THE OPENING TIP • Duke is making its 15th Sweet 16 appearance since 1998, the most in the nation over that time. • Duke is 9-5 against No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament since seeding began in 1979. • Duke has the best NCAA Tournament winning percentage in the event’s history (.797) and ranks third all-time in NCAA Tournament wins (107).
• Thursday’s Sweet 16 matchup between fourth-seeded Duke and top-seeded Oregon will be just the second meeting between the two programs.
• Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski has won a record 90 NCAA Tournament games.