Duke dominated the game against Pitt, leading at halftime 48-23 and ultimately winning 75-53. Kyle Filipowski had an outstanding performance, scoring 26 points for Duke. The Blue Devils shot 51.8% as a team. Pitt struggled, shooting just 29% from the field. Duke's victory marked their 7th consecutive win and 11th win in their last 13 games against Pitt.
Duke comes back from a 10-point second-half deficit to beat Georgia Tech. Eighth straight win. Kyle Filipowski with 30 points, 13 rebounds and four assists after going for 26 points and 10 rebounds earlier this week against Pitt. Shot 8-for-9 from 3 in the two games.
Filipowski has 30 ... but is just 6 of 11 from the line
*Tied for. That free throw gives him his first career 30-point game. https://t.co/5whCYw0O8P
Basket counts. Incidental contact with no foul either way. Duke up 78-74 with just under three to play. https://t.co/59hhj7QgDQ
If that counts, Kyle Filipowski just tied his career-high.
Career high 29 points for Kyle Filipowski
Roach returned to the game for a minute but again limping and back out. Gonna be a tight finish with GT still unconscious from the field even as Duke has tried to surge this into a comfortable margin. Duke leads 76-74, 3:09 left.
10-0 Duke run ... 76-69 Blue Devils
Duke has: - Made its last seven shots, on a 8-0 run - Hit four straight 3s in that stretch, three of them by Tyrese Proctor - Jeremy Roach back on the bench Blue Devils lead 74-69 with five minutes left.
Duke leads by 5, 74-69 with 5:06 left. Duke on a 8-0 run. Blue Devils have hit seven straight FGs
Duke takes the lead 72-69 5:53 left on another Proctor three and GT turns the ball over again.
Two off Filipowski's career high (last year vs. VT) https://t.co/elVh5nrB3Z
Meanwhile, Filipowski has hit his 3rd 3 of the half and 4th of the game.
13-2 Duke run over the past 2 1/2 minutes
Duke retakes the lead under 13 to play 56-55. 13-2 run.
And just like that, boom. 8-0 Duke run in under a minute, and the crowd is right back in it after Jeremy Roach's and-1 in transition. GT's lead, once 10, now down to just two.
Duke on an 8-0 run makes it a 2-pt game 53-51 with 13:27 left, timeout GT.
After going up 10, GT gives up a three and then Kelly has his shot blocked, doesn't run back on D and Duke gets a three-point play to make it 53-49
Tech takes a six-point lead, 47-41 timeout Duke.
From 11:00 on, Duke hit exactly TWO FGs in the first half. That's absolutely insane.
Duke finished the half missing 12 of its final 13 field goal attempts ... tied at 39 after 20 minutes
Welp... Duke is 1 for its last 12, hasn't made a field goal in 6:28, and Georgia Tech just took the 35-32 lead with its 8th first-half 3.
Duke has missed nine straight shots and has not hit a field goal in nearly 6 minutes. The only points have been 3 FTs from Filipowski.
Duke has missed its last 9 field goal attempts. Tied at 31
Filipowski had 12 points in 35 minutes of Duke's loss at Georgia Tech in December. He has 10 of the Blue Devils' first 14 here tonight.
What a start for Kyle Filipowski. He has 10 of Duke's 14 points and a couple big plays on the defensive end -- including saving a loose ball just now that turned into a fast break. Blue Devils up 14-11 on Georgia Tech, 14:42 left in the first half.
Have yourself a start, Kyle Filipowski. Sheesh. Has 10 of Duke's first 14 points, including that last 3, and two of the team's three rebounds.
Duke starting Filipowski and 4 guards against Georgia Tech. It's a lineup that performed very well against Syracuse a couple of games ago.
Four guards around Kyle Filipowski ... makes sense given how Duke has played lately but that's still giving up some size. https://t.co/b65AhoKZQ1
ICYMI: Here is our postgame recap from Pitt's loss last night to No. 11 Duke: https://t.co/gUn3MwiUlM
No. 11 Duke has won seven consecutive games 😤 Blue Devils with a statement road victory vs Pitt 75-53. https://t.co/FKmQNiPwZC
No. 11 @DukeMBB defeats Pitt by 22 on the road. The Blue Devils have won 11 of their last 13 games against the Panthers. https://t.co/wYHZDa81KJ
Duke blows out Pitt 75-53. Blue Devils pick up 7th straight win, second ACC road win in 4 days. Kyle Filipowski has a 26-point, 10-rebound game, shoots 11-12 a game after he had 7 points and 5 rebounds. Duke is 12-3, 3-1 ACC and home against Georgia Tech on Saturday.
Final score: No. 11 Duke -- 75 Pitt -- 53 Panthers have a week until their next game, which will be at home against Syracuse.
Final: Duke 75, Pitt 53 Zack Austin led Pitt with 11 points, but Kyle Filipowski scored 26 for Duke, making 11/12 from the floor and 4/4 from three while the Blue Devils shot 51.8% as a team.
My apologies for the lack of updates. Figured they really weren't needed with the state of the game. Panthers trail Duke 66-39 with 7:07 remaining. Pitt is shooting just 29% from the field. No Panther has eclipsed double figures in scoring. Filipowski leads Duke with 24.
Under-8 timeout and a pair of three-points from Will Jeffress and Guillermo Diaz Graham has got Duke's lead under 30. But Pitt still trails 66-39 and is shooting 29.2% from the field - not from three; from the field - in the game.
Under-16 timeout in the second half and Pitt is still down by 20+ at 54-28. Duke has made 3 of its first 4 field goal attempts in this half, which outweighs the Panthers' two baskets (a drive by Lowe and a 3 from Austin).
Halftime: Duke 48, Pitt 23 Nothing pretty about that. Actually, Duke's offense was very pretty: 18/30 FG, 9/17 3FG (52.9%). Meanwhile Pitt shot 8/28, got out-rebounded 21-12 and gave up 18 points in the paint. Blake Hinson - 9 pts (3/5 FG, 3/4 3FG) Zack Austin - 6 pts
First half stats for Pitt and Duke: https://t.co/fgLKczIOiz
Kyle Filipowski two games vs. Pitt last year: 50 points, 16-24 shooting, 15 rebounds. Kyle Filipowski in one half tonight: 17 points, 7-8 shooting, 6 rebounds.
Under-4 timeout and things are not going well, as Pitt is down 39-21. Duke has made 8 three's; Pitt has made 7 FGs total. That's not exactly a recipe for success. Blake Hinson leads Pitt with 9 points on 3/4 shooting; it seems like he should probably have more than 4 attempts.
Dominant start for Duke, especially defensively. Starting to get going offensively, too, with that Flip 3 and Roach layup (off the rejected screen @ConorONeill_DI)
Media break. Duke leads Pitt 27-11 with 7:45 left in the half. The Blue Devils are on a 12-2 run.
Under-12 timeout and Pitt is down 19-9. The Panthers aren't making a ton of mistakes - 2 turnovers, 0 fouls - but they're not making shots (3/12) and Duke is (8/16). Pitt is also losing the rebounding battle 11-6, which is a problem. But the Panthers just need some shots to fall.
Media break. Blue Devils lead 19-9 with 11:33 left. Duke has just been the better team so far. Having success on both ends. Pitt is shooting just 25% from the field and is losing the rebound battle 11-6.
Under-16 media timeout and Pitt is down 9-4. Pitt has some good energy and Zack Austin is bringing a lot of it. Kyle Filipowski is getting what he wants, though, with 4 points on 2/3 shooting & 4 rebounds, although he has committed two turnovers due to Pitt's defensive energy.
Media break. Duke leads Pitt 9-4 early on. Panthers have made just one of their first five shots. Blue Devil defense is air-tight.