Duke Concludes Their Exhibition Slate With Fort Valley State
Duke who is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference and ranked number four in the preseason AP Top 25 poll will finish their exhibition slate on Wednesday with Fort Valley State before opening up the regular season on Tuesday at Madison Square Garden against Kansas.
Duke and Fort Valley State are meeting for the first time. “according to https://goduke.com/news/2019/10/29/mens-basketball-no-4-duke-welcomes-fort-valley-state-wednesday.aspx
…Senior Shawn Foxbrennen is the team's leading returning scorer and a preseason All-Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) pick. He averaged 13.1 points and a team-best 6.8 rebounds last season…Of the 16 Wildcats on the roster, six hail from North Carolina, including freshman Tristan Davis from Raleigh “according to https://goduke.com/news/2019/10/29/mens-basketball-no-4-duke-welcomes-fort-valley-state-wednesday.aspx
In Duke’s exhibition opener
Sophomore Tre Jones scored 18 points and freshman Matthew Hurt added 17 as the No. 4 Duke men's basketball team held off Northwest Missouri State, 69-63, in an exhibition game Saturday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium. “according to https://goduke.com/news/2019/10/26/mens-basketball-wins-exhibition-opener.aspx
The Blue Devils led by as many 19 with 6:06 to play before the reigning Division II national champions made a late flurry. The Bearcats drained five three-pointers in the final 5:28, trimming the margin to 68-63 with 24 seconds remaining, but clutch free throws from junior Jordan Goldwire and freshman Cassius Stanley allowed Duke to hold off the comeback bid.”according to https://goduke.com/news/2019/10/26/mens-basketball-wins-exhibition-opener.aspx
Northwest Missouri State, who was 38-0 last season, finished 15 of 34 from three-point range for the game, with guard Trevor Hudgins leading the way with a game-high 27 points on 7-of-13 from long range. Ryan Hawkins scored 16.”according to https://goduke.com/news/2019/10/26/mens-basketball-wins-exhibition-opener.aspx
Jones was 6-of-15 from the floor and finished with five rebounds, two assists and two steals. Duke forced the visitors in 21 turnovers and racked up 11 steals, including a game-high four from Goldwire. Off the bench, Goldwire scored six points and had two assists in 25 minutes. “according to https://goduke.com/news/2019/10/26/mens-basketball-wins-exhibition-opener.aspx
Hurt was 8-of-16 from the field for his 17 points, while senior Jack White pulled down 10 rebounds as Duke owned a 44-34 edge on the glass. “according to https://goduke.com/news/2019/10/26/mens-basketball-wins-exhibition-opener.aspx
As for how Fort Valley State finished last season they finished with a record of 7-22 and lost to Tuskegee University in the SIAC Tournament.
Trailing by a 26-16 halftime margin, the Wildcats (7-22) ran out of the intermission with the opening eight points behind three Shawn Foxbrennen buckets and a Thomas Hardy for a 36-34 tally at 16:29. FVSU kept the contest close on another Hardy inside , 46-42, at 10:48. The Golden Tigers (13-14) netted the following seven points and did not allow another Wildcats challenge in the final 10 minutes. “according to https://fvsusports.com/news/2019/2/25/mens-basketball-fvsu-battles-back-tuskegee-has-just-enough-in-siac-first-round.aspx
downed 9 of 13 from the floor and both of his 3-point attempts for 22 points to go with eight rebounds and a pair of assists to lead FVSU. Senior Jaylon McMillan was the lone other double figure scorer at 15 points, including three final triples. Brenton Jordan added eight points and nine boards. “according to https://fvsusports.com/news/2019/2/25/mens-basketball-fvsu-battles-back-tuskegee-has-just-enough-in-siac-first-round.aspx
Gregg Boyd led Tuskegee with 19 points off the bench, while Kaleb Morton had 13. “according to https://fvsusports.com/news/2019/2/25/mens-basketball-fvsu-battles-back-tuskegee-has-just-enough-in-siac-first-round.aspx
Tip-off is set 7:00pm from Cameron Indoor Stadium. The game will be televised on ACC Network Extra.