Duke Begins Two-Game Road Swing at Notre Dame

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No. 14 Duke plays its third true road game of the season at Notre Dame on Jan. 6 at 6 p.m.
Saturday's game is the 38th meeting in the series, with the Blue Devils leading, 29-8.
Since joining the ACC, the series favors Duke, 10-6 (8-4 in the regular season) and the Blue Devils have won nine of the last 10.
Four of the meetings have come in the ACC Tournament (2-2), with Duke winning 75-69 in the 2017 championship game and 88-70 in the 2018 quarterfinals -- both in Brooklyn.
Last season's 68-64 Duke win on Feb. 14 in Durham was sealed by a Mark Mitchell corner 3-pointer with 11 seconds remaining and aided by Kyle Filipowski's team-high 22 points.
Mark Mitchell scored a career-high 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the field and 7-of-9 from the foul line, to lead Duke to an 86-66 victory over Syracuse on Jan. 2.
Jared McCain has reached the 20-point mark in three of the last five games, averaging 19.4 points per contest during Duke's current five-game win streak.
Duke ranks sixth nationally in fewest turnovers per game (9.1) and seventh in assist/turnover ratio (1.88).
In the past seven games, senior guard Jeremy Roach has distributed 28 assists with just six turnovers, while averaging 17.2 points per contest and shooting 55.6% (40-for-72) from the field, including 12-of-21 (57.1%) from long distance.
Among ACC leaders, Kyle Filipowski ranks eighth in scoring (17.5 ppg), sixth in rebounding (8.7 rpg) and fifth in blocked shots (1.9 bpg).
Freshman guard Markus Burton tops the Fighting Irish with 16.1 points, 3.9 assists and 1.4 steals per game. J.R. Konieczny chips in 9.9 points and a team-best 5.9 boards per game for Notre Dame.
Notre Dame ranks second in the ACC and 44th nationally in scoring defense, holding opponents to 64.8 points per game.
First-year Notre Dame head coach Micah Shrewsberry spent six seasons (2013-19) as an assistant coach with the Boston Celtics, working with former Duke standout Jayson Tatum.

Last Time Out

Duke shot 18-of-24 (.750) from the field in the second half, including a perfect 8-of-8 from beyond the arc, as the Blue Devils soared to an 86-66 victory over Syracuse on Tuesday, Jan. 2, at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Mark Mitchell led Duke with a career-high 21 points and was joined in double-figures by four teammates - Jared McCain (18), Jeremy Roach (17), Tyrese Proctor (14) and Kyle Filipowski (12) - marking the second time this season Duke has had five players score at least 10 points.
Duke has now won 17 consecutive ACC home openers.
The Blue Devils shot 18-of-24 (75.0%) from the field in the second half, their best shooting performance in any half this season and the best second-half shooting percentage since Jan. 20, 2009, when they connected on 76.9% (20-of-26) against North Carolina State.
Duke converted 16-of-18 from the charity stripe for a season-high 88.9% free-throw shooting effort.
Duke's defense held Syracuse to 66 points, 12.4 below its season average of 78.4 points. The Blue Devils have now held each of their 13 opponents below their respective scoring average.

Historic Shooting Performance

After missing all nine 3-point attempts in the first half against Syracuse on Jan. 2, Duke converted all eight shots from behind the arc in the second half; marking the first time in Duke men's basketball history that the Blue Devils did not convert a 3-pointer in the first half, followed by a perfect shooting performance from long distance in the second half.
Duke's 8-for-8 shooting from behind the arc in the second half represents the most made 3-pointers in a half without a miss in Duke history.

Flip Doubles Up on Double-Doubles

Sophomore Kyle Filipowski has tallied double-doubles in four of Duke's last eight games, moving his career total to 20 double-doubles in 49 games played.
The Westtown, N.Y., native scored 21 points against Southern Indiana while reeling in 14 boards for his first double-double of the season. He then poured in 23 second-half points en route to 26 total points to go along with 10 rebounds at Arkansas. Against Hofstra, he scored a season-best 28 points (one point shy of matching his career-high) with 12 boards. Versus No. 10 Baylor, the center collected 13 points and 10 caroms.
So far this season, Filipowski has upped his shooting average compared to his freshman campaign. The 7-footer is averaging 17.5 points per game while shooting 52.8% from the field, up from 44.1% during the 2022-23 season.
The versatile big is also well on pace to step up his assist and block numbers. Filipowski has tallied 39 dimes and has already blocked 25 shots, after swatting a total of 26 attempts during his freshman year.

Taking Care of the Rock

Through 13 games, Duke has been one of the best teams in the country at limiting turnovers.
Duke ranks sixth nationally in fewest turnovers per game (9.1) and seventh in assist/turnover ratio (1.88).
According to KenPom, the Blue Devils currently have the sixth-lowest turnover percentage nationally, coming in at just 13.0%. Duke trails just two power-conference teams -- Kentucky (12.6%) and NC State (12.7%).
Tyrese Proctor tops the ACC and ranks 12 nationally in assist/turnover ratio at 3.67, while Jeremy Roach is positioned fourth in the conference at 3.00.

Emergence of McCain

After averaging 7.6 points per outing in the first eight games of the season, Jared McCain has reached the 20-point mark in three of the last five games, shooting 34-of-59 (57.6%) from the field, 17-of-32 (53.1%) from beyond the arc and 12-of-12 (100%) from the free-throw line to average 19.4 points per contest during that stretch.
The freshman guard scored a career-high 24 points on 9-of-14 shooting from the field, including 4-of-9 from long distance, to lead Duke to a 106-69 victory over Queens (Dec. 30).
Against Syracuse (Jan. 2), McCain nailed all four of his 3-point shots after intermission to finish with 18 points.
McCain has made three 3-pointers or more in six games this season, including five straight outings. The Blue Devils are 6-0 when McCain makes at least three triples.
He has also contributed 3.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists per outing during Duke's current five-game win streak.

Duke's Three-Point Streak

Duke has connected on at least one three-pointer in 1,202 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.

All-Access with Coach Jon Scheyer

The second season of 'All-Access with Jon Scheyer' debuted on Friday, Dec. 1, with the first episode featuring segments on the team's trip to Chicago this summer, Coach Scheyer mic'd up at practice, The Brotherhood Podcast with host Ryan Young and a breakdown of the season so far with Scheyer.
The show airs on Friday at 3:30 p.m. (Bally Sports South), Saturday at 8:30 a.m. (MASN), 9:30 a.m. (Bally Sports South) and 10 a.m. (ABC11.com), and Sunday at noon (ABC-11 WTVD).
Produced by Blue Devil Sports Properties from LEARFIELD, Duke All-Access with Coach Scheyer is an 18-episode series that provides a look at the Duke men's basketball program through interviews, game highlights, breakdowns, analysis and features.

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Duke Begins Two-Game Road Swing at Notre Dame

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