Kyle Filipowski showed his varied skills with 15 points, six rebounds, four assists and three blocks as No. 8 Duke defeated host Miami 84-55 in an Atlantic Coast Conference game on Wednesday night.
Duke (21-5, 12-3 ACC), which never trailed, has won five straight and 16 of its past 18 games.
Miami (15-12, 6-10), which reached the Final Four last season, has lost a season-worst five consecutive games. This is the Hurricanes’ longest skid since they dropped six straight in February and March 2021.
Jeremy Roach led Duke in scoring with 16 points. Duke also got 15 points from Mark Mitchell and 11 from Caleb Foster.
The Hurricanes were led by Wooga Poplar and Bensley Joseph, who each scored 15.
Miami center Norchad Omier, who entered the game shooting 60.3 percent from the floor and 64.9 percent on 2-pointers, struggled with his shooting. He posted nine points and a game-high 10 rebounds, including six offensive boards.
But Omier, who is 6-7, perhaps bothered by the height of the 7-foot Filipowski, was just 3-of-14 shooting from the field, missing several layups or putbacks and one dunk.
Jared McCain, coming off a 35-point game that tied a Duke freshman record set by Zion Williamson, scored seven points on 3-of-9 shooting.
Starter Tyrese Proctor, who missed Duke’s previous game due to a concussion, returned to the lineup but as a reserve. He scored 12 points in 23 minutes.
Miami was without two starters as Nijel Pack missed his second straight game due to a leg injury and Matthew Cleveland was held out due to illness.
In addition, star freshman Kyshawn George was charged with two fouls and only played 10 first-half minutes. He finished with two points.
Given that, Duke went on a 13-0 run midway through the first half and led 40-23 at intermission.
The biggest difference between the teams in the first half: Duke shot 8-of-16 on 3-pointers while Miami made just 3-of-14 (21.4 percent).
Roach led all first-half scorers with 11 points.
Miami was never in the game in the second half.
For the game, Duke shot 51.9 percent from the floor, including 13-of-29 on 3-pointers (44.8 percent).
Miami shot 31.1 percent from the floor, including 6-of-25 on 3-pointers (24.0 percent).
–Field Level Media