DURHAM – Duke sophomore Kyle Filipowski finished two assists shy of a triple-double, scoring a season-high 28 points while adding 12 rebounds, to lead the No. 21 Blue Devils (7-3) past Hofstra (6-4), 89-68, on Tuesday night. Filipowski was joined in double-figures by Jeremy Roach, Mark Mitchell and Jared McCain, who scored 19, 14 and 13, respectively.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Kyle Filipowski started Duke’s scoring, knocking down an early three-pointer. Mark Mitchell and Jeremy Roach also got into the scoresheet prior to the first media timeout, which was taken with the score knotted up, 7-7.
- Two long-range connections from Jared McCain helped Duke push its streak to six consecutive made shots, but Hofstra matched the effort with five straight successful attempts of its own to take a 20-19 lead with just over 11 minutes remaining in the first half.
- An up-and-down contest saw continuous play for four and a half minutes before the under-12 media timeout. The timeout was whistled for with 8:15 on the clock and the Blue Devils ahead, 25-22.
- The fourth first-half three-pointer by Hofstra’s Darlinstone Dubar put the Pride ahead, 29-28, with just over six minutes before halftime. The two teams continued to fill up the basket with Filipowski scoring five straight to tie the game, 37-37, with 2:28 left in the opening frame. Duke closed the half on a 12-2 run to take the five-point advantage, 44-39, into the break.
- Filipowski drilled two consecutive three-pointers to give the sophomore 23 points in the game and Duke a 12-point lead, 55-43. The Blue Devils held the Pride without a field goal for over three minutes to help maintain its double-digit margin, 62-48, at the under-12 timeout.
- An extended 19-4 run spanning just over five minutes pushed the Blue Devils’ lead to 24, 83-59, with just over four minutes remaining in the game. Two free throws by TJ Power extended Duke’s edge to the largest of the night, 87-61, before Duke finished off the 89-68 victory.
NOTES
- The Blue Devils shot 18-of-29 (.621) from the field in the first half – the best shooting clip by the Blue Devils in the first half this season, surpassing their 17-of-29 (.586) showing against Dartmouth in the season opener on Nov. 6.
- Duke’s defense held Hofstra to 68 points, 12.4 points below its season scoring average of 80.4. The Blue Devils have now held each of their ten opponents below their respective scoring average.
- As a team, Duke held Hofstra to 0 second-chance points through the full 40 minutes. The Blue Devils have accomplished this feat three times through 10 games so far this season. The last time a Duke team did so prior to this year was at least the 2008-09 season.
- Through the last three games, Duke opponents have scored a total of four second-chance points.
- As a team, the Blue Devils dished out 22 assists on 33 made field goals.
- Saturday afternoon marked the 513th consecutive game at Cameron Indoor Stadium that was sold out. The last time Duke did not have a sellout at home was on Nov. 6, 1990, against Boston College.
- The streak is the longest current (by time) in either men’s college basketball or the NBA
- Duke has now connected on at least one three-pointer in 1,199 straight games, the second-longest streak nationally.
- Kyle Filipowski poured in 17 first-half points, the most by a Blue Devil in a first half this season, eclipsing Mark Mitchell’s 16 first-half points versus Bucknell on Nov. 17.
- The sophomore finished the game with a season-high 28 points, shooting 10-of-16 (.625) from the field – including 4-of-7 (.571) from beyond the arc.
- The four triples matched Filipowski’s single-game career-high, which he most recently accomplished against Pittsburgh on March 9, 2023.
- Tuesday night marked his fifth game this season with at least 20 points and 11th in his career – when Filipowski scores 20 or more points, the Blue Devils are 8-3.
- Filipowski added 12 boards and a career-high eight assists, securing his 19th career double-double and third this season. He finished just two dimes shy of the first Duke triple-double – logged by Wendell Moore Jr., who tallied 19 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists against Army on Nov. 12, 2021.
- According to College Basketball Reference, Filipowski is the first Blue Devil since at least the 2010-11 season to log a stat line of at least 28 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists and the only ACC player to do so in the same time span.
- Jeremy Roach tallied 19 points on a 7-of-11 (.636) performance from the field and went 3-of-5 (.600) from long distance.
- Duke is now 10-2 all-time when Roach makes three or more three-pointers.
- Roach added a season-high eight assists with zero turnovers. Spanning the last four games, the senior has 19 assists and just two turnovers – good for a 9.5 assist-turnover ratio.
- Roach and Filipowski became the first Blue Devil duo to each finish with eight or more assists since Roach and Moore did so against Syracuse on Jan. 22, 2022.
- Mark Mitchell scored 14 points, his sixth game of the season with at least 10 points and 22nd career double-digit performance.
- Duke is now 20-2 when Mitchell scores 10 or more.
- Jared McCain added 13 points, shooting 5-of-8 (.625) overall – while connecting on 3-of-4 (.750) from beyond the arc.
- The freshman now has three games this season with three or more three-pointers and the Blue Devils are 3-0 when he reaches that threshold.
QUOTES
- “We have played two really good teams in Charlotte and Hofstra. We just want to take a step forward, and of course you want that to translate to winning. For me, it is not just about winning; it is about how we played, it is about how we competed, and about how we prepare. After the last game I told our team, the blueprint is set. The blueprint is set after these last two games. You have to continue to adjust and adapt to who you’re playing and what the game plan is, but in terms of the preparation, the collective effort, the fight, tonight was great. We did not have it perfect for us in the first half; for them to take the lead and for us to respond, that was great. It was great for this team to go through that first half.” – head coach Jon Scheyer
- “I think it’s been a great two last games, especially coming off of those back-to-back losses. I think we just need to keep that same mindset going, keep going into next week. We could very easily get satisfied and go away from what we’ve been doing well, but we need to definitely prioritize being selfless with each other, doing the right things, because when we do that, we’re the best team in the country.” – sophomore Kyle Filipowski
UP NEXT
- No. 21 Duke hits the road for the final time in its non-conference slate, traveling to New York City to take on No. 6 Baylor on Dec. 20. The top-25 matchup, played at Madison Square Garden, is scheduled to start at 7 p.m., with the game broadcast on ESPN.
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