No. 8 Duke (21-5, 12-3 ACC) closes out its three-game road swing, traveling to Winston-Salem to take on Wake Forest (17-9, 9-6 ACC) on Feb. 24. The Blue Devils and Demon Deacons tip off at 2 p.m., on ESPN.
Mike Monaco and Chris Spatola will call the action on ESPN. David Shumate and John Roth team up for the broadcast on the Blue Devil Sports Network.
After starting the season 5-3, Duke has won five straight, eight of the last nine, and 16 of the last 18.
Duke and Wake Forest will meet for the 261st time on Saturday in a series that dates back to the 1905-06 season.
The Blue Devils hold an overall series lead of 180-80, including a 52-41 advantage in Winston-Salem and a 19-13 edge inside LJVM Coliseum.
Duke won the earlier meeting this season, 77-69, on Feb. 12 in Durham.
Duke is the only team to rank among the top three ACC statistical leaders in both scoring offense (2nd/80.5 points per game) and scoring defense (3rd/67.2 points allowed per game).
The Blue Devils lead the ACC in scoring margin (+13.3), field goal percentage (.481), 3-point field goal percentage (.380) and assists (15.5 per game).
Jeremy Roach matched a season-high with four 3-pointers at Miami on Wednesday night, leading the Blue Devils with 16 points in an 84-55 road victory.
Jared McCain set a Duke freshman record with eight 3-pointers, scoring 35 total points to help pace Duke in a 76-67 victory at Florida State last Saturday. His 35 points matched the Duke freshman scoring record and are the sixth most points scored by a freshman in ACC history.
Among ACC leaders, Kyle Filipowski ranks eighth in scoring (16.9 ppg), sixth in rebounding (8.2 rpg), third in blocked shots (1.7 bpg) and seventh in field goal percentage (.502).
Four Demon Deacons average more than 13 points per game, led by junior guard Hunter Sallis, the ACC's fourth-leading scorer with 18.3 points per contest.
Wake Forest leads the ACC and ranks third in the nation in free-throw percentage (.805), and is the conference's third-highest scoring team with 79.4 points per game.
The Demon Deacons are second in the conference in both field goal percentage (.474) and 3-point field goal percentage (.373), which places 27th nationally.
Last Time Out
Fueled by five Blue Devils with at least 11 points, No. 8 Duke defeated Miami, 84-55, on Wednesday night. Jeremy Roach led the team with 16 points, including a season-high four 3-pointers.
The Blue Devils recorded 19 assists on 28 made field goals and out-rebounded the Hurricanes by a margin of 11, 42-31. The Blue Devils are now 16-0 when out-rebounding their opponent.
The 29-point win marked the second-largest win by Duke at Miami, only trailing the Blue Devils' 33-point triumph (95-62) on Jan. 4, 2020, and is Duke's largest margin of victory over an ACC opponent this season.
Duke's defense held Miami to 55 points, 22.9 points below its season average of 77.9. The Blue Devils have held 23 of their 25 opponents to below their respective scoring average.Â
Filipowski poured in 15 points alongside six boards, four assists and three blocks, all while committing just one turnover.
Proctor returned from a one-game absence (concussion protocol) and scored 12 points, while dishing a team-high five assists.Â
Foster drilled three 3-pointers en route to 11 total points, while also snagging three caroms and distributing two assists.
Ryan Young matched his season-best rebounding effort with a team-best nine boards in under 10 minutes of action. He made both of his field goal attempts to finish with four points and dished out a pair of assists.
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 seven of the last 18 games, averaging a team-high 16.1 points per contest during that stretch.
The freshman guard scored a career-high 35 points in a road win at Florida State (Feb. 17), matching the Duke freshman scoring record set by Zion Williamson versus Syracuse on Jan. 14, 2019, and the sixth most points scored by a freshman in ACC history.
McCain nailed 8-of-11 triples against the Seminoles to break Duke's freshman record for 3-pointers made.
McCain netted 24 points on 9-of-14 shooting from the field, including 4-of-9 from long distance, in a home victory over Queens (Dec. 30).
In a top-10 rivalry matchup at North Carolina (Feb. 3), McCain recorded a double-double with team highs of 23 points and 11 caroms.
McCain has made two 3-pointers or more in 17 games this season. The Blue Devils are 15-2 when McCain makes at least two triples.
The 6-3 guard has secured double-digit rebounds six times this season, including four times in the last seven games, with a career-high of 11 boards twice.
McCain has been named ACC Rookie of the Week twice since the start of 2024 (Jan. 29, Feb. 19).
Flip's Sophomore Season Elevation
Sophomore center Kyle Filipowski is on pace to improve in nearly all statistical categories, including already surpassing his freshman totals in blocks and assists.
Filipowski has tallied 71 assists (56 in 2022-23) and has already blocked 45 shots, after swatting a total of 26 attempts during his freshman year.
The 7-footer has tallied double-doubles in eight of Duke's last 21 games, moving his career total to 24 double-doubles in 62 games played.
"Flip" has scored 20 or more points nine times this season, including a career-high 30 points versus Georgia Tech (Jan. 30), after reaching 20 points six times as a freshman.
He has distributed three-plus assists 19 times during his career, with 14 of those coming during his sophomore campaign.
Filipowski scored 26 points on 11-of-12 shooting from the field at Pittsburgh (Jan. 9), marking the best shooting performance by a Blue Devil with at least 10 attempts since Zion Williamson finished 13-of-13 against Syracuse on March 14, 2019.
He amassed a career-high 30 points with 13 boards, four assists, two blocked shots and two steals without committing a turnover versus Georgia Tech (Jan. 13), becoming the first Duke player with a 30-point double-double and no turnovers in the past 40 seasons.
The sophomore center was just two assists shy of triple-double with 28 points, 12 rebounds and eight helpers versus Hofstra (Dec. 12).
Filipowski is 17 points away from becoming the 69th Blue Devil to amass 1,000 career points.
Mitchell Makes His Mark
In his last 12 outings, forward Mark Mitchell is averaging 14.7 points and 7.5 rebounds with three double-doubles.
On Jan. 6 at Notre Dame, Mitchell amassed 23 points and 14 rebounds - both career highs.
Mitchell returned to the starting lineup at Louisville (Jan. 23) with a 20-point, 12-rebound double-double.
Mitchell matched his career-high of 23 points against Wake Forest (Feb. 12), marking his fifth 20-point effort of the season - all Duke wins.Â
The sophomore has finished in double-digits in seven of his last nine contests and 14 of his last 17.Â
During his two seasons as a Blue Devil, Duke is 30-3 when Mitchell reaches double figures in the scoring column.
Blue Devils Top ACC in Shooting, Scoring Margin
Duke has outscored its opponents by an average of 13.3 points per contest, which tops the ACC and ranks 15th nationally.
The Blue Devils have tickled the twine to the tune of 38.0% (216-569) on 3-pointers as the top-shooting ACC team from long distance, ranking 16th nationally.
Duke has converted on 48.1% (739-1535) from the floor to lead the conference in field goal percentage, which ranks 25th in the nation.
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