Duke Travels to Virginia Tech For Big Monday Matchup

Monday, January 23

Blacksburg, Va.

7 p.m.

Duke University

Virginia Tech

Duke Travels to Virginia Tech For Big Monday Matchup

1/22/2023 6:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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Opening Tip

Duke is back on the road for ESPN's Big Monday to battle Virginia Tech at Cassell Coliseum.
The Blue Devils, playing their first of three Saturday-Monday sets in ACC play, are coming off a 68-66 win over No. 17 Miami Saturday at Cameron Indoor, where Duke is 10-0 this season.
The game vs. the Hurricanes was Duke's third straight against a team that entered in first or second place in the ACC -- the Blue Devils went 2-1 in that stretch.
Freshman Kyle Filipowski, who last week was named ACC Rookie of the Week for a league-leading fifth time, has scored 63 points and grabbed 43 rebounds in posting three straight double-doubles, including a monster 28-15 effort vs. Pitt to become just the third Duke freshman all-time with at least 28-15 in a game.
Filipowski is fifth in the ACC, 29th nationally and leads all power conference freshmen in rebounds (9.5). His nine double-doubles are tied for third in the ACC and lead all D-I freshmen.
Filipowski is averaging 15.0 points and 10.0 rebounds in ACC play -- one of just four players averaging 15-10 in conference play.
Junior guard Jeremy Roach returned Saturday from a three-game absence (toe injury) and scored 14 points with four assists and two late steals to seal the Miami win.
Filling in for Roach, freshman guard Tyrese Proctor has scored double digits in three straight games, including a career-high 17 points at Clemson and 14 in the Pitt win.
Duke has out-rebounded 15 of its first 19 opponents and is 13-2 this season when holding an advantage on the glass. Duke is 11-2 when leading in offensive rebounding.
The ACC's best rebounding team, Duke ranks fourth nationally in rebound margin (+8.8), ninth in offensive rebounds (13.7) and 10th in rebounds per game (40.0) -- leading the conference in each category. Duke has not finished as the ACC's team leader in rebounds since 1998-99.
Duke is the nation's only team ranked inside the NCAA's top 10 for each rebound margin, offensive rebounds and total rebounds.
Duke has held 17 of 19 teams below their season scoring average, ranking second in the ACC and 35th nationally in scoring defense (63.5) and 27th nationally in three-point defense (.295).

On This Date: Jan. 23

Duke is 8-10 all-time when playing on Jan. 23
The Blue Devils last played on this date in 2021 -- a 70-65 loss at Louisville.
Duke and Virginia Tech met once previously on Jan. 23 -- a 78-70 Duke win at Cameron Indoor in 1943.

About Virginia Tech

Monday's game at Virginia Tech is the first of three appearances for Duke on ESPN's Big Monday package.
The Hokies fell 78-68 at No. 10 Virginia on Wednesday suffered a 51-50 setback at No. 19 Clemson on Saturday.
VT has lost seven straight, including one in overtime, by a combined 35 points entering Monday's game.
Sean Pedulla's 15.9 points leads the Hokies in scoring, while Grant Basile (13.8) and Justyn Mutts (13.1) are the others averaging in double figures.
Hunter Cattoor, who scored 31 points in last year's ACC Championship game win over Duke on his way to Tournament MVP honors, returned Wednesday after a four-game injury absence.
As a freshman, Jeremy Roach poured in a career-high 22 points in Blacksburg on Jan. 12, 2021, shooting 6-of-14 from the field and 8-of-8 at the free throw line -- 74-67 Hokie win.

Roach Returns; Duke Beats No. 17 Miami at Cameron

Junior Jeremy Roach returned from a three-game absence (toe injury) and scored 14 points with four assists and two crucial steals in the game's final 2:30 to seal the 68-66 victory over No. 17 Miami on Saturday.
The game marked the 500th consecutive sellout at Cameron Indoor Stadium -- the all-time NCAA record per Yahoo.
Freshman Kyle Filipowski recorded his third straight double-double with 17 points and 14 rebounds and was 4-of-4 at the free throw line in the closing 2:05.
Duke tallied a season-high eight blocked shots, including a career-high-tying five from freshman Dereck Lively II, who also recorded his first career double-digit rebound game with 10, including a career-high six offensive boards.
The Blue Devils held the high scoring Hurricanes to 12 points below their season average, matching Miami's season-low for points with 66.
Miami became the 17th opponent this season held below its season scoring average by Duke

Blue Devils Allowing 63.5 Points -- Second in ACC and 36th Nationally in Scoring Defense; 27th Nationally in Three-Point Defense

Duke is second in the ACC and 36th nationally in scoring defense, yielding just 63.5 points per game. Fourteen of the first 19 opponents have been held to less than 70 points, while seven have failed to score more than 60.
Duke has held 17 of the 19 opponents to below their season scoring average -- Duke is 14-3 in those games. Seven scored their then-season low for points, including holding Iowa to a then-season-low 62, Xavier to 64 (20 points below its average) and Miami to a season-low tying 66 (12 off its scoring average).
Duke's strong defensive numbers come against a schedule rated 24th-toughest versus opponent offenses (per KenPom).
Ten opponents this season have failed to top 30 percent from behind the arc, as Duke is second in the ACC and 27th nationally in three-point defense (.295).
Four of the ACC's most explosive scorers -- Miami's Isaiah Wong, Clemson's Hunter Tyson and Chase Hunter and Pitt's Blake Hinson -- have been bottled up by the Blue Devils over the last three games to the tune of 29 combined points (7.3 per player) on 8-of-32 (.250) combined shooting from the field and 4-of-14 (.286) from three-point range.

Duke: Only Team Ranked in NCAA's Top 10 for Rebounds, Offensive Rebounds and Rebound Margin

Duke has been among the nation's best rebounding teams this season, ranking third nationally in offensive rebounding percentage (38.8), fourth nationally in rebound margin (+8.8), ninth in offensive rebounds per game (13.8) and 10th in total rebounds per game (40.0) -- leads the ACC in each category.
Duke is the only team ranked inside the top 10 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 15 of their first 19 opponents, including nine 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 45-6 when out-rebounding its opponent (13-2 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 +103 (251-148) in second-chance scoring this season and Duke is 10-3 in games this season when leading in second-chance scoring.
Individually, freshman Kyle Filipowski is 29th nationally and fifth in the ACC in rebounds (9.5) and leads all power conference freshmen. Graduate Ryan Young is 59th nationally (fourth in the ACC) in offensive rebounds (2.9) and is ranked No. 21 nationally in KenPom in offensive rebound percentage (15.3).

Bounce-Back Ability

Duke is 27-3 following a loss since the 2016-17 season, not dropping consecutive games since 2019-20 -- not including the 2020-21 COVID season.
Over the last 25 seasons, Duke has lost by 20+ points in the regular season just six times, and is undefeated in the game to follow -- including the Jan. 7th win at Boston College.

A Season for Charity

Duke is 15th nationally and second in the ACC in free throw percentage, hitting .775 from the charity stripe. The Blue Devils have 10 games this season shooting .800+ at the free throw line -- each of the 10 have come over the last 17.
Individually, eight different Blue Devils are converting .700+ at the line.
Graduate Jacob Grandison has made each of his nine attempts this season, while freshman Dariq Whitehead has converted 14-of-15 (.933) and freshman Tyrese Proctor has made 37-of-43 (.860).
Graduate Ryan Young had a streak of 19 consecutive free throws snapped at NC State -- the team's longest streak this season (Proctor hit 17 straight earlier). Young is 35-of-42 (.833).
In the last five minutes of games, Duke is 55-of-67 (.821) -- including going 5-of-6 in the final five minutes at BC -- a game Duke won, 65-64.
Grandison is 8-of-8 at the line in the final five minutes of game this season, with Proctor going 12-of-15 and Kyle Filipowski 13-of-15 -- including 4-of-4 in the final 2:05 to close out the 68-66 win over No. 17 Miami on Jan. 21.

Duke's Three-Point Streak

Duke has connected on at least one three-pointer in 1,172 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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