Duke Vs Colorado State: Game-day Open Thread

Duke opens its home season at 7:00, welcoming Colorado State to Cameron.

The Rams were 13-20 last season and are picked ninth in the 11-team Mountain West.

They’re an experienced team, though, led by school all-time rebounding leader Nico Carvacho and guard JD Paige. Both were chosen preseason all defensive team in the conference.

Like Duke, Colorado State is 1-0, having topped Denver in the opener.

Duke beat No. 3 Kansas in Madison Square Garden Tuesday.

The Blue Devils will look to improve their shooting—35.3 percent against Kansas—and rebounding—they were on the wrong side of a 40-30 margin.

Duke hopes to get a bounce back performance from freshman forward Wendell Moore, who shot 1-of-6, and senior captain Javin DeLaurier, who also struggled.

Nagging injury news: Senior captain Justin Robinson is wearing some type of brace on his right thumb. He didn’t play against Kansas.

Seems to be shooting without issue.

Tonight’s starters: Tre Jones, Cassius Stanley, Alex O’Connell, Matthew Hurt, Vernon Carey

That lineup was together for 2:12 against Kansas and played to a 6-6 tie.

Fashion update: Duke is wearing grey uniforms with gold lettering & highlights on the shorts.

Your officials: Mike Eades, Jamie Luckie, Bert Smith

Mike Dunleavy Jr & Carlos Boozer are among the alumni behind Dukes bench

Duke heads into the under 16 on a 7-0 run to lead 11-3

Coming out of the timeout, Joey Baker enters the lineup for his first action of the season

Wendell Moore goes coast to coast for a layup, then Vernon Carey gets blocked from behind trying to do the same. Under 12, it’s 15-10 Duke

Colorado State is swiping at everything inside, disrupting Duke’s offense by knocking the ball away. Fans are demanding foul calls but players & coaches aren’t complaining much

Javin DeLaurier & Jack White collided on defense. White got the worst of it. Still down

White tried to report to the timeout huddle but medical staff pulls him away.

Duke up 25-18 at the 6:54 mark by the way

CSU has been to the line 10 times so far to 1 for Duke. Fouls are 7-2

Medical staff spent several minutes carrying on a conversation with White on the bench. Looks like they ruled out a concussion. They let him get up and move to a seat closer to the coaches

30-23 at the under 4. Duke has one point from the line. CSU 7

White returned to the game after the timeout

Duke uses a TO with 1:16 left in the half up 35-26.

The timeout worked. Duke scores the last 7 of the half to go to the break up 42-26.

Duke with a 22-16 edge on the boards. Shooting 54.5 percent from the field

Duke with a 28-8 edge in the paint

Leading scorers: Jones with 11, O’Connell 9, Stanley 8.

Jones leads with four assists.

Plus minus leaders: AOC with 20, Stanley 18, Jones 17.

White & DeLaurier start the second half in place of Hurt & Carey

Duke scores 6 straight points prompting a quick CSU timeout. 48-28 with 17:36 to go

Duke went to a press after the early timeout. CSU struggles against it. 54-30 at the under 16.

Justin Robinson checking in for the first time this season after the time out

CSU uses another time out. This one is getting out of hand: 60-32 with 12:48 left

Jerry Seinfeld taking in the action

Jerry is sitting next to David Robinson, NBA hall of famer & dad of Duke’s Justin.

In other news, it’s 73-42 at the under 8.

Duke continuing to pour it on. 87-48 at the under 4

That'll do it. Duke wins 89-55 to move to 2-0 on the year.

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