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Friday, November 10
Durham, N.C.
7 p.m.
Duke University
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Arizona
No. 2 Duke, No. 12 Arizona Clash in Cameron on Friday Night
11/9/2023 4:55:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Opening Tip
- Duke welcomes Arizona to Cameron Indoor Stadium for a top-15 non-conference clash.
- Dan Shulman and Jay Bilas will call the game on ESPN2, while David Shumate and John Roth broadcast the game on the radio for the Blue Devils Sports Network.
- The two teams announced a home-and-home series in July of 2022, with Friday night serving as the first of two matchups -- Duke travels to Tucson on Nov. 21, 2024.
- Each of the last eight games played between the two teams have been top-25 matchups.
- Friday night marks the 10th meeting all-time for Duke and Arizona -- the first game on a team's home court since February of 1991.
- Duke is coming off a 92-54 win over Dartmouth in its season opener. The Blue Devils moved to 92-27 all-time in the first game of a season and have won 23 consecutive such games.
- Kyle Filipowski was Duke's leading scorer against the Big Green, putting up 25 points on 10-of-12 (.833) shooting from the field. He became the 22nd Blue Devil to score at least 25 points in a season opener and his shooting percentage is fourth-best by a Blue Devil that attempted at least 10 shots in a season-opening game.
- Filipowski was joined by teammates Caleb Foster, Jeremy Roach and Jaylen Blakes in double-figures -- as they scored 15, 14 and 10, respectively.
- Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd enters year three at the helm of the program, with a career record of 61-11 (.847).
- Arizona was 28-7 overall last season, including a 14-6 record in Pac-12 play.
- Four Wildcats are featured on the preseason All Pac-12 Team, including first-team selection Oumar Ballo -- who was named a preseason All-American by Blue Ribbon Magazine.
- Friday night sees two teams that claimed their respective conference tournament title in the 2022-23 season square off against each other.
- The Blue Devils won the ACC Tournament with a 59-49 victory versus Virginia, while Arizona defeated UCLA, 61-59, in the Pac-12 Tournament title game.
- Duke is 2-0 when playing on November 10 and last played on this date during the 2017-18 season, a 97-68 victory by Duke over Elon at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Both games previously played on this date involved a Duke team ranked inside the top 10.
- The 92 points scored by Duke were the most in a season opener since scoring 118 against Kentucky to begin the 2018-19 season. The game against the Wildcats was also played on Nov. 6.
- The matchup was the first meeting between the two teams -- with the win, Duke moved to 57-9 all-time against Ivy League opponents and have won 43 of the last 44 games against the conference.
- Four different players finished in double-figures, led by Kyle Filipowski's 25 points. Caleb Foster added 15 in his Duke debut, Jeremy Roach tallied 14 and Jaylen Blakes finished with 10.
- Filipowski's 25 points were the most by a Duke player in a season-opener since RJ Barrett and Zion Williamson scored 31 and 28, respectively, against Kentucky in the 2018-19 season.
- Filipowski finished the game 10-of-12 (.833) from the field -- the fourth-best field-goal percentage on 10 or more attempts by a Blue Devil in a season opener.
- Tyrese Proctor showed off his passing abilities with eight dimes, while committing just one turnover and adding eight points.
- Duke has posted an all-time record of 947-171 (.847) at Cameron Indoor, that included a 572-76 (.883) record under Coach K.Â
- Duke has won more games at its current home venue than any team in college basketball.
- Now in its 85th season as the home of the Blue Devils, Duke has averaged 11.1 wins since the venue opened January 6, 1940 -- a 36-27 win over Princeton.
- When ranked and playing against top-25 opponents inside Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke holds an all-time record of 100-30 (.769).
- Scheyer is 1-0 in such circumstances following an 81-72 victory for the No. 17 Blue Devils over No. 25 Ohio State last season in the final iteration of the ACC-B1G challenge.
- Duke and Arizona have played at Cameron Indoor Stadium with both teams ranked one previous time -- a 78-76 win by No. 3 Duke in 1990.
- Duke has connected on at least one three-pointer in 1,190 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.
- Duke has sold out 507 consecutive games at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The last time Duke did not have a sellout at home was on Nov. 16, 1990, against Boston College.
- The sellout figure is the longest current streak (by time) in either men's college basketball or the NBA.
- Duke's record at Cameron during the sellout streak is 461-46 (.909).
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