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The game we’d waited 30 years to see looked for a little while like it’d been the upset we’d been waiting 30 years to see. But Kyle Filipowski and the rest of Duke’s blue bloods were too much for the Flying Dutchmen, whose bid to knock off another Goliath faded in the second half of an 89-68 loss Tuesday night. The Dutchmen will look to get back in the win column this afternoon, when they host Norfolk State in the final home game of the non-conference slate. Already? Here’s a look back at the loss to the Blue Devils and a look ahead to…the Spartans? The Spartans.
THE MOST RECENT GAME SUMMARIZED IN ONE PARAGRAPH
Darlinstone Dubar (24 points, eight rebounds) stoked hopes of an upset by matching Kyle Filipowski with 17 first-half points as the Dutchmen took six leads spanning almost six minutes and went ahead by as many as five points, but Duke took the lead for good by heading into entered the locker room on a 12-2 run and was never seriously threatened in the second half. The Dutchmen held a pair of early leads before the Blue Devils took their biggest first half lead at 16-10 following a 9-3 run. Dubar then sparked a 27-16 surge by scoring 12 points on four 3-pointers. Tyler Thomas’ 3-pointer gave the Dutchmen a 37-32 lead with 3:56 left and Darlinstone blocked a shot by Filipowski on the next trip down the floor, but Thomas missed a 3-pointer and Dubar turned the ball over prior to the under-4 timeout. Filipowski scored five straight points after the stoppage, after which Dubar gave the Dutchmen their final lead with a layup with 2:17 left. The Blue Devils then scored seven points in the last two minutes to take a 44-39 lead. Jacco Fritz hit a layup to begin the second half and missed a potential game-tying 3-pointer before Duke scored eight unanswered points in a 68-second span to extend its lead to 52-41. The Dutchmen inched within nine points four times, the last at 64-55 with 9:33 left, but Duke ended any upset hopes with a 12-0 run and eventually led by as many as 25 as Filipowski (28 points, 12 rebounds, eight assists) messed around and almost got a triple-double. Dubar sank a career-high seven 3-pointers while Thomas had 18 points on 8-of-16 shooting. Jaquan Carlos (10 points, nine assists) again flirted with a double-double while Fritz had nine points and five rebounds in a Dolly Parton/Sheena Easton special.
3 STARS OF THE GAME (vs. Duke, 12/12)
3: Darlinstone Dubar
2: Tyler Thomas
1: Jaquan Carlos
SEASON STANDINGS
Tyler Thomas 21
Darlinstone Dubar 20
Jaquan Carlos 10
Jacco Fritz 6
Bryce Washington 2
KiJan Robinson 1
THE FLYING DUTCHMEN AFTER TEN GAMES
With Tuesday’s loss, the Dutchmen fell to 6-4. This ties the 2023-24 team for the 28th-best record in school history through seven games. This is the second straight season in which the Dutchmen have opened 6-4 and the 17th time overall in school history. The Dutchmen have had the same record this year as last year following each of the last five games. Here is how some notable Hofstra teams have fared through 10 games:
NCAA TOURNAMENT TEAMS
1975-76: 5-5
1976-77: 7-3
1999-2000: 6-4
2000-01: 7-3
2019-20 (IT COUNTS TO US): 6-4
NIT TEAMS
1998-99: 6-4
2004-05: 9-1 (most recent 9-1 start, loss to Syracuse in 10th game was first of season)
2005-06: 8-2
2006-07: 6-4
2015-16: 6-4
2018-19: 7-3 (most recent 7-3 start, marked fourth win in the 16-game winning streak)
NCAA DIVISION II TOURNAMENT TEAMS
1958-59: 6-4
1961-62: 9-1
1962-63: 7-3
1963-64: 9-1
Some other notable eight-game starts:
2021-22: 5-5 (most recent 5-5 start)
2013-14: 3-7 (most recent 3-7 start)
2008-09: 8-2 (most recent 8-2 start)
2007-08: 2-8 (most recent 2-8 start)
2003-04: 4-6 (most recent 4-6 start)
2002-03: 1-9 (most recent 1-9 start)
2001-02: 5-5 (at .500 for the last time)
1994-95: 2-8 (Jay Wright’s first team)
1993-94: 1-9 (VBK’s last team)
1960-61: 10-0 (most recent 10-0 start)
1959-60: 10-0
1955-56: 10-0
1947-48: 9-1 (loss to Brooklyn Polytech in 10th game was first of season)
The Dutchmen have never opened a season 0-10.
Full records not available for the following seasons: 1936-37, 1941-42, 1942-43.
This feature is inspired by Greg Prince, who measures how the current Mets compare, record-wise, to previous teams through the same point in the season.
NUMBER TEN THROUGH SEVENTY-SEVEN
With Tuesday’s loss, Speedy Claxton fell to 52-25 (.675) as head coach. That’s the second-best known winning percentage for a Hofstra coach through his first 77 games at the helm. The last 23 games mark the highest Claxton has been in the all-time game-to-game standings since he became head coach in 2021-22.
Paul Lynner 55-22 (.714, 77th game was the 18th game of his third season in 1964-65)
SPEEDY CLAXTON 52-25 (.675, 77th game was the 10th game of his third season in 2023-24)
Butch van Breda Kolff I 49-28 (.636, 77th game was the second game of his fourth season in 1957-58)
Dick Berg 40-37 (.519, 77th game was the 22nd game of his third season in 1982-83)
Butch van Breda Kolff II 38-39 (.494, 77th game was the 20th game of his third season in 1990-91)
Joe Mihalich 36-41 (.468, 77th game was the 10th game of his third season in 2015-16)
Mo Cassara 34-43 (.442, 77th game was the 12th game of his third season in 2012-13)
Roger Gaeckler 29-48 (.377, 77th game was the fifth game of his fourth season in 1975-76)
Jay Wright 29-48 (.377, 77th game was the 22nd game of his third season in 1996-97)
Tom Pecora 26-51 (.338, 77th game was the 16th game of his third season in 2003-04)
The records are incomplete for Jack McDonald’s first stint from 1936 through 1943 as well as the tenures of Jack Smith (1943-46) and Frank Reilly (1947-55).
Three coaches had one-season tenures lasting at Hofstra. McDonald went 18-6 in the lone season of his second stint in 1946-47 while Joe Harrington went 14-14 in 1979-80 and Mike Farrelly went 13-10 in 2020-21.
POTENT AGAINST THE POWER FOES
Despite the loss Tuesday night, Darlinstone Dubar became the latest Hofstra player to thrive on the big stage. Dubar led the Dutchmen with 24 points as he authored the 16th 20-point performance by a Hofstra player in 17 games against a power conference foe since the 2013-14 season, the start of the Joe Mihalich/Mike Farrelly/Speedy Claxton era.
Darlinstone Dubar 24 pts vs. Duke, 12/12/23
Tyler Thomas 25 pts vs. Rutgers, 3/14/23
Amar’e Marshall 24 pts vs. Purdue, 12/7/22
Aaron Estrada 22 pts vs. Arkansas, 12/18/21
Jalen Ray 22 pts vs. Arkansas, 12/18/21
Jalen Ray 22 pts vs. Rutgers, 11/29/20
Desure Buie 29 pts vs. UCLA, 11/21/19
Jalen Ray 27 pts vs. UCLA, 11/21/19
Justin Wright-Foreman 29 pts vs. North Carolina State, 3/19/19
Justin Wright-Foreman 27 pts vs. Maryland, 11/11/18
Justin Wright-Foreman 25 pts vs. Villanova, 12/22/17
Eli Pemberton 23 pts vs. Auburn, 11/19/17
Justin Wright-Foreman 20 pts vs. Clemson, 11/17/17
Juan’ya Green 28 pts vs. South Carolina, 11/22/15
Brian Bernardi 24 pts vs. Florida State, 11/20/15
Dion Nesmith 24 pts vs. Louisville, 11/12/13
Only three power opponents have held the Dutchmen’s leading scorer to fewer than 20 points — barely — over the last 11 seasons. Juan’ya Green had 19 points against North Carolina State on Nov. 17, 2014, Deron Powers scored 18 points against Kentucky on Dec. 11, 2016 and Jalen Ray finished with 18 points against Maryland on Nov. 19, 2021.
D-STONE’S DOUBLE TROUBLE
Darlinstone Dubar’s streak of consecutive double-doubles ended at three games Tuesday night, but he still led the Dutchmen with 24 points and eight rebounds in the loss to Duke. Dubar is the first Hofstra player to hold at least a share of the team lead in scoring and rebounding against a power conference foe since Justin Wright-Foreman, who led the Dutchmen with 27 points and tied Jacquil Taylor for the team lead with five rebounds in an 80-69 loss to Maryland on Nov. 16, 2018. Dubar is the first Hofstra player with sole possession of the lead in both categories since one of the He Who Shall Not Be Nameds had 17 points and five rebounds in an 83-54 loss to Purdue on Nov. 11, 2012. (You can probably guess who that was)
D-STONE DEALING
Darlinstone Dubar extended the longest active streak of double-digit scoring performances by a Hofstra player after he finished with 24 points Tuesday night. Dubar has scored in double figures in all 10 games this season, which is his longest single-season stretch of consecutive double-figure efforts, and in 12 straight games overall dating back to the 88-86 overtime win over Rutgers in the first round of the NIT on Mar. 14.
D-STONE DEALING FROM DEEP
Darlinstone Dubar was particularly hot from outside Tuesday, when he went 7-of-11 from 3-point land. The seven 3-pointers shattered Dubar’s previous career high of five, set against Buffalo way back on Nov. 20, and marked the third time this season he’s hit at least four 3-pointers in a game. He also had four 3-pointers against South Florida on Nov. 30. Dubar never sank more than three 3-pointers in a game in his first two seasons with the Dutchmen.
D-STONE’S FAST START
Darlinstone Dubar wasted little time getting into double figures on Tuesday, when he scored 17 points in the first half while helping the Dutchmen to a series of early leads. Prior to Tuesday, Dubar scored 17 points or fewer in 65 of his first 76 games for the Dutchmen.
LUCKY SEVENS (part one)
Another game, another Hofstra player hitting at least seven 3-pointers. Darlinstone Dubar’s impressive performance from outside Tuesday marked the third time this season a player has hit at least seven 3-pointers in a game for the Dutchmen. Tyler Thomas hit a career-high eight 3-pointers in the season-opening win over Division III St. Joseph’s (NY) on Nov. 6 before hitting seven 3-pointers against South Florida on Nov. 30. A player has now drained at least seven 3-pointers in a game 20 times in the Dutchmen’s last 437 games dating back to Feb. 13, 2010, when Cornelius Vines tied the then-school record by hitting seven 3-pointers against UNC Wilmington. Vines, Frank Walker (Dec. 10, 1987) and Jason Hernandez (Jan. 28, 2000) were the only Hofstra players to hit seven 3-pointers in a game in the first 674 games of the 3-point shot era, which began in 1986-87. Another way to look at that: There have been as many instances of a Hofstra player hitting at least seven 3-pointers in a game as many times in 10 games this season as there were in the first 674 games of the the 3-point shot era. Now THAT’S quirky!
LUCKY SEVENS (part two)
Darlinstone Dubar did figure out a way to stand alone with his seven 3-pointers on Tuesday night. At 6-foot-8, Dubar is the tallest Hofstra player — by far — to hit at least seven 3-pointers in a game. Prior to Tuesday, the tallest player to collect at least seven 3-pointers in a game for the Dutchmen was 6-foot-5 Tareq Coburn. So Dubar stands head and shoulders above his peers! We bring you the most essential info here at I’ll Be Quirky, folks.
NO DOUBTING THOMAS
Tyler Thomas, swapping Batman and Robin roles with Darlinstone Dubar, scored 18 points in Tuesday’s loss Thomas has scored in double figures in 33 of his last 35 games and 38 times in 45 games overall since joining the Dutchmen last season.
JC’S NEAR DD
Jaquan Carlos can, as Tom Pecora used to say about Loren Stokes, stuff a stat sheet. Carlos again flirted with a double-double Tuesday night, when he finished with 10 points and eight assists. It’s the fifth time this season Carlos has missed a double-double by no more than two points or two assists and the seventh tie he’s done so since the start of last season.
JACCO TAKES THE MORNING TRAIN
Sure, it’d be easier to make the Dolly Parton reference here, but we need to give Sheena Easton some love because she’s not the one topping the album charts and performing at halftime of the Cowboys’ Thanksgiving game. Jacco Fritz scored nine points and added five rebounds while playing 31 minutes Tuesday night. It was the third time this season Fritz has scored at least nine points and finished with at least five rebounds.
SCORELESS STARTER
Bryce Washington was scoreless in 16 minutes Tuesday. It was the third time this season a Hofstra starter has been held without a point. Jacco Fritz was scoreless against St. Joseph’s (NY) on Nov. 6 and against George Washington on Nov. 14.
A BUSY FARMER
Freshman Khalil Farmer played a career-high 26 minutes Tuesday, when he scored two points and pulled down a pair of rebounds while collecting one steal. Farmer previously played 21 minutes against Division III St. Joseph’s (NY) on Nov. 6 and against Iona on Dec. 6.
ROBINSON’S RUN
Another freshman, KiJan Robinson, scored all five of his points in the final 1:45 Tuesday night. The five points were the most for Robinson since he scored a career-high 13 points against Buffalo on Nov. 20.
KYLE’S NEAR TRIPLE-DOUBLE
We don’t have to like Duke — nobody has to like Duke! — but near triple-doubles are impressive regardless of author. Kyle Filipowski finished with 28 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists in 37 minutes Tuesday night. He probably would have gotten a chance to finish it off if a certain former George Mason head coach was his head coach! Anyway, Filipowski is the first player to come that close to a triple-double against the Dutchmen since Drexel’s James Butler had 23 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists in the Dutchmen’s 81-74 win on Feb. 20, 2020. A Hofstra opponent hasn’t recorded a triple-double since Marshall’s DeAndre Kane had 33 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in the Dutchmen’s 103-100 double-overtime win on Nov. 18, 2012. And then what happened?
OVER THE AIR
Today’s game is slated to be carried live on Flo Hoops. For subscription options, click here. Hofstra will also provide a radio feed as well as live stats at the Pride Productions hub.
NORFOLK STATE AND THE MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Norfolk State, under 11th-year head coach Robert Jones, is 7-4 this season after it began a Long Island swing by falling to Stony Brook. 84-78, on Wednesday night. Like most MEAC schools, Norfolk State is spending the bulk of its non-league season on the road. This is the fourth straight road game for the Spartans, who play 10 of their 12 Division I opponents on the road.
Norfolk State was picked to finish second in the eight-team MEAC. The Spartans are led by a pair of familiar faces in junior guard Jamarii Thomas and graduate transfer Allen Betrand, each of whom began their careers at CAA schools. Thomas, who played the last two seasons at UNC Wilmington and was named to the preseason all-MEAC third team, is averaging a team-high 20.0 points and 3.7 assists per game. Betrand, who played his first two seasons at Towson before transferring to Rhode Island and Rider, ranks second on the Spartans with 11.5 ppg. Graduate student guard Christian Ings, a preseason all-MEAC first team selection, is averaging 8.5 ppg while junior guard Jaylani Darden, a transfer from Longwood, leads Norfolk State with 6.5 rebounds per game.
The Dutchmen and Spartans have three common opponents this season. In addition to battling Stony Brook, Norfolk State beat Hampton, 75-68, on Nov. 13 and defeated William & Mary 96-62 on Nov. 28.
At KenPom.com, Norfolk State is ranked 197th nationally in offensive efficiency (103.9 points per 100 possessions) and 258th in defensive efficiency (108.4 points per 100 minutes) while ranking 277th in tempo (67.1 possessions per 40 minutes).
The Dutchmen won the lone previous meeting against Norfolk State in men’s basketball on Dec. 2, 2014, when Ameen Tanksley scored 30 points in an 88-74 win at the Arena. Hofstra is 8-4 in all sports all-time against Norfolk State. The baseball team is 4-4 against the Spartans while the Flying Dutchwomen basketball (2-0) and softball (1-0) teams have won their meetings with Norfolk State. The only team sport in which both schools field teams and have not played one another is women’s volleyball, which is sort of quirky because the Flying Dutchwomen volleyball team has played EVERYONE.
Hofstra is 10-6 all-time against current MEAC schools, though the last MEAC school it played was North Carolina A&T on Nov. 14, 2018, when the Dutchmen earned a 92-72 win. North Carolina A&T, of course, is now a CAA rival. The Dutchmen last opposed a current MEAC school on Nov. 11, 2016, when they edged Coppin State, 74-72.
At KenPom.com this afternoon, Hofstra is ranked 103rd while Coppin State is ranked 233rd. KenPom.com predicts a 76-66 win for the Dutchmen. Per the wise guys in Vegas, for entertainment purposes only, the Dutchmen are 9 1/2-point favorites. The Dutchmen are 4-5 against the spread this season.
THINGS YOU CAN SHOUT ON TWITTER IF CALLS GO DO NOT GO HOFSTRA’S WAY
Downtown Brown bias! (Tim Reid, who played the foil for the Simon brothers on “Simon & Simon,” graduated from Norfolk State in 1968)
J.B. Smoove bias! (The comedian attended Norfolk State)
Former outdoor track & field champions bias! (Norfolk State won back-to-back Division II national championships in 1973-74)
You’re the same age as us bias! (In a truly cool bit of quirkiness, Norfolk State was also founded in 1935, I think the Spiderman meme goes here)
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