Men's Basketball | 12/14/2015 2:29:00 PM
Georgia Southern (3-4) at No. 7/6 Duke (8-1)
Dec. 15 - Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) – 7 p.m.
Television: ESPN2 (Bob Picozzi and LaPhonso Ellis)
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Series: GS trails 2-0, L2Last meeting: 11/11/08, L 54-97 (away)Probable Starters:#0
Montae Glenn#1
Devonte Boykins#2
Mike Hughes#3
Ike Smith#4
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Duke Information:[Stats] [Roster] [Schedule] [@Duke_MBB]Layup Line• After 12 days off for exams, Georgia Southern travels to No. 7/6 Duke for a 7 p.m. contest.
• The game will be televised live on ESPN2 with Bob Picozzi and LaPhonso Ellis calling the action.
• The Eagles have not faced a ranked opponent since a contest at No. 8/5 Duke Nov. 11, 2008. The Blue Devils topped the Eagles 97-54 in the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
• The game at Duke caps a stretch in which Georgia Southern opened the campaign with six of its first eight games on the road.
• Georgia Southern is coming off a 76-67 loss at Savannah State Dec. 2. The Eagles are 1-4 away from home this season.
• With 11-of-12 scholarship student-athletes who are freshmen, redshirt freshmen or sophomores (92 percent), Georgia Southern has the highest percentage of underclassmen on its current roster of the 345 NCAA Division I squads. Liberty (91 percent), Ohio State (85 percent), Fairleigh Dickinson (85 percent) and Wyoming (80 percent) round out the top-5.
• Georgia Southern lost 76 percent of its scoring and 72 percent of its rebounding from last season.
• The Eagles were picked 10th in the Preseason Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll.
• Duke enters the contest on a six-game win streak and is coming off an 82-59 home win over Buffalo Dec. 5.
• The Blue Devils are 6-0 at home this season.
• Duke is 253-3 in its last 256 non-conference games in Cameron Indoor Stadium, and the Blue Devils have won 121 consecutive non-conference home games, a streak that started in 2000.
The Series
• This is the third meeting between the two teams, and Duke leads the all-time series 2-0, with an average margin of victory of 33.5 points a game.
• The Blue Devils topped Georgia Southern 78-42 at home Nov. 13, 2006, and defeated the Eagles 97-54 Nov. 11, 2008, in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Ranked Opponents• Georgia Southern is 1-10 against ranked opponents in its Division I era (since 1972) and 0-7 on the road.
• The Eagles' last contest against a ranked opponent was at No. 8/5 Duke in 2008.
• Georgia Southern's lone win was an 83-67 decision over No. 18 Southern Illinois in 1976 at home.
• Results vs. Ranked Opponents
11/11/08 - at No. 8/5 Duke - L, 54-97
11/13/06 - at No. 12/10 Duke - L, 48-72
12/18/99 - at No. 23 Oklahoma - L, 63-102
11/25/97 - at No. 22 Georgia - L, 74-96
12/18/93 - at No. 11 Purdue - L, 59-97
12/12/92 - at No. 19 Cincinnati - L, 57-91
3/20/92 - vs. No. 11 Oklahoma State - L, 73-100 (NCAA)
3/13/87 - vs. No. 10 Syracuse - L, 73-79 (NCAA)
12/29/86 - vs. No. 16 Temple - L, 61-80 (neutral)
12/20/76 - No. 18 Southern Illinois - W, 83-67
12/4/72 - at No. 8 NC State - L, 100-144
A Son of Duke• Redshirt freshman
Shawn O'Connell's father, Dave, played at Duke from 1973-76. He tallied 183 points and 78 rebounds in 64 career contests.
Quick Hitters•
Devonte Boykins has been named one of 154 nominees for the NABC AllState Insurance Good Works Team.
• The Eagles are averaging 85.0 points a game this season and have scored 80-plus points in four games, including three of their last four. Georgia Southern scored 80-plus points in just six contests last year.
• Eleven different Eagles have scored 10 or more points in a game this season.
• Georgia Southern is 15-2 in Hanner Fieldhouse in its last 17 contests there. The Eagles have just two contests in Hanner for the rest of the calendar year - vs. Winthrop Dec. 19 and Stetson Dec. 22.
• Georgia Southern's 21 steals against Bob Jones (11/30) was one shy of the school record set against Little Rock in 1981 and tied against The Citadel in 2004.
• After not playing an SEC opponent since a 78-75 loss to Auburn Dec. 30, 2011, the Eagles have faced two this season. Georgia Southern fell 82-72 at Ole Miss Nov. 16 and 92-62 at Auburn Nov. 20.
• Georgia Southern's 116 points in a 116-49 season-opening win over Webber International Nov. 13 were tied for the 16th most all-time and the most since a 116-73 neutral site win over UC Davis Nov. 12, 2006, which was the 2006-07 season opener.
• The Eagles' 40 3-point attempts tied for the second-the most in school history (West Georgia, 1/2/1992).
Tar Heel State Ties• Four Eagles hail from North Carolina.
• Sophomores
Mike Hughes and
Coye Simmons are from Winston-Salem, N.C., and played at Winston-Salem Prep.
• Brothers Devonte and
Devince Boykins are from Forest City, N.C., and played at East Rutherford High School.
Season Tickets• Season tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at GSEagles.com/tickets. Season ticket options are available for both general admission and reserved seating. Fans can enjoy chair-back seats in the reserved sections for $90 a season ticket for either men's or women's basketball. Alternatively, general admission season tickets are $65 and are located behind the baskets on bleachers. A combo package is also available for $120 and includes both men's and women's basketball contests.
Boarding the Mothership• Twelve Georgia Southern games will be broadcast on the ESPN family of Networks this season.
• Games at No. 4 Duke (12/15) and Georgia State (2/23) will air on ESPN2.
• Seven Sun Belt contests will be broadcast live on ESPN3, and the Eagles' game at USC Upstate Nov. 27 was shown on ESPN3.
• The matchups at Ole Miss and Auburn were shown on the SEC Network +.
Next Up• Georgia Southern finishes its non-conference schedule with a pair of home contests, starting Dec. 19 against Winthrop.
• The Eagles will play host to Stetson Dec. 22 before opening conference play at Texas State Dec. 30.
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