DURHAM, N.C. _ After two one-sided wins on its famed home court, Duke survived a second-half challenge to put itself in position to be the nation's No.1 team.
Its shooting was mediocre, even on shots close to the basket. But its rebounding and defense were superb, and the Blue Devils took care of the ball to use a key stretch to pull away and beat Georgia State 74-62 last Friday night.
The standouts were Tre Jones (31 points) and Vernon Carey (20 points, 14 rebounds).
But, with the benefit of analytics to provide a deeper look at the win, Duke (4-0) had plenty of other contributors.
That's why the Blue Devils won and moved up one spot in Monday's new AP Top 25 poll to become the nation's No. 1 team.
Here's a closer look at Duke's latest win, looking an analytical statistics compiled by Synergy Sports Technologies and KenPom.com.
