Duke took down the Mountaineers of of App State 92-67. The score however was not quite indicative of the flow and pace of this game. App State took advantage of Duke on the boards and on the perimeter, especially in the first half that saw the Blue Devils only able to manage a 13 point lead. Duke was out-rebounded in the first half 18-17 in the first half and gave up 17 points to grad student Michael Almonacy. Almonacy wouldn’t score again. Duke ended the half on a 16-6 run but unfortunately for the Blue Devils the Mountaineers began the second half on a 13-5 run to shrink the Duke lead to 5, capped off by 2 Justin Forrest free throws.