Filipowski leads the way as No. 2 Duke opens the season by beating Dartmouth 92-54
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) Second-ranked Duke was already up big when Kyle Filipowski saw a teammate rip down an offensive rebound, immediately cut into the paint for the feed and flushed a two-handed dunk.
Then he paused to blow a two-handed kiss to the baseline TV camera pointed his way under the basket.
“It was a little blow-a-kiss-to-the-fans for the start of a new college hoops season,” Filipowski said. “Just wanted to have some fun.”
The preseason Associated Press All-American opened the season with a flurry, scoring 25 points to lead the Blue Devils past Dartmouth 92-54 on Monday night to start Year 2 under Jon Scheyer.
Freshman Caleb Foster added 15 points for the Blue Devils (1-0), who shot 64.4% and had doubled up the Big Green by halftime (42-21). The preseason Atlantic Coast Conference favorite won its 23rd straight season opener despite playing without returning wing starter Mark Mitchell due to a lower-body injury.
Duke took over midway through the first half, making 11 of 14 shots through the final 10 minutes to stretch out a lead. That included a run of six scores in seven possessions, starting with Filipowski and Ryan Young inside and followed by against-the-zone 3s from Foster, Tyrese Proctor and then the 7-foot Filipowski.
“I think we look really good when we share the ball," point guard Tyrese Proctor said. "When we share the ball and everyone's getting a touch, it goes from one side of the floor to another. That's what Scheyer's been emphasizing. We move the ball, we get paint touches, we get wide open shots.”
Duke made 32 of 44 shots (72.7%) after the opening 9 1/2 minutes.
Filipowski went 10 for 12 from the field. Jeremy Roach added 14 points, while Proctor had eight assists.
Dusan Neskovic scored 23 points for the Big Green (0-1), but the rest of his team combined to make 8 of 37 shots (21.6%). Dartmouth has lost 44 straight to ranked opponents and fell to 3-55 in those games all-time.
“We're a team that's not there yet," Dartmouth coach David McLaughlin said. "We're trying to figure out who we are, and we will. We're maybe 10 minutes now at the level we want to play against a team like this. We need to continue to bump that up as the games go along.”
BIG PICTURE
Dartmouth: Seven of the top nine scorers are back from a 10-18 team for the Big Green, picked seventh in the eight-team Ivy League this year. Dartmouth hung around for the first 10 minutes but withered amid Duke's decisive burst and couldn't secure its first win against a ranked opponent since 1956.
Duke: The Blue Devils haven't lost an opener since an 0-2 start in the 1999-2000 season and were coming off a 16-0 record at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Scheyer's debut season as successor to retired Hall of Famer Mike Krzyzewski.
UP NEXT
Dartmouth: UMass Lowell visits the Big Green on Friday night.
Duke: The Blue Devils host No. 12 Arizona on Friday night. That includes a reunion with Wildcats guard Caleb Love, a transfer from Blue Devils rival North Carolina.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Brandon Mitchell-Day vs. Kyle Filipowski (Jared McCain gains possession) | |||
20:00 | Brandon Mitchell-Day vs. Kyle Filipowski (Jared McCain gains possession) | |||
19:41 | Jayden Williams blocks Ryan Young's two point layup | |||
19:39 | Jayden Williams defensive rebound | |||
19:13 | Ryan Cornish misses three point jump shot | |||
19:11 | Ryan Young defensive rebound | |||
18:59 | +2 | Kyle Filipowski makes two point hook shot | 0-2 | |
18:40 | +2 | Dusan Neskovic makes two point layup (Brandon Mitchell-Day assists) | 2-2 | |
18:15 | Jared McCain misses two point layup | |||
18:13 | Ryan Young offensive rebound | |||
18:12 | Jackson Munro personal foul (Ryan Young draws the foul) | |||
18:11 | +2 | Jeremy Roach makes two point jump shot (Tyrese Proctor assists) | 2-4 | |
17:53 | Tyrese Proctor personal foul | |||
17:50 | Jayden Williams turnover (bad pass) (Jared McCain steals) | |||
17:42 | Jeremy Roach misses three point jump shot | |||
17:40 | Jayden Williams defensive rebound | |||
17:24 | Brandon Mitchell-Day misses two point jump shot | |||
17:22 | Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound | |||
17:11 | Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot | |||
17:09 | Jayden Williams defensive rebound | |||
17:05 | Ryan Cornish turnover (bad pass) | |||
16:48 | Ryan Young offensive foul | |||
16:48 | Ryan Young turnover (offensive foul) | |||
16:35 | Kyle Filipowski blocks Dusan Neskovic's two point layup | |||
16:33 | Ryan Young defensive rebound | |||
16:27 | +3 | Jared McCain makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Proctor assists) | 2-7 | |
16:02 | Jared McCain personal foul (Ryan Cornish draws the foul) | |||
15:54 | Dusan Neskovic offensive foul (Tyrese Proctor draws the foul) | |||
15:54 | Dusan Neskovic turnover (offensive foul) | |||
15:54 | TV timeout | |||
15:40 | Caleb Foster misses three point jump shot | |||
15:38 | Brandon Mitchell-Day defensive rebound | |||
15:26 | Jeremy Roach personal foul | |||
15:14 | +2 | Brandon Mitchell-Day makes two point layup (Jackson Munro assists) | 4-7 | |
14:50 | Jeremy Roach misses two point jump shot | |||
14:48 | Jaren Johnson defensive rebound | |||
14:33 | Jackson Munro misses two point layup | |||
14:31 | Jayden Williams offensive rebound | |||
14:23 | Jayden Williams misses two point jump shot | |||
14:21 | Caleb Foster defensive rebound | |||
14:04 | +2 | Tyrese Proctor makes two point jump shot | 4-9 | |
13:38 | Christian Reeves blocks Brandon Mitchell-Day's two point jump shot | |||
13:36 | Caleb Foster defensive rebound | |||
13:29 | +2 | Caleb Foster makes two point layup | 4-11 | |
13:17 | Tyrese Proctor personal foul | |||
13:09 | Jaylen Blakes blocks Dusan Neskovic's three point jump shot | |||
13:07 | Christian Reeves defensive rebound | |||
13:00 | Jaylen Blakes turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Cornish steals) | |||
12:56 | Jaylen Blakes shooting foul (Ryan Cornish draws the foul) | |||
12:56 | Ryan Cornish misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
12:56 | +1 | Ryan Cornish makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-11 | |
12:33 | Caleb Foster misses two point layup | |||
12:31 | Dusan Neskovic defensive rebound | |||
12:15 | +2 | Dusan Neskovic makes two point layup (Nikola Dimitrijevic assists) | 7-11 | |
11:57 | +3 | Jared McCain makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Blakes assists) | 7-14 | |
11:29 | TV timeout | |||
11:23 | Nikola Dimitrijevic misses two point jump shot | |||
11:21 | Kyle Filipowski defensive rebound | |||
11:04 | Jeremy Roach misses three point jump shot | |||
11:02 | Jaren Johnson defensive rebound | |||
10:42 | +2 | Dusan Neskovic makes two point layup | 9-14 | |
10:18 | Kyle Filipowski misses three point jump shot | |||
10:16 | Jaren Johnson defensive rebound | |||
10:02 | Nikola Dimitrijevic misses two point layup | |||
10:00 | Jared McCain defensive rebound | |||
9:55 | +2 | Caleb Foster makes two point layup | 9-16 | |
9:40 | Jayden Williams turnover (bad pass) (Jaylen Blakes steals) | |||
9:32 | +2 | Jaylen Blakes makes two point layup | 9-18 | |
9:06 | +3 | Jayden Williams makes three point jump shot (Ryan Cornish assists) | 12-18 | |
8:40 | Kyle Filipowski turnover (traveling) | |||
8:15 | Jared McCain shooting foul (Ryan Cornish draws the foul) | |||
8:15 | +1 | Ryan Cornish makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-18 | |
8:15 | +1 | Ryan Cornish makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-18 | |
7:54 | Caleb Foster misses two point jump shot | |||
7:52 | Jackson Munro defensive rebound | |||
7:36 | Brandon Mitchell-Day misses three point jump shot | |||
7:34 | Jaylen Blakes defensive rebound | |||
7:23 | Brandon Mitchell-Day personal foul (Ryan Young draws the foul) | |||
7:23 | TV timeout | |||
7:21 | +2 | Kyle Filipowski makes two point dunk (Tyrese Proctor assists) | 14-20 | |
7:12 | Ryan Young blocks Ryan Cornish's two point layup | |||
7:10 | Kyle Filipowski defensive rebound | |||
6:53 | +2 | Ryan Young makes two point layup (Tyrese Proctor assists) | 14-22 | |
6:31 | +2 | Dusan Neskovic makes two point jump shot (Jackson Munro assists) | 16-22 | |
6:15 | +3 | Caleb Foster makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Proctor assists) | 16-25 | |
5:58 | Dusan Neskovic misses three point jump shot | |||
5:56 | Blue Devils defensive rebound | |||
5:39 | Caleb Foster misses three point jump shot | |||
5:37 | Jackson Munro defensive rebound | |||
5:27 | +3 | Jackson Munro makes three point jump shot (Ryan Cornish assists) | 19-25 | |
5:07 | +3 | Tyrese Proctor makes three point jump shot (Jeremy Roach assists) | 19-28 | |
4:49 | Jayden Williams misses three point jump shot | |||
4:47 | Ryan Young defensive rebound | |||
4:37 | +3 | Kyle Filipowski makes three point jump shot (Jeremy Roach assists) | 19-31 | |
4:27 | Big Green 30 second timeout | |||
4:27 | TV timeout | |||
4:06 | Jackson Munro misses two point layup | |||
4:04 | Big Green offensive rebound | |||
3:54 | Ryan Cornish turnover (bad pass) | |||
3:37 | +2 | Jeremy Roach makes two point layup | 19-33 | |
3:37 | Ryan Cornish shooting foul (Jeremy Roach draws the foul) | |||
3:37 | Jeremy Roach misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
3:37 | Jackson Munro defensive rebound | |||
3:12 | Jeremy Roach shooting foul (Ryan Cornish draws the foul) | |||
3:12 | Ryan Cornish misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | |||
3:12 | +1 | Ryan Cornish makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 20-33 | |
3:12 | +1 | Ryan Cornish makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 21-33 | |
2:54 | Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot | |||
2:52 | Robert McRae III defensive rebound | |||
2:25 | Jaren Johnson misses two point jump shot | |||
2:23 | Kyle Filipowski defensive rebound | |||
2:03 | +2 | Kyle Filipowski makes two point layup | 21-35 | |
2:03 | Brandon Mitchell-Day shooting foul (Kyle Filipowski draws the foul) | |||
2:03 | +1 | Kyle Filipowski makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 21-36 | |
1:50 | Ryan Cornish turnover (bad pass) (Jaylen Blakes steals) | |||
1:46 | +2 | Jaylen Blakes makes two point layup | 21-38 | |
1:46 | Ryan Cornish shooting foul (Jaylen Blakes draws the foul) | |||
1:46 | +1 | Jaylen Blakes makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 21-39 | |
1:20 | Nikola Dimitrijevic misses two point jump shot | |||
1:18 | Kyle Filipowski defensive rebound | |||
1:08 | +3 | Jaylen Blakes makes three point jump shot (Ryan Young assists) | 21-42 | |
0:31 | Jaylen Blakes blocks Dusan Neskovic's three point jump shot | |||
0:30 | Big Green turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
0:27 | Blue Devils 30 second timeout | |||
0:04 | Robert McRae III personal foul (Tyrese Proctor draws the foul) | |||
0:04 | Tyrese Proctor misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
0:04 | Nikola Dimitrijevic defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |