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Five in Double Figures as No. 17 Duke Beats No. 25 Ohio State, 81-72

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Thanks to five Blue Devils scoring in double figures, No. 17 Duke defeated No. 25 Ohio State, 81-72, Wednesday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

Freshman Kyle Filipowski led the way with 16 points, seven rebounds, three steals and two assists as the Blue Devils improved to 7-2.

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Duke opened its scoring courtesy of Filipowski, who scored the first two baskets for the Blue Devils.
  • Jacob Grandison gave Duke its first lead at the 15:08 mark with a putback layup pushing the Blue Devils ahead, 11-10.
  • A three-point play by Filipowski leveled the score at 20 apiece with just under nine minutes to play until halftime.
  • Duke's defense held Ohio State scoreless for over a four-minute stretch while forcing four turnovers to open up a 27-23 lead.
  • The Blue Devils made six of their final nine shots to finish the half with a 39-29 lead.
  • Dereck Lively II reached double figures for the first time in his Duke career courtesy of a dunk with just under 11 minutes to play, giving Duke a 56-47 lead.
  • A jumper by Jeremy Roach with three and a half minutes remaining gave the junior 11 points on the night and made him the fifth Blue Devil in double figures.
  • Tyrese Proctor, who scored 12, gave Duke a 59-49 lead with 10 minutes remaining.
  • The Buckeyes would close the gap to as few as five at 72-67 with 3:06 to play, but Filipowski answered with an old-fashioned three-point play and OSU got no closer.

GAME NOTES

  • The game was the ninth in the series versus Ohio State, with Duke now leading 5-4. It was just the second all-time meeting at Cameron Indoor Stadium (2-0).
  • Duke finishes with a 20-4 all-time record in this, the final year of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, including 10-1 in home games. Duke's overall record is the best in the Challenge all-time, by six wins.
  • In the Challenge vs. Ohio State, Duke leads, 3-2.
  • Duke out-rebounded Ohio State, 34-31, and has out-rebounded eight of its first nine opponents this season.
  • Duke is now 39-5 since the start of last season when out-rebounding an opponent.
  • Duke held Ohio State to 29 points in the first half – its 11th time in 18 halves of play this season to hold an opponent to under 30 in a half.
  • Duke's 26 made free throws and 30 attempts were each season highs.
  • Filipowski scored a team-high 16 points, leading five Blue Devils in double figures. It is the second time this season that five scored in double figures (USC Upstate).
  • Filipwoski has scored 10+ points in every game this season.
  • Filipowski led Duke with three steals – the freshman has eight steals over Duke's last three games, including a career-high four vs. Xavier.
  • Proctor followed his career-high 16 vs. Purdue with 12 points – his first career consecutive double-digit scoring games.
  • Proctor was 6-of-6 at the free throw line and has hit 15 consecutive free throws – the team's longest streak this season.
  • Graduate transfer Ryan Young scored 10 points with five rebounds (three offensive) with two assists in 21 minutes off the bench. He hit 3-of-4 from the field and 4-of-4 at the free throw line.

QUOTES

  • "We stood up to the adversity. [Ohio State] cut it to down to five and then we kind of got the lead back up to eight or nine, so I'm just happy with the performance and how much our resilience was tonight.  [A win like this] builds a lot of confidence.  Just beating those kinds of teams, it's big for us for the NCAA Tournament and obviously for our confidence.  I think this win tonight was big for us." -- junior guard Jeremy Roach

NEXT GAME

  • Duke hosts Boston College on Saturday at Cameron Indoor Stadium in the Blue Devils' ACC opener. The game tips at 4 p.m. ET on ACC Network.