No. 21 Duke uses balanced scoring to upset No. 10 Baylor

NEW YORK – All five starters scored in double-figures for No. 21 Duke (8-3) and the Blue Devils used a late 14-1 run to secure the 78-70 win over No. 10 Baylor (9-2) at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night. 

Wednesday night was the 59th game at Madison Square Garden for Duke. With the win, the Blue Devils moved to 41-18 in the venue. Duke has won seven straight and eight of its last nine at MSG.

Duke has won 23 of its last 26 inside of NBA arenas and moved to 2-0 this season and 96-33 all-time in NBA venues.

All five Duke starters scored in double-figures, marking the first time this season the Blue Devils had five players eclipse 10 points.

Freshman Jared McCain scored a game-high 21 points, matching his season-best point production and marking the second time in three games he has led the team in scoring. The Sacramento, California, native shot an efficient 7-of-11 (.636) from the field and connected on 3-of-6 (.500) from deep – his third straight game with at least three successful three-pointers. The Blue Devils are now 4-0 when he reaches that threshold.

Jeremy Roach scored 18 points, shooting 5-of-9 (.556) from the field. The senior guard also went 1-of-2 (.500) from beyond the arc and 7-of-8 from the foul line. Roach has now made a three-pointer in six consecutive games, matching the longest streak in his career.

Mark Mitchell scored 10 points, his seventh game of the season with at least 10 points and 23rd career double-digit performance. Duke is now 21-2 when Mitchell scores 10 or more.

Kyle Filipowski logged his fourth double-double of the season and second consecutive, scoring 13 points while adding 10 rebounds. The sophomore now has 20 career double-doubles in 47 games played.

Caleb Foster rounded out Duke’s double-digit scoring, putting up 12 points while grabbing a career-high five boards.

Ryan Young’s layup at 5:35 of the second half provided the team captain with his 1,000th career point. He added a pair of free throws and now sits at 1,002, including 258 points at Duke and 744 at Northwestern (2019-22).

“[Baylor] has been a winning program. So, it’s an honor for us to play them. I thought we were incredibly tough tonight. I’m not saying Baylor wasn’t. I thought we were more mentally tough down the stretch, which is what this program has been about. I thought our defense throughout was pretty good. I mean, they’re an explosive offensive team. They’re going to score some points. I’m really proud of this game, proud of just the mental toughness that we’ve shown.” – head coach Jon Scheyer

Duke will return to Cameron Indoor Stadium one more time before the end of 2023 when they host Queens University on Saturday, December 30th at 2 pm.