Unveiling Duke’s 2025-26 Secret Weapon: A Surprising Stat That Could Rewrite College Basketball History
No statistic more eloquently defines the season-long strength of the 2026 Duke men’s basketball squad than the fact that, through February, they won 27 of their first 29 games. And did so while undertaking one of the country’s toughest schedules.
That said, other stats can be almost as persuasive.
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Start with scoring margin, a telling indicator of strength that reflects balance on both sides of the ball.
With two games left in the regular season — including “Thanks For Stopping By” Day saluting one-and-done players, anachronistically known as “senior day” — Duke led the ACC by averaging 20.4 more points per game than opponents.
In eight of its first 16 league games Duke held rivals to 30 or fewer points in the first half, including 19 by Stanford on its home court. Nine times Duke held ACC clubs to 30 points or fewer in a second half.
Virginia came to Cameron ranked eleventh according to AP as February waned, and notched only 26 in the first half, 25 in the second. The Cavs made 29.1 percent of their field goal tries in scoring 51 points across both periods.
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