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Saturday, December 2
Atlanta
2:15 p.m.
Duke University
at
Georgia Tech
No. 7 Blue Devils Begin ACC Play at Georgia Tech
12/1/2023 2:40:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Opening Tip
Tipping Off Conference Competition
Seeking a Sixth Straight Successful ACC Opener
Flip Doubles Up on Double-Doubles
#GoDuke
- Duke opens Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) play on Saturday, Dec. 2, at Georgia Tech.
- Tom Werme and Mike Gminski broadcast the game on The CW, while David Shumate and John Roth have the call on the Blue Devils Sports Network.
- The Blue Devils and Yellow Jackets have met on the hardwood 101 times with Duke holding a 77-24 (.762) series advantage, including a 26-14 edge inside McCamish Pavilion.
- In the last meeting between the Blue Devils and Yellow Jackets on Jan. 28, 2023, Duke beat Georgia Tech 86-43 at McCamish Pavilion, as the Blue Devils held the home team to just 18 second-half points. Kyle Filipowski tallied a game-high 18 points with seven rebounds, two assists and two blocked shots for Duke, while Jeremy Roach contributed 12 points and Tyrese Proctor dished out a game-high eight assists.
- Duke is coming off an 80-75 setback at Arkansas in the ACC/SEC Challenge on Nov. 29.
- Kyle Filipowski led Duke's efforts against the Razorbacks, recording his second consecutive double-double with a season-high 26 points along with 10 rebounds.
- Georgia Tech is coming off a 67-59 home victory over No. 21 Mississippi State in the ACC/SEC Challenge on Tuesday night, as the Yellow Jackets handed the Bulldogs their first loss of the season.
- Miles Kelly topped Georgia Tech in Tuesday's victory over Mississippi State with 22 points and an career-high 12 rebounds for his first career double-double.
- The seventh-ranked Blue Devils fell, 80-75, at Arkansas on Wednesday night in the ACC/SEC Challenge.Â
- Duke was led by Kyle Filipowski, who scored 26 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, his second consecutive double-double.
- Jeremy Roach scored 22 points on 7-of-13 shooting, his fourth game this season with at least 10 points and the 53rd time in his Duke career. The Blue Devils are now 40-13 when the senior reaches double-figures.
- Freshman guard Jared McCain joined Filipowski with double-digit rebounds, snagging 10 total boards. McCain has finished with 10 or more rebounds in two of Duke's last four contests.
Tipping Off Conference Competition
- Fresh off its league-leading 22nd ACC Tournament title, Duke begins conference play on Saturday afternoon, taking on Georgia Tech at McCamish Pavilion.
- In regular-season play last season, Duke finished with a 14-6 record and in a tie for third place, entering the ACC Tournament as the fourth seed.
- Duke aims to improve on its ACC road record of 4-6 from a year ago, with one of those four victories coming at Georgia Tech.
- The Blue Devils hold an overall series record of 77-24 against the Yellow Jackets and emerged victorious, 86-43, in their trip to Atlanta last season.
Seeking a Sixth Straight Successful ACC Opener
- Duke is 52-18 (.743) in ACC openers all-time and will have now opened conference play on the road in seven of the last 10 seasons.
- The Blue Devils have secured the win in five consecutive ACC openers -- their last loss in the first ACC game of the season came on Dec. 9, 2017, an 89-94 loss at Boston College.
- Duke has been matched up with Georgia Tech in just two other ACC openers -- during the 1979-80 and 2011-12 seasons, one at home and one on the road. Both games ended in a win for Duke, with the most recent contest ending 81-74, in favor of the Blue Devils, at Philips Arena (now State Farm Arena).Â
- Overall, on the road, Duke is 15-12 in ACC openers and have won two straight.
Flip Doubles Up on Double-Doubles
- Sophomore Kyle Filipowski has tallied double-doubles in each of Duke's last two games, moving his career total to 18 double-doubles in just 43 games played.Â
- 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 a season-best 26 total points to go along with 10 rebounds at Arkansas.
- So far this season, Filipowski has upped his shooting averages both overall and from distance compared to his freshman campaign. The 7-footer is averaging nearly 20 points per game while shooting 53.7% from the field and 30.4% on three-pointers, up from 44.1% and 28.2%, respectively.
- Duke has connected on at least one three-pointer in 1,196 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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