SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Mark Mitchell scored 19 of his career-high 23 points in the second half, and No. 14 Duke pulled away from Notre Dame for a 67-59 victory on Saturday.
The 6-foot-9 Mitchell also grabbed 14 rebounds, continuing his midseason surge. The sophomore forward scored 21 points in an 86-66 win against Syracuse on Tuesday night.
Duke (11-3, 2-1 ACC) earned its sixth consecutive victory. Jeremy Roach went 9 for 9 at the free-throw line and scored 18 points for the Blue Devils. Jared McCain finished with 11 points.
Freshman guard Markus Burton led Notre Dame with 18 points. Braeden Shrewsberry made four 3-pointers and finished with 12 points.
The Fighting Irish (6-9, 1-3) led 24-15 with 7:06 left in the first half. But the Blue Devils responded with a 14-3 run for a 29-27 lead at the break.
Mitchell then took over, scoring Duke's first 14 points in the second half. Notre Dame closed to 57-55 on Tae Davis' layup with about three minutes left, but Kyle Filipowski responded with a layup for Duke and Mitchell scored on a putback.
Mitchell was 8 for 12 from the field and 2 for 2 from 3-point range. He was 1 for 22 from beyond the arc coming into the game.
Mitchell helped pick up the slack for a shaky performance by the 7-foot Filipowski, who finished with seven points on 2-for-12 shooting.
Big Picture
Duke: The Blue Devils committed nine of their 11 turnovers in the first half. They outscored the Irish 18-5 in points off turnovers. They also went 17 for 21 at the line, compared to 8 for 16 for Notre Dame.
Notre Dame: Kebba Njie gave the Irish a lift with nine points, 10 rebounds and two blocked shots.
Up Next
Duke: Visits Pittsburgh on Tuesday. The Blue Devils play the Panthers twice in their next three games.
Notre Dame: Visits Georgia Tech on Tuesday.
Box Score
DUKE (11-3) — Mitchell 8-12 5-5 23, Filipowski 2-12 2-5 7, Foster 1-4 0-1 3, McCain 4-13 1-1 11, Roach 4-9 9-9 18, Proctor 0-4 0-0 0, Blakes 1-2 0-0 3, Young 1-2 0-0 2, Power 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 21-59 17-21 67.
NOTRE DAME (6-9) — Booth 1-4 1-2 3, Davis 3-8 3-8 9, Njie 4-6 1-2 9, Burton 7-21 3-3 18, Konieczny 1-4 0-0 2, Shrewsberry 4-9 0-0 12, Roper 2-6 0-1 4, Zona 1-1 0-0 2, Imes 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 23-59 8-16 59.
Halftime—Duke 29-27. 3-Point Goals—Duke 8-26 (Mitchell 2-2, McCain 2-9, Foster 1-1, Blakes 1-2, Filipowski 1-4, Roach 1-4, Power 0-1, Proctor 0-3), Notre Dame 5-19 (Shrewsberry 4-7, Burton 1-4, Konieczny 0-1, Booth 0-2, Davis 0-2, Roper 0-3). Rebounds—Duke 37 (Mitchell 14), Notre Dame 37 (Njie 10). Assists—Duke 10 (Filipowski 4), Notre Dame 5 (Burton 4). Total Fouls—Duke 14, Notre Dame 22. A—8,066 (9,149).
