Duke Beats Wake Forest 77 - 69 in Cameron Monday Night to Continue Their Longest Winning Home Streak Against Any Opponent

From Duke Sports Information 

No. 9 Duke never trailed in its 77-69 victory over Wake Forest on Monday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils (19-5, 10-3 ACC) knocked off the Demon Deacons (16-8, 8-5 ACC) with the help of double-doubles from Kyle Filipowski and Jared McCain, and 23 points from Mark Mitchell -- matching the sophomore's career-high. 

NOTES

• Monday night marked the 100th game played in Durham, N.C., between the two teams. Duke now holds an 82-18 record in those meetings. 
• The Blue Devils have won 25 consecutive home games against the Demon Deacons – marking the longest Duke home win streak against any opponent. The last Wake Forest victory in Durham was on Jan. 11, 1997.
• Duke's defense held Wake Forest to 69 points, 11.8 points below its season average of 80.8. The Blue Devils have held 21 of their 24 opponents to below their respective scoring average. 
• Two Blue Devils, Kyle Filipowski and Mark Mitchell, finished with at least 20 points for the first time since playing at Louisville on Jan. 23, and two Duke players, Filipowski and Jared McCain, logged double-doubles for the first time since the same Louisville game. 
• Wake Forest was limited to just 11-of-39 from the field in the first 20 minutes, marking the lowest first-half shooting percentage by a Duke opponent so far this season.
• Duke held the lead (29-27) at half, the 17th such occurrence this season. The Blue Devils are now 17-0 in those games.
• Mitchell scored 23 points on 9-of-14 (.643) shooting, matching his career-high. The sophomore has finished in double-digits in five of his last six contests and 13 of his last 15.
• The Blue Devils are now 29-3 in games where Mitchell scores at least 10 points. 
• Filipowski logged his eighth double-double of the season, scoring 21 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. The sophomore center now has 24 career double-doubles and 10 games with at least 20 points and 10 boards. 
• McCain snagged 10 rebounds, his sixth career game with at least 10 caroms and fourth in the last five contests. Duke is now 4-2 in such games.
• McCain also scored 17 points, marking his fourth career double-double and his third double-double in the last four contests. 
• In his 50th career start against an ACC opponent, senior guard Jeremy Roach contributed 12 points and a game-high five assists.

UP NEXT

• No. 9 Duke (19-5, 10-3 ACC) hits the road for the first time since Feb. 3, traveling to Tallahassee to battle Florida State (13-10, 7-5 ACC) on Feb. 17. The Blue Devils and Seminoles are scheduled for a 2 p.m. start, with the game broadcast on ESPN.