Duke faced Georgia Tech in a highly competitive game. Duke's Kyle Filipowski had a strong start, scoring 10 of Duke's first 14 points. Duke led 39-35 at halftime but faced a 10-point deficit in the second half. However, Duke made a comeback, with Filipowski scoring 30 points and leading Duke to an 84-79 victory. Jeremy Roach and Tyrese Proctor also contributed significantly to Duke's win.
Duke was staring at a season sweep at the hands of Georgia Tech before gutting out a 10-point comeback in the second half. On the impacts of Kyle Filipowski's entire game, plus Tyrese Proctor and Ryan Young's big second half. From @T_Hamzik: 🔗https://t.co/rbWBSfXTEy https://t.co/UVmakJHufF
#Duke used a mental and physical toughness it didn't have 6 weeks ago - along with a big game from Kyle Filipowski and an encouraging performance from Tyrese Proctor - to avenge its earlier loss to #GATech ... https://t.co/acAmOw9eRQ
#GaTech came up short in an attempt to sweep Duke this year 84-79 in Durham. The Jackets have won at Cameron in 20 years, but they were very close on Saturday. https://t.co/G3pNAZc1aN https://t.co/docOUNB7dM
FINAL: Duke 84, GT 79
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.
Big plays late #DukeDub https://t.co/KZpbivZos8
It wasn't easy, but Duke survives ... 84-79
Duke holds off Georgia Tech, 84-79. Yellow Jackets outshot the Blue Devils, 56% to 43%, but Duke able to eke out its eighth straight victory. Kyle Filipowski with 30 points, Jeremy Roach had 18 and Tyrese Proctor posted 17.
Proctor hits a pair of FTs, Duke up 6
That might do it. Duke, up 81-77 with 22.6 seconds left, is heading to the free-throw line. Tyrese Proctor the story of the second half.
Filipowski has 30 ... but is just 6 of 11 from the line
Basket counts. Incidental contact with no foul either way. Duke up 78-74 with just under three to play. https://t.co/59hhj7QgDQ
Career high 29 points for Kyle Filipowski
Baye Ndongo took a shot to the face, timeout, Duke up 78-74. Video review underway.
Georgia Tech's Naithan George was shooting 19% from three coming in to the game. He's hit 3-5 including 2-2 in the second half. 76 Duke 74 Georgia Tech 3:09 remaining
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.
Nait George having a night, cuts the Duke lead to two, 76-74 with another three. Timeout for Roach who was limping again. Wonder if he is cramping. Final media timeout. George is 3-5 from downtown, 14 pts and four assists.
Kelly hits two of three FTs to make it a five point Duke lead 76-71. Under four to play
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.
Another great play by Proctor ... pump fakes his man into the air thinking it's a heat check 3. Puts it on the floor, finds Young underneath for a layup. Duke on an 8-0 run ... 7 of its last 7 from the floor ... Leads 74-69
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.
Another Proctor 3 and Duke leads ... this is the Proctor we saw last year and has been virtually AWOL so far this season.
Two off Filipowski's career high (last year vs. VT) https://t.co/elVh5nrB3Z
Kyle Filipowski has made 8 of his last 9 3s.
Tech leads Duke 69-66, third foul on Miles Kelly at the third media timeout with 6:52 left.
Duke can't get a stop
Meanwhile, Filipowski has hit his 3rd 3 of the half and 4th of the game.
Jeremy Roach limping with a hurt right knee as play is stopped. 8:21 mark, Duke down 64-63 and the senior guard is being tended to by trainers on the bench.
Jeremy Roach had started limping a few possessions ago -- looked like he maybe banged knees in transition? -- but he couldn't take it that last trip down the court. Duke now running Foster, Proctor, McCain, Filipowski, Young
Baye Ndongo picks up foul number three with 10:52 to go, offensive foul on a bad pick. GT up 59-56
Feel like I say this every Duke game, but for as good as Kyle Filipowski is, where would this team be without Jeremy Roach? Just so, so impressed by the consistency and efficiency of the senior guard. Very fun having two of the best senior guards in the country on Tobacco Road. https://t.co/Bt0JjkIruX
13-2 Duke run over the past 2 1/2 minutes
Duke retakes the lead under 13 to play 56-55. 13-2 run.
Young with an offensive rebound off a ROach steal and Duke leads 56-55
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.
Steal and drive by Filipowski and its a 2 point game.
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
Crazy to see Duke down by this much to a team with this record at home having turned the ball over just two times all game.
Duke down by 10 at Cameron. To Georgia Tech
Duke down by 6 with 16:40 left
Tech takes a six-point lead, 47-41 timeout Duke.
The good news if you're a Duke fan: GT has only made more than eight 3s in three games this season. Bad news: Two of those three games were GT's last two games before today. https://t.co/aqyFH3xQVj
Some of this was just pure “they CANNOT miss” basketball, but a big, athletic team is going to cause a lot of issues for this Duke team. It’s the one real flaw. That said, hard to imagine GT really slowing down Duke’s offense. https://t.co/pzZKUjJvkM
From 11:00 on, Duke hit exactly TWO FGs in the first half. That's absolutely insane.
Halftime Stats from GT at Duke https://t.co/9mboNPzisM
Georgia Tech and Duke are tied at 39 at the half. GT's defense really shut down the Blue Devils for the final 9 minutes of the half.
Duke finished the half missing 12 of its final 13 field goal attempts ... tied at 39 after 20 minutes
McCain FINALLY snaps the shot-making drought for Duke with that little pullup he loves from around free-throw distance. Ended up as a 7:22 stretch without a made field goal, but Duke still leads 38-37 with under 90 seconds until half.
Duke is without a FG now for 7:02 and counting.
Miles Kelly picks up his second foul, #11 on the Jackets compared to 4 for Duke.
Miles Kelly picks up his second foul, #10 on GT this half.
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 now missed 10 straight shots. Coleman bricks in a 3 and Tech leads 35-32
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.
Tech and Duke are tied at 31 with 3:47 left in the half. A much better game so far than I anticipate.
Duke has missed its last 9 field goal attempts. Tied at 31
Georgia Tech trails 24-18 at Duke with 10:11 left at the second media timeout of the half.
Ndongo back in with two fouls.
Ryan Young and Jaylen Blakes in for Filipowski and Proctor, which... keeps Duke with four guards out there.
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.
Filipowski has scored Duke's last 10 points. His steal just lead to a break-out that resulted in McCain drawing a foul. He'll be at the line when play resumes. Duke leads Georgia Tech, 14-12
Duke leads #GaTech 14-11 at the first media timeout. Filipowski appears fired up after a terrible game at GT earlier this season. 14:42 left in the 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.
Tyrese Proctor jumper for Duke's first points of the day. That's encouraging.
With Mark Mitchell sidelined, Duke goes with four-guard starting lineup: Roach, Foster, Proctor, McCain and Filipowski
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
#Duke starters today with Mark Mitchell out: Jeremy Roach Caleb Foster Jared McCain Tyrese Proctor Kyle Filipowski Four guards. Let's do it.
Winner of seven games in a row, Duke will play Georgia Tech without Mark Mitchell https://t.co/rw6Sp9CIQe
Double, part two! Duke gets another crack at Georgia Tech in a little over an hour. https://t.co/EagaHiV18A