Jared McCain makes 8 3s, scores 30 points as Duke ends James Madison's March Madness run
NEW YORK (AP) Sixteen seconds into the game, Jared McCain took a kick-out pass from Kyle Filipowski, swished a 3 from the wing and smiled toward the raucous section of James Madison fans as if to say, better get used to this.
McCain scored 22 of his 30 points in the first half and set a Duke record for an NCAA Tournament game with eight 3-pointers as the Blue Devils ended 12th-seeded James Madison's dream season with a 93-55 second-round victory Sunday.
“I feel like every game, I’m always ready to see if I’m going to go off,” McCain said.
The fourth-seeded Blue Devils (26-8) are headed to the Sweet 16 to face top-seeded Houston in the South Region semifinals Friday in Dallas.
McCain and Duke emphatically ended the nation's longest active winning streak at 14 games, taking a 22-point lead into halftime and never letting the advantage slip below 20 in the second half. The rugged defense JMU used to beat Wisconsin in the first round didn't seem to bother the Blue Devils at all.
“As a shooter when you hit some early, obviously they want to press up on you. So it definitely makes the game wide open for drives, for kicks,” McCain said.
The Dukes (32-4) finished with a program record for victories.
“They are a tremendous basketball team,” coach Mark Byington said. “They left a legacy at JMU forever.”
Attention for the Sun Belt champions now turns to whether they can keep Byington. One opening he was thought to be a candidate for, at West Virginia, was filled Sunday night by Drake's Darian DeVries.
“This was the best team and one of the best coaches I ever had in my life,” said Edwards, a senior who led the Dukes with 13 points.
McCain made his eighth 3 with 11:59 left in the second half, holding the follow-through and making the score 66-39.
The charismatic freshman from California broke a school record of seven set by Quinn Cook in a stunning first-round loss to Mercer in 2014. It was all smiles for the Blue Devils in this one. They finished 14-for-28 from 3-point range.
Two days after Duke beat Vermont with quiet offensive performance from Filipowski (three points and one shot attempt), the second-team All-American had 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting against JMU. Tyrese Proctor added 18 points and four 3-pointers.
Duke was knocked out of the NCAA Tournament in the second round by Tennessee last season, coach Jon Scheyer's first as Mike Krzyzewski's replacement.
Duke got bullied by the Volunteers and expected JMU to try to do the same.
“None of us forgot about what happened in Tennessee in the second round,” Filipowski said. “I think we learned our lesson last year.”
Scheyer has been part of seven Sweet 16 teams as a player and an assistant at Duke. Now he's got his first as a head coach after the Blue Devils entered the tournament on a two-game losing streak.
Scheyer said the offense was the problem in losses to North Carolina to end the regular season and to North Carolina State to start the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament. The Blue Devils went to work on that with extra time to prepare for the NCAAs.
“You’re not going to score 93 points every game, but I do think our offense was a lot better in these two games,” he said.
McCain started sharp, knocking down his first six 3-pointers. His fourth 3 with 11:49 left in the first half made it 24-9 and drew a timeout from the Dukes.
After McCain's sixth straight made 3 of the half, he spread is arms as he jogged back on D and said something to nobody in particular. Maybe a little Michael Jordan shrug?
“I don’t know what I was doing,” he said. “I wasn’t really conscious out there.”
McCain finished the half with two long-range misses to break the streak, but nearly matched JMU's point total with 22 points on 7-for-11 shooting.
“I mean if he’s shooting the shot - wide-open 3, contested 3 - we all think it’s going in,” Proctor said. “We got a huge belief in him and he has a huge belief in himself.”
Duke led 47-25 at the half, JMU's largest deficit of the season.
SWEET TRIO
The North Carolina “Triangle” region that is home to the Blue Devils, North Carolina and North Carolina State will have all three schools reach the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2015. The top-seeded Tar Heels beat Michigan State in Saturday’s West Region, while the 11th-seeded Wolfpack continued an improbable surge by beating Oakland in the South bracket.
INJURY
Duke guard Jeremy Roach came out of the game early with what Scheyer called a dislocated finger. Duke's athletic trainer taped Roach's ring and pinky fingers on his left hand together and he ended up playing 34 minutes.
UP NEXT
Duke reached the second weekend of March Madness for the 27th time in 39 tournaments since the bracket expanded to 64 teams in 1985.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Julien Wooden vs. Kyle Filipowski (Jeremy Roach gains possession) | |||
19:41 | +3 | Jared McCain makes three point jump shot (Kyle Filipowski assists) | 0-3 | |
19:13 | +2 | T.J. Bickerstaff makes two point layup (Terrence Edwards Jr. assists) | 2-3 | |
18:47 | Terrence Edwards Jr. personal foul (Jared McCain draws the foul) | |||
18:43 | +2 | Jeremy Roach makes two point pullup jump shot (Tyrese Proctor assists) | 2-5 | |
18:23 | T.J. Bickerstaff turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Filipowski steals) | |||
18:12 | Terrence Edwards Jr. personal foul (Kyle Filipowski draws the foul) | |||
18:05 | Jared McCain misses two point floating jump shot | |||
18:03 | Noah Freidel defensive rebound | |||
17:58 | Jared McCain personal foul (Xavier Brown draws the foul) | |||
17:45 | Julien Wooden misses three point jump shot | |||
17:43 | T.J. Bickerstaff offensive rebound | |||
17:33 | T.J. Bickerstaff turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Filipowski steals) | |||
17:27 | Jeremy Roach misses two point layup | |||
17:25 | Kyle Filipowski offensive rebound | |||
17:23 | +2 | Kyle Filipowski makes two point putback layup | 2-7 | |
16:55 | Xavier Brown misses three point jump shot | |||
16:53 | Kyle Filipowski defensive rebound | |||
16:47 | Kyle Filipowski misses three point jump shot | |||
16:45 | Jeremy Roach offensive rebound | |||
16:38 | Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot | |||
16:36 | Xavier Brown defensive rebound | |||
16:28 | Kyle Filipowski shooting foul (T.J. Bickerstaff draws the foul) | |||
16:28 | +1 | T.J. Bickerstaff makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-7 | |
16:28 | +1 | T.J. Bickerstaff makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-7 | |
16:12 | Jared McCain misses two point jump shot | |||
16:10 | Blue Devils offensive rebound | |||
16:00 | +2 | Tyrese Proctor makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 4-9 | |
15:43 | Mark Mitchell blocks Julien Wooden's two point dunk | |||
15:41 | Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound | |||
15:33 | Julien Wooden blocks Mark Mitchell's two point dunk | |||
15:31 | Mark Mitchell offensive rebound | |||
15:24 | +3 | Jared McCain makes three point jump shot (Mark Mitchell assists) | 4-12 | |
15:10 | Ryan Young shooting foul (T.J. Bickerstaff draws the foul) | |||
15:10 | TV timeout | |||
15:10 | +1 | T.J. Bickerstaff makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-12 | |
15:10 | T.J. Bickerstaff misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
15:10 | Kyle Filipowski defensive rebound | |||
14:57 | +3 | Jared McCain makes three point jump shot (Jeremy Roach assists) | 5-15 | |
14:36 | Kyle Filipowski blocks Noah Freidel's two point layup | |||
14:34 | Dukes offensive rebound | |||
14:25 | +2 | Raekwon Horton makes two point layup | 7-15 | |
14:06 | Kyle Filipowski turnover (back court violation) | |||
13:55 | Noah Freidel misses two point layup | |||
13:53 | Kyle Filipowski defensive rebound | |||
13:45 | Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot | |||
13:43 | Raekwon Horton defensive rebound | |||
13:36 | Jeremy Roach shooting foul (Jaylen Carey draws the foul) | |||
13:36 | +1 | Jaylen Carey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-15 | |
13:36 | Jaylen Carey misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
13:36 | Sean Stewart defensive rebound | |||
13:16 | Jaylen Carey personal foul (Kyle Filipowski draws the foul) | |||
12:59 | Jaylen Blakes misses three point jump shot | |||
12:57 | Sean Stewart offensive rebound | |||
12:51 | +3 | Tyrese Proctor makes three point jump shot (Kyle Filipowski assists) | 8-18 | |
12:39 | Sean Stewart shooting foul (Raekwon Horton draws the foul) | |||
12:39 | +1 | Raekwon Horton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-18 | |
12:39 | Raekwon Horton misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
12:39 | Sean Stewart defensive rebound | |||
12:14 | +3 | Tyrese Proctor makes three point stepback jump shot | 9-21 | |
11:55 | Jaylen Carey turnover (lost ball) (Jared McCain steals) | |||
11:49 | +3 | Jared McCain makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Proctor assists) | 9-24 | |
11:56 | Dukes 30 second timeout | |||
11:30 | Sean Stewart shooting foul (Jaylen Carey draws the foul) | |||
11:29 | TV timeout | |||
11:30 | Jaylen Carey misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
11:30 | Jaylen Carey misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
11:30 | Jared McCain defensive rebound | |||
11:07 | Tyrese Proctor misses two point layup | |||
11:05 | Raekwon Horton defensive rebound | |||
10:59 | +2 | Terrence Edwards Jr. makes two point layup | 11-24 | |
10:31 | Jeremy Roach misses three point jump shot | |||
10:29 | Xavier Brown defensive rebound | |||
10:20 | +2 | Jaylen Carey makes two point layup (Michael Green III assists) | 13-24 | |
9:54 | Jeremy Roach misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
9:52 | Jaylen Carey defensive rebound | |||
9:24 | Terrence Edwards Jr. misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
9:22 | Mark Mitchell defensive rebound | |||
9:03 | +2 | Jared McCain makes two point finger roll layup | 13-26 | |
8:29 | Terrence Edwards Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
8:27 | Jared McCain defensive rebound | |||
8:17 | Jaylen Carey blocks Mark Mitchell's two point layup | |||
8:15 | Terrence Edwards Jr. defensive rebound | |||
8:10 | +2 | Terrence Edwards Jr. makes two point layup | 15-26 | |
7:49 | +2 | Kyle Filipowski makes two point dunk (Jared McCain assists) | 15-28 | |
7:27 | Jaylen Carey misses three point jump shot | |||
7:25 | Jared McCain defensive rebound | |||
7:11 | +3 | Jared McCain makes three point stepback jump shot | 15-31 | |
6:57 | +2 | Michael Green III makes two point layup | 17-31 | |
6:39 | Xavier Brown personal foul (Jared McCain draws the foul) | |||
6:39 | TV timeout | |||
6:26 | Julien Wooden shooting foul (Jared McCain draws the foul) | |||
6:26 | +1 | Jared McCain makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-32 | |
6:26 | +1 | Jared McCain makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-33 | |
6:11 | T.J. Bickerstaff misses two point hook shot | |||
6:09 | Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound | |||
5:56 | Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot | |||
5:54 | Ryan Young offensive rebound | |||
5:49 | +2 | Jeremy Roach makes two point layup | 17-35 | |
5:39 | Tyrese Proctor personal foul (Noah Freidel draws the foul) | |||
5:39 | Noah Freidel misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
5:39 | Ryan Young defensive rebound | |||
5:08 | Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot | |||
5:06 | Ryan Young offensive rebound | |||
5:06 | Julien Wooden shooting foul (Ryan Young draws the foul) | |||
5:06 | +1 | Ryan Young makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-36 | |
5:06 | Ryan Young misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
5:06 | Noah Freidel defensive rebound | |||
4:49 | Ryan Young shooting foul (T.J. Bickerstaff draws the foul) | |||
4:49 | +1 | T.J. Bickerstaff makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-36 | |
4:49 | +1 | T.J. Bickerstaff makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-36 | |
4:34 | +2 | Kyle Filipowski makes two point layup (Jeremy Roach assists) | 19-38 | |
4:06 | Noah Freidel turnover (bad pass) (Jaylen Blakes steals) | |||
4:01 | +2 | Kyle Filipowski makes two point layup (Jeremy Roach assists) | 19-40 | |
4:01 | Dukes 30 second timeout | |||
4:01 | TV timeout | |||
3:52 | Xavier Brown misses three point jump shot | |||
3:50 | Raekwon Horton offensive rebound | |||
3:41 | Kyle Filipowski shooting foul (Terrence Edwards Jr. draws the foul) | |||
3:41 | Terrence Edwards Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
3:41 | +1 | Terrence Edwards Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-40 | |
3:30 | +2 | Mark Mitchell makes two point dunk (Jeremy Roach assists) | 20-42 | |
3:10 | +3 | Noah Freidel makes three point jump shot (T.J. Bickerstaff assists) | 23-42 | |
2:56 | Julien Wooden shooting foul (Jaylen Blakes draws the foul) | |||
2:56 | +1 | Jaylen Blakes makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-43 | |
2:56 | +1 | Jaylen Blakes makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-44 | |
2:44 | Noah Freidel misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
2:42 | Jared McCain defensive rebound | |||
2:26 | +3 | Jared McCain makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Proctor assists) | 23-47 | |
2:04 | T.J. Bickerstaff misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
2:02 | Ryan Young defensive rebound | |||
1:33 | Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot | |||
1:31 | Noah Freidel defensive rebound | |||
1:13 | T.J. Bickerstaff turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Young steals) | |||
1:06 | Blue Devils 30 second timeout | |||
0:49 | Tyrese Proctor turnover (lost ball) (T.J. Bickerstaff steals) | |||
0:41 | +2 | Noah Freidel makes two point layup (T.J. Bickerstaff assists) | 25-47 | |
0:12 | Jared McCain misses three point jump shot | |||
0:10 | Bryant Randleman defensive rebound | |||
0:08 | Bryant Randleman turnover (bad pass) | |||
0:02 | Jared McCain misses three point jump shot | |||
0:01 | Dukes defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |