No. 8 Duke returns to Florida to face Miami on Wednesday.
No.
8 Duke (20-5 ACC, 11-3 ACC) returns to the Sunshine State to face Miami (15-11 ACC, 6-9 ACC) on Wednesday at the Watsco Center.
Broadcast on ESPN begins at 7 p.m.
Dan Shulman and Jay Bilas make their decision on ESPN.
David Shumate and John Ross will team up to broadcast on the Blue Devil Sports Network.
After starting the season 5-3, Duke has won four straight, seven of its last eight games and 15 of its last 17, moving it to No.
8 in the Associated Press poll.
Saturday’s 4,444 win at Florida State marked Duke’s 58th 20-win season and 27th consecutive year with at least 20 wins (not including the COVID-19 season).
Duke is the only team to rank in the top four in ACC stats in both offense (2nd/80.
3 points per game) and defense (4th/67.
6 points per game).
Blue Devils leads the ACC in his scoring percentage (+12.
7), field goal percentage (.
480), and his 3-point field goal percentage (.
376).
No.
4,444 Jared McCain set a Duke freshman record with eight 3-pointers and paced No.
9 Duke with 35 total points in a 76-67 win at Florida State on Saturday.
became.
McCain’s 35 points tied Duke’s freshman scoring record and tied him for the sixth-most points by a freshman in ACC history.
Kyle Filipowski is 32 points away from becoming Duke’s 69th 1,000-point scorer.
Among ACC leaders, Filipovski ranks eighth in scoring (17.
0 points per game), sixth in rebounds (8.
3 points per game), third in blocked shots (1.
7 points per game), and field goal percentage.
Ranked 9th (.
497) in Duke leads the series against Miami 25-10, but the lead has shrunk to 9-7 at Coral Gables, Florida, where the Blue Devils are and 7-6 at Watsko Center, where the Hurricanes have won their second straight game.
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The last time these two teams met in Florida was on February 6, 2023, when Miami defeated Duke 81-59.
Miami commits only 13.
1 fouls per game on him, which is his best in the ACC and his fifth in the country.
The Hurricanes are second in the conference and 42nd nationally in 3-point field goals made per game (9.
0).
Norchad Omie led Miami in scoring (17.
8 ppg) and rebounding (9.
8 ppg) while shooting 60.
3% from the field.
He has 14 double-doubles, ranking him ninth nationally.
Wednesday’s matchup at pitted the top two shooting teams in the ACC against each other, with Duke leading the conference in field goal percentage (.
480) and Miami second (.
470).
Final Timeout Jared McCain set a Duke freshman record with eight 3-pointers and paced No.
9 Duke with 35 total points in a 76-67 win at Florida State on Saturday.
I kept it.
McCain’s 35 points tied Duke’s freshman scoring record and tied Zion Williamson’s 35 points against Syracuse on January 14, 2019 for the sixth-most freshman points in ACC history.
Jeremy Roach also recorded a double-digit scoring performance with 17 points and a team-high 4 assists.
The Blue Devils’ rebounding effort was led by Kyle Filipowski, who had eight caramel shots.
Saturday afternoon’s victory seals Duke’s 58th 20-win season and 27th consecutive year with at least 20 wins (not including the COVID-19 season).
Duke’s defense held Florida State to 67 points, 9.
5 points below its season average of 76.
5 points.
The Blue Devils have held 22 of their 25 opponents to below their average points.
Duke won the rebounding battle 36-27, including his 15-7 advantage on the offensive glass.
The Blue Devils are currently 15-0 in outrebounding their opponents.
The Blue Devils shot 10 of 16 from long range (.
625), their highest shooting percentage from deep this season.
The Rise of McCain Jared McCain averaged 7.
6 points per game in the first eight games of the season before reaching the 20-point mark in seven of the last 17 games.
