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Saturday, February 4
Durham, N.C.
6:30 p.m.
Duke University
vs
North Carolina
Blue Devils And Tar Heels Set to Renew Rivalry on Saturday Night
2/3/2023 12:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
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- Duke and North Carolina clash on the hardwood Saturday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium in the 259th meeting of college basketball's bluest bloods.
- Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas and Holly Rowe are on the call for ESPN. On the radio, David Shumate and John Roth call the game for the Blue Devils Sports Network from LEARFIELD, while Ryan Radtke and Jordan Cornette broadcast the matchup on Westwood One.
- The Blue Devils are 46-39 at Cameron Indoor in the rivalry. Overall, Duke and Carolina have each won 50 of the last 100 games played in the series.
- Jon Scheyer is making his head-coaching debut in the rivalry, after averaging 19.4 points in eight games as a Duke player and being part of 11 wins in the series as an assistant coach.
- Freshman Kyle Filipowski, staking his claim as the ACC Rookie of the Year, leads all conference freshmen in scoring, rebounding and double-doubles. He has 11 doubles-doubles, including a monster current six-game stretch averaging 21.0 points and 11.8 boards.
- This week's ACC Rookie of the Week for the seventh time, Filipowski is the only freshman nationally averaging at least 15 points and nine rebounds this season.
- Guards junior Jeremy Roach (21 points) and freshman Tyrese Proctor (17 points) combined for 38 points on 15-of-27 (.556) shooting in Tuesday's win over Wake Forest. Roach is on pace for a career scoring year at 12.2 points, while Proctor is averaging 8.9 for the season, including 12.7 points on .416 shooting over the last six games.
- Freshman Dereck Lively II is second in the ACC and 25th nationally with 2.0 blocks. He has swatted 12 shots and posted both of his career-high 10-rebound games over the last four.
- Duke has out-rebounded 18 of its first 22 opponents and is 15-3 this season when holding an advantage on the glass. Duke is 13-3 when leading in offensive rebounding.
- The ACC's best rebounding team, Duke ranks third nationally in rebound margin (+9.1), 10th in offensive rebounds (13.4) and 14th in rebounds per game (39.7) -- leading the ACC in each.
- Duke, Alabama and Tennessee are the only teams ranked inside the NCAA's top 15 for each rebound margin, offensive rebounds and total rebounds.
- Duke has held 19 of 22 teams below their season scoring average, ranking second in the ACC and 39th nationally in scoring defense (63.7). Georgia Tech was the most recent of eight teams this season to post a then season-low in points versus the Blue Devils.
- ESPN's College GameDay will make its record 12th visit to Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday, Feb. 4 to preview the Duke-Carolina game.
- Cameron Indoor's 12 appearances lead North Carolina's Dean Smith Center (10) and Kansas' Allen Fieldhouse (10).
- Including the upcoming Feb. 4 show, Duke's 25 total appearances on College GameDay are the most of any program, ahead of North Carolina (24th on Saturday), Kansas (21) and Kentucky (20).
- Duke has won two its last three and five of its last eight GameDay appearances.
- Duke is 26-11 when playing on Feb. 4 and has won five straight.
- Duke last played on this date in 2020 -- a 63-55 win over Boston College in Chestnut Hill.
- Six of Duke's games on this date have come vs. UNC, with the Blue Devils winning each of the last four in 1961, 1956, 1955 and 1954.
- Feb. 4 is the earliest Duke-UNC has been played since a Jan. 31 game in Chapel Hill in 2002 -- an 87-58 Duke win.
- After facing Wake Forest Tuesday in the series' 259th meeting, Duke and North Carolina meet Saturday for the 259th time.
- Wake and UNC are the two most frequently-played rivalries in Duke's basketball history.
- Duke and UNC won on each others' home courts last season  -- Duke winning 87-67 in Chapel Hill and Carolina taking a 94-81 decision in Durham.
- Last year's third meeting came at the Final Four in New Orleans, an 81-77 UNC win in a classic that featured 18 lead changes and 12 ties -- the rivals' first all-time meeting in the NCAA Tournament.
- The all-time series favors the Tar Heels, 143-115, but the Blue Devils are 55-51 in Durham and 46-39 at Cameron Indoor.
- The last 100 games in the series are split 50-50, with Duke out-scoring UNC by just 17 points over that span (7,861-7,844).
- This season marks the 103rd anniversary of the Duke-North Carolina rivalry, which dates back to January 24, 1920 -- a 36-25 UNC win in Durham.
- Saturday's game is the 259th all-time meeting -- North Carolina leads the all-time series 143-115, but Duke leads 55-51 in games played in Durham, including 46-39 at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
- Over the last 100 games, the series is tied 50-50. The total points scored over the last 100 games are nearly identical, with Duke leading 7,861-7,844 (+17).
- Jon Scheyer is making his debut in the series as Duke's head coach. He was a Duke assistant for 22 games vs. UNC (11-11) and a player for eight (3-5).
- Scheyer averaged 19.4 points in eight career games against the Tar Heels, the fifth-most by a Duke player all-time with a minimum of four games played in the series. He had five 20-point games, including 26 in his UNC debut.
- He closed his career in the rivalry with an 82-50 win on Senior Day with 20 points, seven assists and five rebounds -- the 32-point margin being the second largest in the rivalry's history behind a 35-point win in 1964, 104-69.
- He was 44-of-105 (.419) from the field, 23-of-51 (.451) from three, 44-of-53 (.830).
- Duke and North Carolina have accounted for 39 of the 69 ACC Tournament Championships. Duke has an ACC-best 21 conference championships, including 15 ACC titles that came under Coach K.
- RJ Barrett's 33 points in 2019 stand as both the Duke freshman record vs. the Heels, and the most by a Blue Devil in their first Duke-UNC game.
- Kyle Filipowski, the seven-time ACC Rookie of the Week, enters Saturday's game vs. North Carolina having scored 126 points with 71 rebounds over the last six games while shooting .477 (42-of-88) from the field -- included in that span are 28 points and a career-best 15 rebounds vs. Pitt and a career-high 29 points and 10 rebounds at Virginia Tech.
- He is the only freshman nationally averaging at least 15 points (15.8) and nine rebounds (9.4), and his averages increase to 16.6 and 9.8 in ACC play.
- He is just the third Duke freshmen all-time to have at least 28-15 in a game, joining Bagley (four times in 2017-18) and Parker (once in 2013-14).
- His 11 double-doubles lead all D-I freshmen, while his 9.5 rebounds per game are fifth in the ACC and the most by a power conference freshman.
- Filipowski is the first Blue Devil since Bagley in 2017-18 to record at least three consecutive games with at least 17 points and 14 rebounds -- that streak was snapped with his 29-10 performance at Virginia Tech.
- Has scored in double-figures in 20 times this season, including in each of the first 12 games and each of the eight games.
- Kyle Filipowski is the seven-time ACC Rookie of the Week, winning the award in each of the last three weeks after becoming the first freshman in league history to open a season with four-consecutive Rookie of the Week honors.
- Now with seven ACC Rookie of the Week honors, he is tied with former Blue Devil Marvin Bagley III for the sixth most in a season in conference history -- Â the ACC record of 10 is held by Duke's Jabari Parker (2014), UNC's Tyler Hansbrough (2006) and GT's Kenny Anderson (1990).
- In ACC history, the six previous players to win seven or more Rookie of the Week awards went on to be named ACC Rookie of the Year.
- He is one of just two freshman on the 20-player late-season watch list for the John R. Wooden Award, joining Alabama's Brandon Miller.
- Freshman guard Tyrese Proctor was originally committed to Duke's 2023 class, but made the decision to reclassify for this season in June 2022.
- In the absence of junior starting guard Jeremy Roach (who missed three consecutive games earlier this month with a toe injury), Proctor stepped up to handle point guard duties. Finding his groove over the last six games, Proctor is Duke's third-leading scorer in that stretch at 12.7 points -- double figures five times -- with 25 assists and nine turnovers in the span.
- He is coming off a 17-point effort in Tuesday's win over Wake to match a career high, and last Saturday, had eight assists and no turnovers at Georgia Tech.
- Proctor's 2.25 assist-turnover ratio in conference play ranks ninth.
- Proctor became Duke's first Aussie-born player to post a double-double with 13 points, 10 rebounds and four assists vs. Delaware.
- A calf injury held 7-foot-1 freshman  Dereck Lively II out for much of the preseason, but the No. 1 recruit in this year's class and the preseason ACC Rookie of the Year is finding his stride of late with 6.0 points and 6.0 rebounds and 14 blocked shots over the last six games.
- The versatile big, who has the skill and quickness to guard all five positions, has emerged as one of the best rim protectors in the conference and among the best freshman at his position in the nation.
- Lively's 2.0 blocks per game rank second in the ACC to Syracuse's Jessee Edwards' 2.8. He is tied for 25th nationally and tied with UConn's Donovan Clingan for the lead among power conference freshman in blocks per game.
- Duke's field goal percentage defense at the rim is nearly 15 percent better with Lively on the floor this season. Opponents are shooting 46 percent on field goals inside three feet with Lively on the court against 60 percent without him on the floor.
- He blocked five shots vs. Miami on Jan. 21 to match a career high to go with a career-high 10 rebounds and six points in 18 minutes. Lively has blocked at least one shot in 19 of his 20 games played this season. He also pulled down 10 boards with nine points and three blocks at Georgia Tech and added seven points, six boards and four blocks against Wake on Tuesday.
- Duke has been among the nation's best rebounding teams this season, ranked No. 3 nationally in offensive rebounding percentage (38.2), third nationally in rebound margin (+9.1), 10th in offensive rebounds per game (13.4) and 14th in total rebounds per game (39.7) -- leads the ACC in each category.
- Duke, Alabama and Tennessee are the only teams ranked inside the NCAA's top 15 for each rebound margin, offensive rebounds and total rebounds.
- Leading the ACC in rebounding, Duke is looking to finish as the conference's leader in total rebounds per game for the first time since 1998-99.
- The Blue Devils have out-rebounded 18 of their first 22 opponents, including 10 by double-digit margins. Duke opened the season with a double-digit rebound margin in each of the first six games -- the program record for longest such streak (at any point in a season). Duke had five-game streaks in 2017-18, 1998-98, 1962-63 and 1960-61.
- Since the start of the 2020-21 season, Duke is 47-7 when out-rebounding its opponent (15-3 this season).
- Offensive rebounding has been a significant strength, with Duke totaling 20+ on the offensive glass four times already -- the Blue Devils hadn't had more than 19 offensive boards in any game over each of the last two seasons.
- Duke is +115 (289-174) in second-chance scoring this season and Duke is 11-4 in games this season when leading in second-chance scoring.
- Duke has opened the season out-dunking the opposition 72-29, led by Dereck Lively II's 30 and Mark Mitchell's 19 slams.
- Lively is 38-of-66 from the field with 30 of his first 38 career field goals being dunks.
- Duke has connected on at least one three-pointer in 1,175 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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