Duke entertains No. 17 Miami for a Saturday matinee at Cameron Indoor Stadium on ESPN in what will be the 500th consecutive sellout at the historic venue.
Bob Wischusen and Dick Vitale have the call on ESPN, while David Shumate and John Roth call the game on the radio as part of the Blue Devils Sports Network from LEARFIELD
The 500-game sellout streak dates back to the 1990-91 season and is an all-time NCAA record (per Yahoo Sports). Duke is 453-46 (.908) at Cameron Indoor during the streak.
Ranked in the AP Top 25 for the sixth straight week, Miami is the third of three straight games for Duke versus teams that entered the game in first or second place in the ACC.
Duke is looking to rebound after letting a second-half lead slip at first-place Clemson last Saturday -- a game in which Duke led by eight in the second half, limited the hot-shooting Tigers to just 3-of-17 from three and held Hunter Tyson and Chase Hunter to 12 total points.
Freshman Kyle Filipowski, who was named ACC Rookie of the Week for a league-leading fifth time, poured in 46 points and grabbed 29 rebounds last week -- 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, 32nd nationally and leads all power conference freshmen in rebounds (9.2). His eight double-doubles are sixth in the ACC and lead all Division-I freshmen.
Stepping up to handle point guard duties in place of junior starting guard Jeremy Roach, who has missed the last three games with a toe injury, freshman Tyrese Proctor scored a career-high 17 points at Clemson on the heels of 14 points, five assists and no turnovers vs. Pitt.
Duke has out-rebounded 14 of its first 18 opponents and is 12-2 this season when holding an advantage on the glass. Duke is 10-2 when leading in offensive rebounding.
The ACC's best rebounding team, Duke ranks fourth nationally in rebound margin (+9.0), 11th in offensive rebounds (13.7) and 19th in rebounds per game (39.8) -- leading the conference in each category. Duke has not finished as the ACC's team leader in rebounds since 1998-99.
Duke, Tennessee and Alabama are the nation's only teams ranked inside the NCAA's top 20 for each rebound margin, offensive rebounds and total rebounds.
Duke has held 16 of 18 teams below their season scoring average, ranking second in the ACC and 39th nationally in scoring defense (63.4) and 16th nationally in three-point defense (.284).
On This Date: Jan. 21
Duke is 14-7 all-time when playing on Jan. 21 and has won two straight on this date -- coincidentally both against Miami at Cameron Indoor Stadium -- 70-58 in 2017 and 89-59 in 2020.
About Miami
Miami enters Saturday's game ranked No. 17 in the AP Poll at 15-3 overall and 6-2 in the ACC.
Of the teams' shared opponents in ACC play, Miami has a win over Boston College and split with NC State.
This is the first of two meetings between Duke and Miami over the next 16 days -- Duke is in Coral Gables for a Big Monday showdown on Feb. 6.
Duke leads the all-time series 23-9, but the teams have split their ACC regular-season meetings, 5-5.
Duke's last two losses in the series have been two-point decisions -- 76-74 in Durham on Jan. 8, 2022 and 77-75 at Miami in on Feb. 1, 2021.
Miami won in Durham last season, 76-74, behind 18 points and seven steals by Charlie Moore as the Hurricanes racked up 15 steals and forced 17 Duke turnovers.
Duke won in the ACC Tournament semifinals last year, 80-76, thanks to 21 points from AJ Griffin and limiting the Hurricanes to just six steals.
Cameron Indoor Stadium's 500th Consecutive Sellout is Saturday
Duke has sold out 499 consecutive games at Cameron Indoor Stadium -- the all-time NCAA record per Yahoo -- with the next home game against Miami on Jan. 21 is slated to be the 500th consecutive sellout.
The last time Duke played before a non-sold out crowd at Cameron was Nov. 16, 1990 against Boston College -- 11,754 days (as of Jan. 21, 2023).
The sellout figure is the longest current streak (by time) in either men's college basketball or the NBA.
Duke's record at Cameron during the sellout streak is 453-46.
The Blue Devils Have Won Nearly 85% of Games at Cameron Indoor Stadium
Duke has posted an all-time record of 939-171 (.846) at Cameron Indoor, that included a 572-76 (.883) record under Coach K.Â
Duke has won more games at its current home venue than any team in college basketball.
Cameron celebrated its 83rd birthday on January 6 as the home of the Blue Devils.
Duke has averaged 11.1 wins since the venue opened January 6, 1940 -- a 36-27 win over Princeton.
The Blue Devils have 18 undefeated home seasons.
This season, Duke is 9-0 at home, averaging 80.2 points and winning by an average margin of 22.5 points.
Bounce-Back Ability
Duke is 26-3 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.
Filipowski's Big Week Leads to Fifth ACC Weekly Honor
After averaging 23.5 points and 14.5 rebounds in two games this past week, Kyle Filipowski was named the ACC Rookie of the Week in men's basketball for the fifth time this season.
Filipowski had a monster outing in Duke's comeback win over Pitt on Jan. 11, scoring a career-high 28 points on 8-of-14 shooting and 11-of-13 from the free throw line, while matching his career-high with 15 rebounds.Â
He is now just the third Duke freshmen all-time to have at least 28-15 in a game, joining Marvin Bagley III who did it four times in 2017-18 and Jabari Parker, who did it once in 2013-14.
Flip is just the 13th player in Division-I to have at least 28-15 in a game this season (seventh power conference player) and the only freshman nationally to do so.
Saturday at Clemson, Filipowski scored 18 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, both team-highs, for his eighth double-double.
Over Duke's last four games – which has included three road games – Filipowski is averaging 18.8 points and 11.5 rebounds and shooting .417 in that stretch.
His eight double-doubles are top-15 nationally and lead all Division-I freshmen, while his 9.2 rebounds per game are fifth in the ACC and the most by a power conference freshman.
The Westtown, N.Y., native also leads Duke in scoring (14.8) and steals (15). He has scored in double-figures in 16 of Duke's 18 games played this season, and has been the team's leading scorer nine times.
Filipowski's honor marks Duke's ACC-leading 151st all-time Rookie of the Week selection. Over the last 10 seasons (since the start of 2013-14), Duke has had an ACC Rookie of the Week in 79 of a possible 163 weeks (48.4%). Twenty-two different Blue Devils have won the award at least once in that time. The Blue Devils' 151 all-time Rookie of the Week awards lead the ACC by 54.
Filipowski became the ACC's first player to open a season with four straight Rookie of the Week honors.
Duke is No. 4 in Offensive Rebounding Percentage; Top 20 in Overall Rebounding
Duke has been among the nation's best rebounding teams this season, ranking fourth nationally in offensive rebounding percentage (38.8), fourth nationally in rebound margin (+9.4), 11th in offensive rebounds per game (13.7) and 19th in total rebounds per game (39.8) -- leads the ACC in each category.
Duke, Tennessee and Alabama are the nation's only teams ranked inside the top 20 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 14 of their first 18 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 44-6 when out-rebounding its opponent (12-2 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 +96 (235-139) in second-chance scoring this season and Duke is 9-3 in games this season when leading in second-chance scoring.
Individually, freshman Kyle Filipowski is 32nd nationally and fifth in the ACC in rebounds (9.2) and leads all power conference freshmen. Graduate Ryan Young is 41st nationally (fourth in the ACC) in offensive rebounds (3.1) and is ranked No. 16 nationally in KenPom in offensive rebound percentage (16.1).
Blue Devils Allowing 63.4 Points -- Second in ACC and 39th Nationally in Scoring Defense; First in ACC, 16th Nationally in Three-Point Defense
Duke is second in the ACC and 39th nationally in scoring defense, yielding just 63.4 points per game. Thirteen of the first 18 opponents have been held to less than 70 points, while seven have failed to score more than 60.Â
Duke has held 16 of the 18 opponents to below their season scoring average -- Duke is 13-3 in those games. Six scored their then-season low for points, including holding Iowa to a then-season-low 62 and Xavier to 64 (20 points below its average).
Duke's strong defensive numbers come against a schedule rated 23rd-toughest versus opponent offenses (per KenPom).
Ten opponents this season have failed to top 30 percent from behind the arc, as Duke leads the ACC and is 16th nationally in three-point defense (.284).