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Duke Beats No. 17 Miami, 68-66

Duke Beats No. 17 Miami, 68-66


Box Score DURHAM – Duke used a team-high 17 points from Kyle Filipowski and 14 points from Jeremy Roach in his return to the court to defeat No. 17 Miami on Saturday afternoon. The Blue Devils (14-5, 5-3) finished with four players in double-figures as Tyrese Proctor and Dariq Whitehead scored 11 and 10 points, respectively. Filipowski snagged 14 rebounds to complete his ninth double-double, and third consecutive, while Dereck Lively II grabbed double-digit boards for the first time in his career, finishing with 10 rebounds.

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Freshmen scored the first nine points for Duke, with Kyle Filipowski, Dariq Whitehead and Mark Mitchell each connecting on their first shot from the field.
  • Jeremy Roach entered the game for the first time with 16:01 on the clock, making his return to the court for the first time since Jan. 4 after missing the previous three games due to injury. He scored his first points of the afternoon shortly after to draw Duke within one, 18-17.
  • Duke connected on four straight shots heading into the second-to-last media timeout of the first half and held its largest lead of the game so far, 29-24, with 6:51 remaining before halftime.
  • Through the first 20 minutes, the Blue Devils logged assists on 13 of their 15 baskets, shot 15-of-31 from the field (.484) and went into the halftime break with the score knotted at 38 apiece.
  • Filipowski became the first Duke player to reach double-figures with his first basket of the second half and capped off his ninth double-double of the year with his tenth rebound of the afternoon less than five minutes into the frame.
  • Back-to-back three-pointers with the shot clock expiring from Whitehead and Jacob Grandison opened up a four-point lead for Duke, 51-47, with 14:51 on the clock.
  • Roach and Whitehead became the next Blue Devils to score in double-figures and Duke remained in the lead, 59-54, with just over eight minutes left in the game.
  • Proctor’s third three-pointer of the game, a new career-high, made the freshmen the fourth Blue Devil to eclipse 10 points. The game remained tightly-contested but with Duke staying in the lead, 64-60, at the final media timeout of the day.
  • The Hurricanes held the Blue Devils scoreless for over three minutes and used a 6-0 run to draw within one, 64-63, before two Filipowski free throws ended…

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