Duke vs. Arizona score: Live game updates, college basketball scores today, NCAA top 25 highlights

Follow updates, highlights and more from No. 12 Arizona taking on No. 2 Duke in an early-season showdown

No. 2 Duke plays host to No. 12 Arizona in the first marquee game of the 2023-24 college basketball season after there were no games featuring ranked opponents the first four days of the season. 

The Blue Devils opened the season with a 92-54 win over Dartmouth without veteran forward Mark Mitchell in the lineup. CBS Sports ACC Preseason Player of the Year Kyle Filipowski scored a game-high 25 points and added seven rebounds in the opening- night victory. Duke's nonconference schedule features four games against Top 25 opponents and the gauntlet begins with the team that's favored to win the Pac-12.

Arizona is coming off a 122-59 blowout victory over Morgan State on Monday. Seven Arizona players scored in double figures and guard Kylan Boswell scored a team-high 18 points in only 22 minutes of action.

Wildcats lead at the break

Halftime: No. 12 Arizona 41, No. 2 Duke 33

After 20 minutes in Durham, North Carolina, Arizona is in control. The Wildcats are paced by nine points and four rebounds from Kylan Boswell and seven points and six rebounds from San Diego State transfer Keshad Johnson. After Duke took a 25-23 lead with 5:54 left, the Wildcats ended the first half on a 18-8 run. Caleb Love ended the first half with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to extend Arizona's lead to its largest of the night.

Duke's Kyle Filipowski has a game-high 11 points and four rebounds in 12 minutes. Filipowski picked up his second foul early in the first half and Jon Scheyer elected to be cautious with his star big man. The Blue Devils are shooting 2-for-12 from beyond the arc and 13-for-32 from the floor. Both numbers will have to improve for Duke to get back on track in the second half of play.

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Can Duke get Tyrese Proctor going?

Mid 2H: No. 12 Arizona 60, No. 2 Duke 59

One of the biggest storylines heading into the season was could Proctor make a giant leap? With him playing less off-ball this season, the creation opportunities are there, he just hasn't been aggressive enough to take advantage. Proctor just knocked down a catch-and-shoot corner three-pointer to cut Arizona's lead to one.

Ballo pacing the Wildcats

Mid 2H: No. 12 Arizona 60, No. 2 Duke 54

Feeding Oumar Ballo appears to be a good plan if Duke continues to play an undersized lineup. With Filipowski in foul trouble, the Wildcats are attacking the rim and going right at the star big man. Mitchell picked up his second foul on an aggressive finish by Ballo to stretch the Wildcats lead to six.

Sean Stewart making an immediate impact

Mid 2H: No. 12 Arizona 54, No. 2 Duke  54

Duke freshman Sean Stewart checked into the game for the first time tonight and immediately made an impact. The No. 22 overall player from the 2023 recruiting cycle by 247Sports grabbed a pair of rebounds and scored on the other end during his first minute of action. Duke took its first lead at 54-52 since late in the first half after Stewart's layup. With Filipowski heading to the bench with his third foul, Stewart appears to be the man that's going to step up off the bench.

Filipowski off to a hot start in the second half

Early 2H: No. 12 Arizona 48, No. 2 Duke 44

Filipowski is off to a hot start in second half. The Duke big man scored seven points in the first four minutes and has game-high 18 points. The Blue Devils have forced 11 turnovers so far as a team, but Arizona is taking advantage on the glass on both ends. The Wildcats are attacking Duke inside and going right at Filipowski, who has two fouls. Speaking of foul trouble, Johnson is playing with three fouls. He's done a little bit of everything for the Wildcats so far tonight.

Arizona cleaning up on the offensive glass

Late 1H: No. 12 Arizona 31, No. 2 Duke 28

Arizona's size appears to hurting Duke early. The Blue Devils elected to go with a smaller starting lineup with three guards, one forward and a big man and the Wildcats are cleaning up on the offensive glass because of it. Arizona has 10 offensive rebounds through the first 16 minutes, while Duke has zero. 

Ballo is heading to the bench after he picked up his second foul. The Wildcats, ironically, are going with a smaller lineup against Duke at the moment. 

Coach K back at Cameron Indoor Stadium

Mid 1H: No. 12 Arizona 19, No. 2 Duke 16

One of the more notable developments outside of the actual game is former Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski being back inside Cameron Indoor Stadium. Krzyzewski has only made one other in-person appearance to watch Duke since his retirement at the end of the 2021-22 season. 

As for on the court, Arizona guard Pelle Larsson has only logged five minutes of action due to foul trouble. Larsson picked up two quick fouls and has been on the bench since. Filipowski also has two fouls, but Duke coach Jon Scheyer is electing to keep his star big man in.

Mitchell off to hot start, Wildcats turning it over

Mid 1H: No. 12 Arizona 12, No. 2 Duke 12

Mitchell is seeing his first action this season and he is the leading scorer at the second media timeout with five points. UNC transfer Caleb Love has played all eight minutes so far and has yet to hit a shot. As a team, Arizona has five turnovers, which is something to monitor the rest of the way.

Quick start for Arizona

Early 1H: No. 12 Arizona 6, No. 2 Duke 6

We are underway from Cameron Indoor Stadium and the Wildcats are already off to a hot start. Arizona started the game by winning the tip and Kylan Boswell immediately passed it up to CBS Sports Pac-12 preseason Player of the Year Oumar Ballo for a quick flush. This is expected to be a physical battle between Ballo and Duke big man Kyle Filipowski and both players have a foul a piece in the opening minutes. Both players will need to stay out of foul trouble to help their respective team.

Duke's Mark Mitchell active 

After missing the season opener against Dartmouth with an ankle injury, Duke forward Mark Mitchell will be available for Friday's game against Arizona. Mitchell averaged 9.1 points and 4.5 rebounds and started in 35 games last season. The Blue Devils will replace big man Ryan Young with Mitchell in the starting lineup.

Marquee nonconference matchups should be the norm

The biggest and best matchup of the first week of the men's college basketball season will go down Friday at 7 p.m. ET and arguably the best part is where the game will be played. It won't be staged inside a spottily attended NBA arena or tip off in some far-flung gym in a warm locale. This one's going to be on campus, in a packed basketball cathedral, a sparkling matchup between two teams with rosters capable of winning the 2024 NCAA title. -- Matt Norlander

Duke vs. Arizona pick

Love is an X-factor if Arizona wants to pull off a road upset over the Blue Devils. He's truly a microwave-type player that can rattle off 20 points on any given half. Love is a double-edged sword because he's also a candidate on any given night to shoot poorly from the floor and turn the ball over at a high rate. The Blue Devils went 16-0 at home last season under coach Jon Scheyer and have a key blend of veteran experience and youth on the roster. Duke makes a statement in the first big matchup of the season by covering the spread with ease. Prediction: Duke -5

Caleb Love returns to Cameron Indoor Stadium 

The biggest storyline heading into this showdown is Arizona guard Caleb Love making his return to Cameron Indoor Stadium to face the Blue Devils. Love scored 28 points in UNC's 2022 Final Four win over Duke that ended the legendary career of former coach Mike Krzyzewski. 

After the 2022-23 season concluded, Love entered the transfer portal and originally committed to Michigan, but did not have the adequate amount of transferable credits to easily clear the admissions bar at the school. Love scored 12 points in his first action with the Wildcats in a 122-59 blowout victory over Morgan State earlier this week.