Blue Devils Defeat Fayetteville State, 82-45, in Exhibition

Wednesday, November 2

Durham, N.C.

7 p.m.

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Fayetteville State

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Photo by: Nat LeDonne / Duke Athletics

Blue Devils Defeat Fayetteville State, 82-45, in Exhibition

11/2/2022 9:49:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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DURHAM – No. 7 Duke took to the court for the first time in 2022-23, defeating Fayetteville State, 82-45 in an exhibition game at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Jacob Grandison led the Blue Devils in scoring with 17 points, while Mark Mitchell and Ryan Young spearheaded Duke's efforts on the boards with six apiece.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Graduate Ryan Young laid in Duke's first basket of the evening off a Jeremy Roach assist.
The Blue Devils used a 12-1 run in the early going to open up a 17-6 lead.
Freshman Kyle Filipowski and graduate Jacob Grandison led the way for Duke from beyond the arc in the first half, with Grandision hitting a pair of triples.
Grandison was the first to double-digit points after his layup put Duke ahead, 36-10, at the 6:42 mark of the first half.
Freshman Mark Mitchell joined Grandison and Young in double figures with a jumper to put the Blue Devils up, 45-18, with 2:17 remaining in the half.
Freshman Tyrese Proctor wrapped up the first 20 minutes of play with his first points, a long three-pointer with five seconds on the clock to send Duke into the break with its largest lead of the night, 50-22.
Duke went on a 11-0 run to build its lead to 67-24 with 10:48 left in the contest.
Freshman Christian Reeves dunked home his first points to help Duke take a 79-43 advantage into the final media timeout.
The Blue Devils closed out the 82-45 victory with a Max Johns three-pointer with just under two minutes remaining.

NOTES

Duke has won its 34 exhibition games played all-time, dating back to the 2004-05 season.
Duke opens the regular season – and the first game under head coach Jon Scheyer – on Monday, Nov. 7 hosting Jacksonville at 7 p.m. The game is on ACC Network.
It was the first meeting between Duke and Fayetteville State.
The Blue Devils finished the game with 21 assists against eight turnovers on 30 made field goals. Eight different Duke players each recorded at least one assist.
Duke blocked 10 shots in the game, with a game-high four from Filipowski.
The Blue Devils were 14-of-14 from the free throw line in the game and finished 30-of-53 (.556) from the field and 8-of-19 (.421) from three-point range.
Four Blue Devils scored in double-digits, led by 17 off the bench from Grandison.
Mitchell scored 15 points on 5-of-8 from the field, 5-of-5 at the free throw line, six rebounds, two assists and two steals in 23 minutes.
Sophomore Jaylen Blakes and Young each scored 12 points. Young finished 5-of-6 from the field and had six rebounds.
Roach recorded a game-high eight assists (one turnover) in 26 minutes.

QUOTES

"It's great to be back in Cameron tonight. I thought our guys did a great job of sharing the ball and playing with great effort and energy. There were probably some nerves in the beginning. It's your first time playing you think about the entire summer, the workouts that we have, and the fall. We finally get out on the court against somebody else. I thought it was really important for our guys. We are still learning about each other and how to play with one another." -- Head Coach Jon Scheyer

Duke opens the regular season – and the first game under head coach Jon Scheyer – on Monday, Nov. 7 hosting Jacksonville at 7 p.m. The game is on ACC Network.

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