Second-Half Surge Helps Duke Defeat Southern Indiana

Friday, November 24

Durham, N.C.

6 p.m.

Duke University

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Southern Indiana

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Southern Ind.

Duke

Second-Half Surge Helps Duke Defeat Southern Indiana

11/24/2023 8:28:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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DURHAM – Duke used a 20-3 run, spanning the halftime break, to turn a 10-point deficit into an eight-point lead and never trailed again in an 80-62 victory over Southern Indiana on Friday night.

Jeremy Roach scored 16 second-half points and Kyle Filipowski secured the first double-double of his season, with 21 points and 14 rebounds. The Blue Devils finished with four in double-figures, as Tyrese Proctor and Jared McCain joined their teammates with at least 10 points. Proctor dished a game-high seven assists, his fourth game with at least five assists this season.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Southern Indiana started the game 3-of-4 from deep, holding an 11-5 lead at the first media timeout. A bucket by Ryan Young snapped a 12-1 run by the visitors and narrowed Duke's deficit to seven, 15-8, with 13 minutes remaining.
Two steals by Jared McCain fueled a burst by Duke that saw the Blue Devils make four out of five shots, but still trailed, 32-24 at the under-eight media timeout – taken with 3:29 remaining in the first half.
Tyrese Proctor connected on a layup at the halftime horn, sending Duke into the break down by four, 35-31.
McCain drilled a three-pointer on Duke's first possession of the second half. The Blue Devils drew level, 35-35, after a free throw by Jeremy Roach, forced a 10-second violation and took the lead on a Kyle Filipowski layup.
Duke made it a 16-2 burst to start the second half, extending its lead to 47-37 at the 15:34 mark following a dunk by Filipowski. The slam gave the sophomore his 10th point of the night and the first double-double of his season.
Roach scored 11 of the team's first 25 second-half points to help the Blue Devils make it a 14-point game, 56-42, with 12 minutes left to play.
Filipowski surged to 21 points and 14 rebounds to help Duke maintain its advantage. A put-back dunk by the sophomore with less than a minute remaining helped the Blue Devils finish off the 77-62 victory.

NOTES

Duke's defense held Southern Indiana to 62 points, 1.8 below its season scoring average. The Blue Devils have now held each of their six opponents below their respective scoring average.
Duke finished with 48 points in the paint, the third game this season with at least that many points inside.
Duke out-rebounded the Screaming Eagles, 38-33. The Blue Devils are 5-0 when grabbing more boards than their opponent this season.
After Duke led 3-0, Southern Indiana held the advantage for the last 17:28 of the first half, including six different 10-point margins, the largest gap the Blue Devils have faced this season and just the second time Duke has trailed at the break.
Duke used a 20-3 run, during the final five minutes of the first half and the opening 2:30 of the second stanza, to turn a 10-point deficit (32-22 at 5:02 in the first half) into an eight-point lead (42-35 at 17:39 in the second half).
Duke started the second half on an 11-0 run, converting on all four field goals during that stretch, including a pair of 3-pointers by Jared McCain to bookend the run.
Friday night marked the 511th consecutive game at Cameron Indoor Stadium that was sold out. The last time Duke did not have a sellout at home was on Nov. 6, 1990, against Boston College.
The streak is the longest current (by time) in either men's college basketball or the NBA.
During the streak, Duke's record is now 464-47 (.908).
Duke has now connected on at least one three-pointer in 1,195 straight games, the second-longest streak nationally.
Kyle Filipowski tallied game-highs of 21 points and 14 rebounds for his first double-double of the season.
Filipowski now has 17 double-doubles in his career. The Blue Devils are 14-3 when the sophomore center has registered a double-double.
Jeremy Roach scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half, including 11 of Duke's first 25 points during the critical run coming out of the locker room.
Tyrese Proctor finished the game with 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting from the field, adding a game-high seven assists.
Proctor also extended his team-best streak of games with a made 3-pointer to 11 – a career-long.
The sophomore has had five or more assists in four of Duke's six games this season.

QUOTES

"We have to know we have a lot of things we have to do better. That has been my message to the team. We are not close to where we want to be. It's good to win, but it is not just about winning; it is about playing to the best of your ability. Flip [Kyle Filipowski] and Jeremy [Roach] did some big-time things in the second half. Look, we need those guys to be that way both halves. But, a great learning lesson for us in playing these three games, and the challenge has been really good." - head coach Jon Scheyer
"We're still growing. We're getting better. Obviously, this was a step back but there's no excuses for this right here. But I think we're still evolving, getting better every day. We've just got to get ready for Arkansas. We've got to have a good prep for them. It's definitely going to be a hostile environment on Wednesday, so we'll be ready for that." - senior guard Jeremy Roach

UP NEXT

No. 9 Duke hits the road for the second time this season to face No. 20 Arkansas on Wednesday, Nov. 29, as part of the inaugural ACC/SEC Challenge. The Blue Devils' first appearance this season on an opponent's home court, and first-ever game at Arkansas tips off at 9:15 p.m. (ET), live on ESPN.

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