Duke puts extended win streak on the line in Durham

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12/31/2008 - Durham, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The fifth-ranked Duke Blue Devils get a three- game homestand started today, as they welcome the Loyola Maryland Greyhounds to Cameron Indoor Stadium for a non-conference affair.

The Blue Devils, who have won 65 straight games in Durham against non- conference foes, have been idle for well over a week now, most recently defeating Xavier 82-64 back on December 20th. The win was the second in a row, giving Duke a 10-1 start for 18th time and the 12th under head coach Mike Krzyzewski. Winners of two straight, the Blue Devils now head back to Cameron Indoor Stadium, where they have gone a perfect 6-0 on the season.

As for Loyola, it was in action just this past Monday, dropping a heart- breaking 62-60 decision at NC State. The loss brought the team's modest two- game win streak to a close and marked its second loss to an ACC opponent this season. The Greyhounds, who are in the midst of playing five straight games away from home, have won just once in five true outings thus far.

Loyola and Duke have met just one time previously, with the Blue Devils notching a 92-68 victory all the way back in 1984.

Down by one on its final possession, Jamal Barney had a chance to give Loyola the lead, but his baseline jumper was short and the Greyhounds were defeated by NC State on Monday. It was a tough finish for Loyola, which used a late 14-1 pull back in the game after trailing by as many as 16 points in the second stanza. Barney finished the game with 20 points and three steals, while Marquis Sullivan posted 21 points on 5-of-9 three-pointers. On the year, Barney heads the club in scoring with 14.8 ppg and he ranks second with 5.3 rpg. Brett Harvey chips in with 13.8 ppg, and Sullivan nets 11.8 ppg on 42.4 percent shooting from the long range. Loyola, as a team, isn't shooting particularly well from three-point range (.322) and that has hindered its scoring average of 68.6 ppg.

Duke has thrived in just about every facet of the game and is currently scoring a hardy 83.3 ppg, in addition to outrebounding its foes by 9.9 rpg. Kyle Singler is both the squad's top scorer (15.9 ppg) and rebounder (7.8 rpg) and he is even handing out a team-best 3.5 apg. Jon Scheyer give Duke another scoring option at 14.2 ppg and he is also a factor on defense, recording a team-high 22 steals. Nolan Smith and Gerald Henderson each chip in 11.5 ppg to round out the double-digit scorers. In the team's last game, Scheyer tallied 23 points and Henderson had 19, as Duke handled Xavier. The Blue Devils shot an efficient 52.5 percent from the floor in the contest and also went a solid 9-of-19 from long distance.

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