DURHAM, N.C. -- App State men's basketball begins a two-game road swing against ACC foes, beginning on Thursday night at No. 2-ranked Duke. Tip is set for 7 p.m. on ESPN2.
THE SERIES
- This will be the 10th meeting between the two schools, with the Blue Devils leading 8-1.
- The two teams last met on Nov. 26, 2016 with the Blue Devils winning 93-58.
- App State defeated Duke 75-70 on Dec. 5, 1981 in Durham.
SCOUTING THE MOUNTAINEERS
- App State improved to 6-5 on the season with a 69-44 triumph over Erskine on Monday.
- Donovan Gregory paced the Mountaineers with a season-high 16 points, while adding five rebounds and a pair of steals. Adrian Delph added nine points and Michael Almonacy, Justin Forrest and Terence Harcum each added eight points.
- Delph sits fifth in the Sun Belt, averaging a career-high 15.8 points. He is averaging 2.5 made three per game, which ranks third in the Sun Belt.
- The Mountaineers are limiting opponents to 52.5 points over their last six games, holding five of those six opponents to 65 points or less.
- As a team, App State leads the Sun Belt and ranks sixth in the nation in opponent 3-point percentage (.252) and sits atop the conference and ranks 18th nationally in opponent scoring (58.0 ppg).
SCOUTING THE BLUE DEVILS
- Duke improved to 8-1 on the season with a 103-62 win over South Carolina State on Tuesday.
- The Blue Devils are ranked No. 2 in the AP Poll and USA Today Coaches Poll.
- In Tuesday's win, six players scored in double figures for Duke in AJ Griffin (19), Trevor Keels (14), Joey Baker (13), Paolo Banchero (12), Wendell Moore Jr. (11) and Mark Williams (10).
- Banchero is averaging a team-high 17.1 points, with Moore Jr. right behind at 17.0 points. Keels is also averaging double figures at 12.1 points.
- Duke ranks third nationally in assist to turnover ratio at 1.95 and is committing just 9.3 turnovers per game, which ranks eighth in the nation.
UP NEXT
App State heads to Chapel Hill to take on North Carolina in its non-conference finale on Tuesday at 7 p.m. on ESPN2.
