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7th Ranked Duke Lost Tyrese Proctor With 18:44 Left In 1st Half Saturday Because Of Leg Injury Then Duke Went On To Lose 72-68 To Georgia Tech In Atlanta In Inaugural Meeting Of 2023-2024 Season

It was a day of losses for 7th ranked Duke Saturday as they lost Tyrese Proctor with 18:44 left in 1st half Saturday because of lower leg injury as he fell on the hardwood in pain, didn’t return then Duke went on to lose 72-68 to Georgia Tech in Atlanta inaugural meeting of 2023-2024 season

As 7th ranked Duke lost 72-68 to Georgia Tech Saturday Kyle Filipowski was 4-9 on field goals, 0-3 on 3 pointers to go along with 9 rebounds, 4 blocks, 12 points. Ryan Young was 1-4 on field goals to go along 3 rebounds, 1 assists , 2 points. Tyrese Proctor was 0-1 on field goals, 0-0 on 3 pointers to go along with 0 rebounds, 0 assists following leaving game with 18:44 in 1st half. Jared McCain was 3-10 on field goals, 0-3 on 3 pointers to go along, 6 points. Jeremy Roach was 6-12 on field goals, 2-3 on 3 pointers, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 20 points. TJ Power was 1-2 on field goals, 1-2 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds, 3 points. Mark Mitchell was 5-11 on field goals, 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along 4 rebounds, 1 steal, 11 points picked up a technical foul for taunting. Caleb Foster was 5-8 1-2 to go along with 1 rebound, 1 assists, 12 points. Jalen Blakes was 1-5 on field goals, 0-2 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 points.

Following Duke’s 72-68 loss to Georgia Tech in inaugural meeting of 2023-2024 regular season Duke Head Jon Scheyer had this to say about Mitchell being called for taunting about how his team is playing offensively. They (referees) told me it was taunting and it was clear,”“Like, there was no arguing it. There’s no defense. He pointed and said something. If that’s the case, he can’t do that. But I can’t say that he did because I haven’t seen that play yet. And you don’t need me to tell you that’s a big play in the game.”

“I haven’t liked the way we shared the ball the last two games,”

“We have 11 assists. We, as a team, I believe should have close to 20 assists a game. We should. It should come easier for us.”

According to Stephen Wiseman article on https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article282463438.html

Duke now has a week off to get better before hosting Charlotte in Durham Saturday.

Tip off is set for 2:15pm from Cameron Indoor Stadium!

The game is going to be televised on CW Network!

Though, who is commentating the game is to determined.

Though, Duke is going to get another crack at Georgia Tech when they host them for rematch in Durham on Saturday January 13, 2023.

Tip off for Duke, Georgia Tech rematch is set for 5:00pm from Cameron Indoor Stadium!

The game is going to be televised on ACC Network! Though, who is commentating is to be determined!