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Thursday, November 24
Portland, Ore.
3 p.m.
Duke University
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Oregon State
No. 8 Blue Devils Begin Play at Phil Knight Legacy Against Oregon State
11/22/2022 9:13:00 PM | Men's Basketball
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- No. 8 Duke opens the Phil Knight Legacy on Thursday afternoon, battling Oregon State at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Ore.
- Doug Sherman and Cory Alexander have the call for ESPN, while David Shumate and John Roth call the game on the radio as a part of the Blue Devils Sports Network from Learfield.
- The Blue Devils are five years removed from winning the inaugural Phil Knight event in the Portland -- the PK80 -- beating Portland State, Texas and Florida to claim the title.
- Following Thursday's game, Duke will face either Florida or Xavier on Friday, with a match-up on Sunday against Gonzaga, Portland State, Purdue or West Virginia.
- The Blue Devils have ushered in the Jon Scheyer era with a priority on defense and rebounding, ranking top-10 nationally in rebounding and allowing the second fewest points through the first five games of season in the program's modern era (since 1948-49).
- As of Nov. 22, Duke is 10th nationally in scoring defense (53.2), third in rebound margin (+17.8), ninth in rebounding (45.2) and fifth nationally in offensive rebounds (16.8).
- Duke has opened the season with a double-digit advantage in rebound margin in each of its first five games –- matching the program record for longest such stretch (at any point in season). It happened previously in 2017-18, 1998-98, in 1962-63 and 1960-61.
- Through the first five games, Duke has an 84-38 advantage in offensive rebounds and is +69 (97-28) in second-chance point scoring.
- The ACC Rookie of the Week in each of the season's first two weeks, Kyle Filipowski is Duke's leading scorer (15.6) and rebounder (10.4). After becoming the first Duke freshman all-time with three consecutive double-doubles to open a career, he enters the Phil Knight Legacy with consecutive games of 18 points and eight rebounds.
- Filipowski is third nationally in double-doubles (three) and 11th in total rebounds (52).
- In total, Duke has 11 newcomers on the roster -- seven freshmen -- all recruited and signed by Scheyer which comprise the nation's No. 1 recruiting class, and four graduate transfers.
- Two of the newcomers -- Dereck Lively II and Dariq Whitehead -- have returned from preseason injuries that held them out for significant time. Lively (calf) returned four games ago and is 7-of-10 from the field, while Whitehead (foot fracture) made his debut vs. Delaware.
- Duke is 7-0 all-time when playing on November 24 with six of the seven games coming at neutral sites.
- The Blue Devils last played on this date in 2017, an 85-78 win in OT over Texas in the semifinals of the PK80 in Portland.
- The basketball history between Duke and Oregon State includes just a pair of neutral site meetings in 1953 and 1963 -- each won by the Blue Devils.  Â
- Duke is 34-22 all-time versus current Pac 12 teams, having played every team in the conference at least once except Washington State.
- At 3-1 to start the year, the Beavers have already matched their win total from last season (3-28).
- Wayne Tinkle is in his ninth season at OSU's head coach. He added Eric Reveno as associate head coach this year after Reveno spent six seasons on the staff at Georgia Tech.
- Tinkle spent his first eight seasons as a head coach at Montana, where he led his alma mater to the NCAA Tournament three times.
- Tinkle's Montana team played at Duke on Nov. 23, 2009 -- a 78-58 Blue Devil victory.
- In the inaugural college basketball event in Portland, Ore., to celebrate the 80th birthday of Nike co-founder Phil Knight, Duke claimed the PK80 title in 2017-18. That year, the Blue Devils beat Portland State, 99-81, at Veterans Memorial Coliseum, and Texas, 85-78 (ot), and Florida, 87-84, at Moda Center to win the eight-team Motion Bracket.
- Motion Bracket MVP Marvin Bagley III poured in 30 points with 15 rebounds in the title game win over Florida, as Duke rallied from down as many as 17 points in the second half.
- The semifinal win over Texas saw the Blue Devils close regulation on a 15-2 run to force overtime, keyed by Bagley's 34 points and 15 boards.
- Duke has been among the nation's best rebounding teams through the season's first two weeks, ranking ninth nationally in rebounding average (45.2), third in rebounding margin (+17.8) and fifth in offensive rebounding average (16.8).
- The Blue Devils have out-rebounded each of their first five opponents by double-digit margins -- matching the program record for longest such streak (at any point in a season). It happened previously in 2017-18, 1998-98, in 1962-63 and 1960-61.
- Since the start of the 2020-21 season, Duke is 36-5 when out-rebounding its opponent.
- Offensive rebounding has been a significant strength, with Duke totaling 20+ on the offensive glass twice already -- the Blue Devils hadn't had more than 19 offensive boards in any game over each of the last two seasons.
- Through the first five games, Duke has an 84-38 advantage in offensive rebounds and is +69 (97-28) in second-chance point scoring.
- Individually, freshman Kyle Filipowski is 20th nationally in rebounds per game (10.4) and is second among all freshmen.
- Duke leads the ACC and is 10th nationally in scoring defense, yielding just 53.2 points through five games. Each of the first five opponents have yet to top 70 points, while four have not scored more than 60.Â
- Duke's 266 points allowed through five games are its second fewest through the first four games of a season in the AP Poll era (since 1948-49) – the 1948-49 team yielded just 232 points through five games.Â
- Of Duke's 10 halves played, the Blue Devils have held the opposition to less than 30 points six times and to less than 25 points five times.
- The Blue Devils are 11th nationally in three-point defense (23.1) and 20th nationally in scoring margin (+23.8).
- Duke practiced for much of the preseason without the services of its top-two ranked freshmen in Dereck Lively II and Dariq Whitehead.
- Lively, the No. 1 ranked incoming freshman, made his debut against USC Upstate after missing the exhibition and first game with a calf injury sustained in practice. He hit both of his shots (two dunks) with two blocks and two rebounds in 14 minutes vs. Upstate. Against Kansas, Lively came off the bench and played 21 minutes with two more field (both dunks) with five boards and a block. He made his first start vs. Delaware with two more dunks and a career-high four assists.
- Whitehead, the No. 2 ranked incoming freshman, made his debut in the Delaware win, playing 15 minutes with six points, two rebounds and two steals. Whitehead underwent surgery to repair a fracture in his right foot on Aug. 30.
- Freshman Kyle Filipowski became Duke's first freshman all-time to open a career with three consecutive double-doubles as he scored a career-high 17 points with a career-high 14 rebounds in 33 minutes vs. Kansas last Tuesday.
- Although snapping his double-doubles streak two games ago, Filipowski enters the PKL with consecutive games scoring a career-high 18 points with eight rebounds.
- He has been named the ACC Rookie of the Week in each of the season's first two weeks. Over the last 155 weeks (since 2013-14), Duke has had the ACC Rookie of the Week 76 times (49%).
- The Westtown, N.Y., native was one of just four Duke freshman all-time with a double-double in a season opener, and one of just two (Marvin Bagley III in 2017-18) with consecutive double-doubles to open a career.
- Through Nov. 21's game, he is the only freshman nationally with three double-doubles and his three double-doubles are second most nationally.
- He has led Duke in scoring in four consecutive games, averaging 17.0 points in that stretch.
- Duke has connected on at least one three-pointer in 1,158 straight games, the second-longest streak nationally.
- It has been more than 30 years since Duke was held without a three-point field goal -- Dec. 30, 1989, versus Hawai'i.
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