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As Kyle Filipowski, Mark Mitchell, Jared McCain, Jeremy Roach Scored 23, 21 , 17 , 12 Points Duke Topped Wake Forest 77-69 Monday In Inaugural Meeting Of 2023-2024 Regular Season

As Kyle Filipowski, , Mark Mitchell, Jared McCain, Jeremy Roach scored 23, 21, 17 , 12 points Duke topped Wake Forest 77-69 Monday in inaugural match up of 2023-2024 regular

As Kyle Filipowski, Mark Mitchell, Jared McCain Jeremy Roach scored 23, 21, 17 points. Kyle Filipowski was 8-14 on field goals, 1-6 on 3 pointers to go along with 10 rebounds, 2 assists. Mark Mitchell was 9-14 on field goals, 1-2 on 3 pointers to go along 8 rebounds, 1 steal, 2 blocks. Jared McCain was 4-10 on field goals, 3-7 on 3 pointers to go along with 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal. Jeremy Roach was 5-8 on field goals, 2-4 on 3 pointers to go along 2 rebounds, 5 assists.

According to espn app

Following Kyle Filipowski, Mark Mitchell, Jared McCain, Jeremy Roach scoring 23, 21 , 17, 12 points 9th ranked Duke topping Wake Forest 77-69 in Atlantic Coast Conference opponents inaugural meeting of 2023-2024 regular season Mark Mitchell had this to say about Wake Forest forwards Andrew Carr, Efton Reid III who were 3-6 on field goals to go along 4 rebounds, 3 assists, steal, , 8 points. 6-9 on field goals to go along 5 rebounds, 1 assists , 1 steal, 12 points.

They have a really good frontcourt,”We knew it was going to be a battle. Those guys came to fight. We came to fight. Obviously it was really good and we’ll see them again in 12 days.”

Following Kyle Filipowski, Mark Mitchell, Jared McCain, Jeremy Roach scoring 23, 21 , 17, 12 points 9th ranked Duke topping Wake Forest 77-69 in Atlantic Coast Conference opponents inaugural meeting of 2023-2024 regular season Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer had this to say about Mark Mitchell, Kyle Filipowski who were 8-14 on field goals, 1-6 on 3 pointers to go along with 10 rebounds, 2 assists. 9-14 on field goals, 1-2 on 3 pointers to go along 8 rebounds, 1 steal, 2 blocks.

I thought Mark and Flip were men,”“I thought they’re really tough tonight. Anybody who doubts their toughness, or what they’re about, they don’t know Mark Mitchell. They don’t know Kyle Filipowski. Those guys were just men tonight.”

According to Stephen Wiseman News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article285103462.html

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Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer wasn’t the only Head Coach to share thoughts following Duke’s 77-69 win over Wake Forest Monday in Durham as Wake Forest Head Coach Steve Forbes did as well by saying Duke did a great job of adjusting to our ball screen coverages. We were blitzing the sides and he went to naked pick and roll in the second half. We helped big help big which is where four helps five and five is the one blitzing then four helps on the roll. They put Mitchell at the top which was smart. Then they kicked it to him, and the four had to cover  him. Andrew got in foul trouble so Damari had to guard

Mitchell and Filipowski were unbelievable. They both played great. During the guts of the game we didn't give up. I think we gave up three offensive rebounds in the second half. Those three offensive rebounds we allowed killed us in the guts of the game when they got a couple of back to back rebounds that we really needed to get. We were getting stops then we couldn't get the ball and kept fouling.
I have to give credit to those guys. I don't know if Jon took Filipowski or Mitchell out during the second half. They probably could have played the whole game. They played at an elite level. For us to win an elite-level road game like that you can't give up 48 points in the second half and that's a credit to Duke. McCain was good, Roach was steady. For us on offense, Hunter and Parker were the only two that could really get going. Andrew played well, but he fouled. We just had foul trouble all over the place."

According to article https://godeacs.com/news/2024/2/12/mens-basketball-wake-forest-battles-no-9-duke

Duke is going to oppose Wake Forest again on Saturday February 24, 2024 when they travel to Winston-Salem for the rematch.

Until then Duke who is ranked 9th in week 15 AP Top 25 poll is going to travel to Tallahassee Florida for their only 2023-2024 regular season match up with Florida State Saturday.

Tip off is set for 2:00pm from Donald L. Tucker Center!

The game is going to be televised on ESPN with Dave O’Brien, Cory Alexander, Myron Medcalf commentating!

Cory Alexander was a point guard for Virginia from 1991 -1995 where he played in 85 games averaged 15.1 points , 3.5 rebounds , 4.7 assists per game where he was 1992-1993 All-ACC 1993 All ACC Tourney before being drafted by San Antonio Spurs in the 1st round of 1995 NBA Draft as the 29th overall, pick, selection!