Duke Travels To Tallahssee To Take On Florida State

On Saturday Duke who is ranked number one in the country will play their second straight road game in the Atlantic Coast Conference when they visit thirteenth ranked Florida State.

Duke comes into the game with a record of 13-1 2-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference while Florida State comes into the game with a record of 13-2 1-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

As for Duke’s previous game, they won their first game on the road in the Atlantic Coast Conference as they defeated Wake Forest in Winston Salem at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Freshman sensation Zion Williamson scored a season-high 30 points with 10 rebounds, and No. 1 Duke won its first road game of the season by beating Wake Forest 87-65 on Tuesday night. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211785925&DB_OEM_ID=4200

RJ Barrett finished with 21 points and matched a season high with seven assists, and Cameron Reddish added 10 points during his best game in a month, helping the Blue Devils (13-0, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) win their eighth in a row. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211785925&DB_OEM_ID=4200

The high-flying Williamson was 13 of 16 from the field with three 3-pointers -- he entered with four all season -- in surpassing the 28 points he scored in his debut against No. 2 Kentucky. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211785925&DB_OEM_ID=4200

Duke pulled away in the second half, outscoring Wake Forest 45-31 and shooting 63 percent in the final 20 minutes while making 17 of 22 shots from inside the 3-point arc. The Blue Devils finished with 13 blocked shots while having none of theirs rejected and outscored Wake Forest 58-22 in the paint. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211785925&DB_OEM_ID=4200

The Blue Devils took command when they began attacking the rim with a vengeance, hitting five consecutive layups to start the second half to push their lead into double figures for good. The margin grew from there, with Barrett stretching it into the 20s with a 3 with about 11 minutes left. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211785925&DB_OEM_ID=4200

Freshman forward Jaylen Hoard scored 13 points, and Sharone Wright Jr. and Brandon Childress had 12 apiece for the Demon Deacons (7-7, 0-2), who have lost three of four to fall to .500 for the first time since November. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211785925&DB_OEM_ID=4200

Like Duke, Florida State won their previous game in the Atlantic Coast Conference as they topped Miami in Tallahassee.

David Nichols had 13 points and PJ Savoy scored eight of his 10 in the second half as the bench players helped No. 13 Florida State hold off Miami 68-62 on Wednesday night. “according to http://www.theacc.com/news/2019/1/9/nichols-savoy-lead-no-13-florida-state-past-miami-68-62.aspx

The Hurricanes used an 8-0 run late to close the gap to 64-62 with 46.4 seconds left, but Terance Mann's putback with 29 seconds remaining gave the Seminoles breathing room. Mann finished with nine points and seven rebounds. “according to http://www.theacc.com/news/2019/1/9/nichols-savoy-lead-no-13-florida-state-past-miami-68-62.aspx

Phil Cofer added seven points and six rebounds for the Seminoles. “according to http://www.theacc.com/news/2019/1/9/nichols-savoy-lead-no-13-florida-state-past-miami-68-62.aspx

Chris Lykes scored 17 points and Anthony Lawrence II added 14 for Miami Ebuka Izundu had 13 points and nine rebounds. “according to http://www.theacc.com/news/2019/1/9/nichols-savoy-lead-no-13-florida-state-past-miami-68-62.aspx

Florida State adjusted its rotation frequently on a night when it was called for 20 fouls, including 12 in the first half. The foul trouble neutralized a significant depth advantage over Miami's eight-man rotation. “according to http://www.theacc.com/news/2019/1/9/nichols-savoy-lead-no-13-florida-state-past-miami-68-62.aspx

Florida State shot 42 percent (27 of 64) from the floor and made 23 percent (6 of 26) of its 3-pointers. “according to http://www.theacc.com/news/2019/1/9/nichols-savoy-lead-no-13-florida-state-past-miami-68-62.aspx

Miami shot 38 percent (20 of 53) from the field and hit just 22 percent (4 of 18) of its 3s. “according to http://www.theacc.com/news/2019/1/9/nichols-savoy-lead-no-13-florida-state-past-miami-68-62.aspx

Dejan Vasilijevic was averaging 44 percent from 3-point range but was held to just a pair of 3s in 29 minutes. “according to http://www.theacc.com/news/2019/1/9/nichols-savoy-lead-no-13-florida-state-past-miami-68-62.aspx

Tip-off is set for 2:00pm from Donald L. Tucker Center. The game will be televised on ESPN.