GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Duke has invested weeks developing regularity and cohesion on the offensive conclude. That has the 21st-ranked Blue Devils generating extra passes, acquiring improved seems and knocking down outside the house photographs.
It also has this freshman-laden bunch within a earn of an Atlantic Coastline Convention Tournament championship less than very first-calendar year coach Jon Scheyer.
Kyle Filipowski had 17 details and 11 rebounds, Jeremy Roach hit a enormous 3-pointer at the 1:32 mark and Duke held off No. 14 Miami 85-78 in the ACC semifinals on Friday evening.
Roach’s 3 from the still left wing around Isaiah Wong with the shot clock heading down gave Duke a 78-71 lead that Miami could not overcome in a well-performed matchup that normally resembled a second-weekend NCAA Match sport.
“I imagined it was as higher of a stage of game as we’ve played,” Scheyer explained.
And the fourth-seeded Blue Devils (25-8) did ample late to continue to be in handle, earning a conference with No. 13 Virginia in Saturday’s ultimate.
Tyrese Proctor strike two no cost throws with 9.8 seconds remaining, and Filipowski rebounded Wong’s final-ditch 3-pointer to get started Duke’s celebration. Proctor elevated his arms and motioned to the property-state crowd for more sound as Duke won its eighth straight recreation and earned its 17th excursion to the title activity in the previous 25 tournaments.
Wong experienced 22 factors to guide the top-seeded Hurricanes (25-7), who experienced an speedy blow by shedding commencing ahead Norchad Omier to an ankle injuries 66 seconds into the recreation. Miami shot 46.8%, with Wong and Jordan Miller (17 details) main the attack.
“These men did a amazing work of holding us in the sport suitable until finally the bitter finish and gave ourselves a likelihood,” Miami coach Jim Larrañaga reported. “If we could have forced a turnover or made 1 or two extra pictures, it could have been a distinct outcome.”
Equally teams experienced 5 players in double figures, with Duke acquiring 16 factors from Dariq Whitehead and 15 from Proctor. The Blue Devils shot 54.9% and made 8 of 16 3-tips, a showing coming a working day right after they shot 62% in a rout of Pittsburgh with a event-file 27 assists.
“I just assume early in the year we were variety of letting the ball adhere, and it was sticking in one particular guy’s hand and that’s been a massive thing this complete time,” Roach mentioned. “(Scheyer’s) been telling us all 5 fellas bought to touch it. And when all five fellas are touching it, most people has acquired self-assurance.”
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Duke: The Blue Devils hadn’t authorized an opponent to arrive at 70 factors for the duration of their profitable streak. That operate finished and Miami put in the recreation hovering all-around 50% shooting, however the Blue Devils gained mainly because they performed with composure and toughness.
Miami: The Hurricanes experienced lost just at the time because late January, slipping at home to Florida Point out immediately after blowing a 25-point guide on Feb. 25. The Hurricanes arrived in Greensboro as the tournament’s No. 1 seed for only the second time in plan heritage, the other coming a ten years previously when Miami accomplished a 3-day run to the program’s lone ACC Event championship.
COMPOSED
Duke made 14 of 16 cost-free throws following halftime, which include Whitehead hitting a few soon after getting fouled on a 3-pointer with Duke holding a 66-65 direct with 5:12 remaining. The Blue Devils also fully commited 4 second-50 percent turnovers.
REVENGE
Duke avenged a loss for the fourth time this time. The teams split the standard-season meetings, but Miami beat Duke by 32 factors on Feb. 6. The Blue Devils have pointed to that game as a turning stage.
“We definitely did not set our finest foot forward very last time in opposition to Miami and we understood that,” Proctor mentioned. “We proved right now that we are a greater group.”
Duke also missing to Virginia in the teams’ only conference this season.
OMIER’S EXIT
Omier, a 6-foot-7 third-12 months sophomore, arrived in averaging 14 details and a team-significant 9.8 rebounds. He was an All-ACC next-workforce decide by The Associated Press before this week.
He went down when he rebounded a missed no cost toss, landing on the foot of Duke’s Dereck Lively II and rolling his ideal ankle. That sent him slipping to the court docket and banging his hands on the hardwood in pain.
Omier was helped to the bench, then essential enable just to get on his feet prior to staying assisted to the tunnel towards the locker room. The staff afterwards tweeted he was out for the sport but did not split any bones.
“Regardless of Norchad enjoying or not playing, we all acquired recruited here, we’re all excellent adequate gamers,” Miller stated. “So with that, there is no excuse. We’ve just obtained to locate a way.”
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