After coming out of November undefeated with wins over the toughest nonconference schedule in the country, Duke is averaging 30 points in margin of victory for their two games in December. Following a week off after taking out Delaware 88-50 last Saturday, Duke played their 4th neutral court contest this year against Temple, winning 90-67. The Blue Devils avenged last year’s unexpected loss to the Owls in dominating fashion, trailing for the first 2:09 of the game but then never again. Once Duke went up by 10 points at the 10:24 mark of the 1st half, the lead never dipped into single digits for the final 29:36 of the contest.
How’d they do it? In our season long focus on the Four Factors, we seek to explain Duke’s wins statistically using Dean Oliver’s longstanding metrics. Check into statistical reports from Duke’s other games this season by clicking on the Four Factors tag at the bottom of this article.
One trend that has been common throughout the Blue Devils’ 9 wins this year ha...
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Marshall Plumlee
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