Coach K went with the normal starting five in Tre Jones, Cam Reddish, R.J. Barrett, Zion Williamson and Javin DeLaurier.
With a sold out crowd at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center, the Blue Devils have a tall task at hand getting a conference road win in a hostile environment.
Both teams were maybe a little too excited for this game to start, but once both Duke and Florida State settled into the rhythm of the game, the Blue Devils seemed to be the far superior team, however after a 10-0 run Florida State took a 39-38 lead into halftime.