First the best news: although Grayson Allen and Matt Jones both left the Virginia State game with injuries, neither was serious. Allen landed on his shoulder early and then again late in the game; Jones tweaked his hamstring and was kept on the bench as a precaution.
It didn’t much matter in the long run. Virginia State, a well-coached team, kept up for a good bit of the first half before going into halftime down 15, 42-27.
Duke was led by Luke Kennard, who had an outstanding offensive game with 30 points on 8-17 from the floor with 3/10 from behind the three point line and 11-12 from the charity stripe.