers and scored 21 points in the second half to help make up for the missing freshman phenom. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211685526

Wendell Carter Jr. added 12 points and 12 rebounds, helping Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski improve to 12-1 in his career against Michigan State. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211685526

Miles Bridges, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Nick Ward each scored 19 points for the Spartans, who blocked 12 shots -- just one shy of the school record. Michigan State (1-1) shot 51 percent from the field, but was outrebounded 46-34 by the long and athletic Blue Devils. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211685526

The 42nd meeting of the top two schools in The Associated Press poll since 1949 lived up to its pregame hype, with Duke and Michigan State exchanging runs for most of the night at the home of the NBA's Chicago Bulls. Each team had its sloppy moments typical of a mid-November game, but they also brought the crowd to its feet several times with an array of impressive jams and emphatic rejections at the rim."according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211685526

Cassius Winston drove the lane and passed to Kenny Goins for a dunk that gave Michigan State a 75-73 lead with 4:12 left. But Carter responded with a rebound slam at the other end and Allen set up Gary Trent Jr.'s tiebreaking 3-pointer with 3:11 to go. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211685526

Allen added two more 3s in the final 2 1/2 minutes and Javin DeLaurier's breakaway dunk made it 86-77 with 50 seconds left, putting the Spartans away for good."according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211685526

Bagley began his college career with a pair of impressive performances, but he had a short stay in his first game against a marquee opponent. He was held out after he was swiped in the face by DeLaurier with 10:09 left in the first half. He finished with four points and six rebounds. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211685526

IN MOURNING

Duke associate head coach Jeff Capel III was not on the bench after his father died Monday at age 64. Jeff Capel Jr., a longtime basketball coach at the college and pro level, was diagnosed with ALS in the spring of 2016. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211685526

BIG PICTURE

Michigan State: The rebounding performance likely infuriated coach Tom Izzo, and the Spartans also had 17 turnovers. But they looked every bit of their lofty ranking. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211685526

Duke: While Bagley and the rest of the Blue Devils' talented newcomers got much of the attention before the game, it's clear this is still Allen's team. The 6-foot-5 senior was 11 for 20 from the field in perhaps the best performance of his collegiate career so far. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211685526

As for Southern's last game they lost to Missouri State.

J.T. Miller scored 16 points, Alize Johnson had 10 points, 14 rebounds and five assists, and Missouri State beat Southern 86-58 on Wednesday night. "according to https://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/gametracker/recap/NCAAB_20171115_STHRN@MOST

The Bears are 35-1 in home openers in their Division I era, including all 10 at JQH Arena. "according to https://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/gametracker/recap/NCAAB_20171115_STHRN@MOST

Jarrid Rhodes added 13 points for Missouri State (2-0) and Ryan Kreklow had 11. In their opener, the Bears snapped Western Kentucky's 14-game non-conference home winning streak with an 85-80 victory. "according to https://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/gametracker/recap/NCAAB_20171115_STHRN@MOST

Missouri State opened the game with a 9-0 run and extended it to 49-26 at halftime after shooting 53 percent. The Bears finished at 45 percent, including 9 of 24 from distance. "according to https://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/gametracker/recap/NCAAB_20171115_STHRN@MOST

Brendon Ganaway scored 11 points for Southern (0-3), which has lost three games by a total of 84 points. Eddie Reese added 10. "according to https://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/gametracker/recap/NCAAB_20171115_STHRN@MOST

The Jaguars shot just 27 percent in the first half, finished at 30 and turned it over 16 times."according to https://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/gametracker/recap/NCAAB_20171115_STHRN@MOST

Tip-off is set for 7:00pm from Cameron Indoor Stadium. The game will be televised on the Regional Sports Network."according to http://www.goduke.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=4200&SPID=1845&SPSID=22726