Over the weekend, Kyle Filipowski's Duke Blue Devils fell to the North Carolina Tar Heels. The Chapel Hill school prevailed 84-79, winning their last encounter of the regular season and securing the first seed for the upcoming ACC tournament.
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Duke ends the regular season as the No. 9 team in the nation, and North Carolina the No. 7. A certain moment during the game grabbed the attention of the fans. At one point during the game, Duke's Kyle Filipowski seems to have attempted to trip a North Carolina player while laying on the floor of the court.
Some fans were sure that Filipowski was feigning injury after the incident:
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The calls for Kyle Filipowski to be suspended were commonplace:
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There was even some wordplay on the player's name:
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Here are other reactions:
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Kyle Filipowski's performance and stats
Despite the embarrassing incident and the loss, Kyle Filipowski had a rather good game himself. Filipowski was the best performer for the Blue Devils during the rivalry game, scoring 23 points, while also recording seven rebounds and two assists.
Filipowski ended the regular season averaging 16.7 points, 8 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game, with field goal percentage of 50.4%.
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Andrés Linares
Andres is an analyst who has reported on college basketball and college football at Sportskeeda since 2023. Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in law from Universidad Metropolitana in Venezuela, and has minor in International Relations. Andres holds a college certificate in Sports Entities Management from Unisport Management School in Spain. He is also an alumnus of the FIFA/CIES International Programme in Sports Management by FIFA and Universidad Metropolitana, and has been accepted into the Harvard CORe online program for which he was awarded a grant.
Given his background in sports management, law and business, Andres loves any chance to jump into the industry side of things and explain what's happening behind the curtain. He takes care when it comes to separating the wheat from the chaff and ensures he refers only to appropriate and respected sources.
His favorite college team is the Arkansas Razorbacks. While Troy Aikman and Joe Montana are two of his most favorite QBs, he is also an admirer of Joe Burrow's style and is rooting for Riley Leonard to do well.
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