No. 17 Duke looks to rebound from a double-digit loss in the Phil Knight Legacy final closing out the season’s first month by welcoming No. 25 Ohio State to Cameron Indoor Stadium in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Wednesday night. In what will be the 24th and final year of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, Duke owns the Challenge’s most wins — by six — and best winning percentage (19-4). Duke is 9-1 at Cameron Indoor in Challenge games and 2-2 versus Ohio State.
Ohio State represents Duke’s second of three Big Ten foes over a four-game stretch. Next Tuesday, Duke battles Iowa in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden after opening ACC play Saturday vs. Boston College at Cameron Indoor. Duke has ushered in the Jon Scheyer era with a priority on defense and rebounding, ranking 19th nationally in scoring defense and 23rd in rebounding (41.9) after out-rebounding seven of its first eight opponents — the eighth best rebound margin in the nation (+11.9). The Blue Devils have posted a positive rebounding margin in seven of its first eight games, including a double-digit margin in each of the first six — the longest such stretch in program history.
Kyle Filipowski is Duke’s leading scorer and rebounder, averaging just under a double-double at 15.4 points and 9.4 rebounds per game. The ACC Rookie of the Week in each of the season’s first three weeks, Filipowski has scored in double figures in all eight games. He’s fourth in the ACC in rebounds and has more boards than any Division-I freshman. Jeremy Roach leads the team in assists at 3.6 per game and is scoring at a 12.9 point per game clip.
Grad transfer Ryan Young is 10th nationally in offensive rebounds (4.1) and is rated by KenPom as No. 4 nationally in offensive rebound pct. (21.2). Junior Jeremy Roach was named to the Phil Knight Legacy All-Tournament Team after averaging 14.0 points with 11 total assists in Portland, including 21 points on 9-of-15 shooting in the semifinal win over Xavier. Freshman Tyrese Proctor (right) poured in a career-high 16 points on 7-of-13 shooting against Purdue while also tying for a team-high five rebounds against the Boilermakers. Proctor has a double-double (vs. Delaware) and has posted seven multiple-assist games.
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