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Five Blue Devils Score At Least 11 Points Each As Duke Routs The Miami Hurricanes

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Fueled by five Blue Devils with at least 11 points, No. 8 Duke defeated Miami, 84-55, on Wednesday night. Jeremy Roach led the team with 16 points, including a season-high four 3-pointers, and was joined in double-figures by Kyle Filipowski, Mark Mitchell, Tyrese Proctor and Caleb Foster - who scored 15, 15, 12 and 11, respectively.

The Blue Devils (21-5, 12-3 ACC) recorded 19 assists on 28 made field goals and out-rebounded the Hurricanes (15-12, 6-10 ACC) by a margin of 11, 42-31. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Jared McCain picked up from where he left off at Florida State, knocking down a three-pointer for Duke's first basket of the game. A layup and dunk on back-to-back possessions by Mark Mitchell gave the sophomore seven early points and Duke a 10-7 lead at the first media timeout.
  • A pull-up three-pointer followed by a reverse slam, both from Kyle Filipowski, pushed Duke ahead, 16-9, with 11:50 on the clock. Tyrese Proctor connected on a three-pointer of his own at the 10-minute mark and Jeremy Roach sank two free-throws to re-establish Duke's seven-point lead, 21-14.
  • Caleb Foster drilled a shot from distance to make it an eight-point scoring run for the Blue Devils, forcing a Miami timeout at the 8:07 mark of the first half. Another make from beyond the arc by Foster and a fast-break jam from McCain pushed the scoring run to 13 straight and triggered another Miami timeout.
  • Three straight three-pointers from Roach made him the first player in double-figures and extended Duke's scoring run to 19-4 over eight minutes of action. The Blue Devils took a 17-point lead, 40-23, into the halftime break.
  • Duke remained hot from deep to start the second half, with Filipowski and Roach both connecting on shots from beyond the arc right out of the break. Mitchell and Foster continued the shooting performance with three-pointers of their own, making it a 54-31 edge with 15 minutes remaining.
  • The Blue Devils' lead continued to hover around 20 as the clock ticked under 10 minutes to go. Filipowski reached double-figures from the free throw line following a flagrant foul, becoming the third Duke player to eclipse 10 points for the game. Following a Miami timeout with 8:36 remaining, the Blue Devils scored six quick points to open up a 67-42 advantage at the under-eight media timeout. Ryan Young and Neal Begovich each got into the scoresheet to close out the 84-55 victory.

NOTES

  • The 29-point win marked the second-largest win by Duke at Miami, only trailing the Blue Devils' 33-point triumph (95-62) on Jan. 4, 2020. 
  • Twenty-nine points is Duke's largest margin of victory over an ACC opponent this season, and represents Miami's biggest home defeat since the Blue Devils' 2020 win (noted above).
  • Duke's defense held Miami to 55 points, 22.9 points below its season average of 77.9. The Blue Devils have held 23 of their 25 opponents to below their respective scoring average. 
  • Duke won the rebounding battle, 42-31. The Blue Devils are now 16-0 when out-rebounding their opponent. 
  • The Blue Devils dished 19 assists on 28 made field goals, an assist percentage of 67.8. 
  • Duke held the lead (40-23) at halftime, the 19th such occurrence this season. The Blue Devils are now 19-0 in those games.
  • The 23 points scored by Miami in the first half matched the lowest by a Duke ACC opponent this season (Pittsburgh, Jan. 9). 
  • The Blue Devils have now won five straight, eight of the last nine, and 16 of the last 18.
  • Jeremy Roach scored a game-high 16 points, including 4-of-6 from beyond the arc – matching his season-high (at Virginia Tech, Jan. 29).
  • Wednesday night was the 15th career game with at least three 3-pointers for Roach. Duke is now 13-2 in those games.
  • Mark Mitchell scored 15 total points, fueled by 10 in the first half. Mitchell now has 33 games in his career with at least 10 points. Duke is 30-3 in such games.
  • Kyle Filipowski poured in 15 points alongside six boards, four assists and three blocks, all while committing just one turnover.
  • Tyrese Proctor returned from a one-game absence (concussion protocol) and scored 12 points while dishing a team-high five assists. 
  • Caleb Foster drilled three 3-pointers en route to 11 total points, while also snagging three caroms and distributing two assists.
  • Ryan Young matched his season-best rebounding effort with a team-best nine boards in under 10 minutes of action. He made both of his field goal attempts to finish with four points and dished out a pair of assists.

UP NEXT

  • No. 8 Duke (21-5, 12-3 ACC) closes out its three-game road swing, traveling to Winston-Salem to take on Wake Forest (17-9, 9-6 ACC) on Feb. 24. The Blue Devils and Demon Deacons tip off at 2 p.m., on ESPN.