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As 8th Ranked Duke's 5 Game Winning Streak Came To An End Saturday With 83-79 Loss To Wake Forest In Winston-Salem Kyle Filipowski Sustained Sprained Ankle When Wake Forest Fans Stormed Court

8th ranked Duke’s 5 game winning streak came to an end Saturday with 83-79 loss to Wake Forest in Winston-Salem.

As 8th ranked Duke’s 5 game winning streak came to an end Saturday with 83-79 loss to Wake Forest in Winston-Salem Mark Mitchell was 2-5 on field goals, 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along with 4 rebounds, 2 steals , 6 points. Kyle Filipowski was 6-13 on field goals, 1-6 on 3 pointers to go along with 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 17 points. Though, unfortunately following Kyle Filipowski’s offensive performance for Duke he was injured in a Court Storm where he sustained a sprained ankle that make people of the sports world share their thoughts on the court storming incident. Caleb Foster was 3-5 on field goals, 2-4 on 3 pointers to go along 3 rebounds, 1 assists, 8 points. Jared McCain was 4-7 on field goals, 3-4 on field goals to go along 5 rebounds, 1 assists , 15 points. Jeremy Roach was 6-8 on field goals, 1-1 on 3 pointers to go along with 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 16 points. Ryan Young was 3-4 on field goals to go along with 3 rebounds, 1 steal, 3 points. Tyrese Proctor who sustained a concussion in previous Duke, Wake Forest game in Durham was 5-10 on field goals, 4-8 on 3 pointers to go along with 14 points.

According to espn app

Following 8th ranked Duke’s 5 game winning streak coming to an end Saturday with 83-79 loss to Wake Forest in Winston -Salem Wake Forest Director Of Athletics John Currie had this to say!

“On behalf of Wake Forest, we sincerely regret the unfortunate on-court incident following this afternoon’s men’s basketball game and hope the involved Duke student-athlete is doing better,”

“I called Duke vice president and director of athletics Nina King and ACC senior associate commissioner Paul Brazeau immediately after the game and expressed our sincere regret for the situation and our concern for the Duke student-athlete’s well-being. Although our event management staff and security had rehearsed postgame procedures to protect the visiting team and officials, we clearly must do better.”

Following 8th ranked Duke’s 5 game winning streak coming to an end Saturday with 83-79 loss to Wake Forest in Winston -Salem Kyle Filipowski had this to say about being injured in court storming by Wake Forest fans, spectators

“There’s some videos of me getting punched in the back,”“I absolutely feel like it was personal. Intentional, for sure. There’s no reason where they see a big guy like me trying to work my way off the court that they can’t just work around you. There’s no excuse for that.”

Following 8th ranked Duke’s 5 game winning streak coming to an end Saturday with 83-79 loss to Wake Forest in Winston -Salem Wake Forest Head Coach Steve Forbes had this to say about Wake Forest fans, spectators storming court!

“I don’t like court stormings,’“I never have. I’ve been part of them before. Next time we’re going to have to do a better job of taking care of that situation.”

I attempted to get (Jon ) Scheyer’s attention in the final seconds to tell him to skip the postgame handshake to get to safety. The Joel Coliseum visitors’ locker room is accessible via a tunnel directly behind the visiting team’s bench. But that doesn’t help the players who are on the court when the clock expires.

Following 8th ranked Duke’s 5 game winning streak coming to an end Saturday with 83-79 loss to Wake Forest in Winston -Salem former Virginia Tech Head Coach current ESPN College Basketball analyst Seth Greensburg had this to say about Wake Forest fans, spectators storming court!

Wake Forest administration dropped the ball you have to have a plan in place and you’re expecting to win you have to higher extra security to make sure that athletes , players get off court safely the students can’t get on the court they weren’t equipped to handle the situation. Shame on you.

Following 8th ranked Duke’s 5 game winning streak coming to an end Saturday with 83-79 loss to Wake Forest in Winston -Salem Duke Director Of Athletics Nina King had this to say about Wake Forest fans, spectators storming court!

We need to address court storming,”“and, most importantly, how to protect our opponents (in all arenas). This is a serious safety issue that has to be be a priority for protecting our players.”

Following 8th ranked Duke’s 5 game winning streak coming to an end Saturday with 83-79 loss to Wake Forest in Winston -Salem Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner Jim Phillips had this to say about Wake Forest fans, spectators storming court!

We have been and will continue to be, in contact with both Duke and Wake Forest regarding what happened following today’s game,”

“Across college athletics, we have seen far too many of these incidents that put individuals at serious risk, and it will require the cooperation of all — including spectators — to ensure everyone’s well-being. As a conference, we will continually assess with our schools the best way to protect our student-athletes, coaches, and fans.”

Following 8th ranked Duke’s 5 game winning streak coming to an end Saturday with 83-79 loss to Wake Forest in Winston -Salem Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer had this to stay about Wake Forest fans storming court!

“When are we going to ban court-storming?”

“How many times does a player have to get into something where they get punched? Or they get pushed or they get taunted right in their face? It’s a dangerous thing.”

According to Stephen Wiseman News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article285885981.html

Duke is now going to prepare to host Louisville Wednesday in Durham for their second meeting of season. Though, when the Duke, Louisville rematch comes to mind this question comes to mind, As Duke, Louisville are facing, opposing each other Wednesday is Duke going to be playing with or without Kyle Filipowski?

Duke, Louisville have already faced, opposed each other once during 2023-2024 season when they faced, opposed each on Tuesday January 23, 2024 when Duke beat Louisville 83-69 in Louisville Kentucky “How many times does a player have to get into something where they get punched? Or they get pushed or they get taunted right in their face? It’s a dangerous thing.”

Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article285885981.html#storylink=cpy

Duke, Louisville have already faced, opposed each other once during 2023-2024 season when they faced, opposed each on Tuesday January 23, 2024 when Louisville lost 63-89 when Brandon Huntley -Hatfield was 9-13 on field goals to go along with 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 20 points. Mike James was 3-10 on field goals, 1-5 on 3 pointers to go along with 4 rebounds , 1 assists, 1 steal, 13 points. Skyy Clark was 5-10 on field goals, 2-4 on field goals to go along with 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 13 points. Tre White was 4-7 on field goals, 1-2 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds, 1 assists,, 9 points. Curtis Williams was 1-7 on field goals, 1-5 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds, 4 points. Ty - Laur Johnson was 2-4 on field goals to go along with 1 steal, 10 points.

According to espn app

Following Louisville’s 83-69 loss to Duke Louisville guard Skyy Clark who was was 5-10 on field goals, 2-4 on field goals to go along with 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 13 points had this to say!

I think our first half we’d be digging ourselves into a hole and that’s been kind of a common theme throughout the year. We just need to put together two minute halves where we compete and play hard on defense and play together offensively and that’s how will come up with those wins.

According to espn app

Following Louisville’s 83-69 loss to Duke Louisville Head Coach Kenny Payne had this to say!

I thought there were segments of the game where we showed our growth,""We showed at a time that we can play with a team like Duke. But there were a few things that stood out to me, one being in the second half, 16 second-chance points, another being time and score. So, we were having success attacking them, moving the ball and attacking them, putting them on their heels. Then, for some reason, we take a shot out of that norm – not a feel for what is going on, the plays before that. The guy comes off and takes three dribbles and shoots the ball. Time and score is critical, especially with a team that is better than a top 15, more like a top 10 team. Their skill, they are talented and have great players, so in order to beat them, we can't shoot ourselves in the foot."
According to Zach Greenwell article https://gocards.com/news/2024/1/23/mens-basketball-cards-falter-on-boards-in-83-69-loss-to-no-12-duke

Tip off is set for 7:00pm from Cameron Indoor Stadium!

The game is going to be televised on ACC Network!

Though, who is commentating the game is to be determined!