Tre Jones Returns As Duke Concludes Their Homestand With Georgia State Before Returning To Madison Square Garden

Three days ago Duke sophomore point guard Tre Jones and the most important player on the court played only nine minutes in their game against Central Arkansas after head to head contact with Central Arkansas ' Aaron Weidenaar as the two chased a loose rebound with 7:57 left before halftime.

That injury won’t keep him out for long though as Coach Mike Krzyzewski said that Jones was fine after the game and expects the point guard to be ready for Friday night's matchup with Georgia State. “according to https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/28068126/coach-krzyzewski-pg-tre-jones-ok-taking-hit-head as Duke concludes their homestand before returning to Madison Square Garden that is the World’s Most Famous Arena on Thursday November 21st to continue the 2K Empire Classic where they will take on California who is a member of the PAC -12 Conference.

Second ranked Duke who is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference comes into the game with a record of 3-0 while Georgia State who is a member of the Sun Belt Conference comes into the game with a record of 1-1.

Have Duke and Georgia State ever met on the hardwood? The answer is yes. Their last meeting seven years ago on November 9th 2012. The result a Duke victory behind Mason Plumlee's 19 points at Cameron Indoor...The Blue Devils are 16-1 all-time against teams from the Sun Belt Conference.”according to https://goduke.com/news/2019/11/14/mens-basketball-no-2-duke-georgia-state-clash-on-friday-night-at-cameron.aspx

As for Duke’s previous game, They routed Central Arkansas although it wasn’t all glory for the team that wears royal blue and white as an injury occurred.

An injury scare had the Duke faithful in their seats at Cameron Indoor Stadium in silence.

A season ago Tre Jones separated his shoulder against Syracuse and returned against Georgia Tech. This season the team as well as the Duke faithful had to hold their breath yet again as Tre Jones played 9 minutes in Duke’s recent game on Tuesday night.

The sophomore point guard left after colliding with Central Arkansas' Aaron Weidenaar as the two chased a loose rebound with 7:57 left before halftime. “according to https://goduke.com/news/2019/11/12/mens-basketball-no-2-duke-rolls-past-central-arkansas-105-54-for-3-0-start.aspx

Jones laid on the court holding his head then rolled over onto his stomach while being attended by team medical staff, though he was able to eventually walk slowly to the bench. He appeared to be fine, talking with coaches and teammates as he remained on the bench wearing a warmup shirt over his jersey after halftime. “according to https://goduke.com/news/2019/11/12/mens-basketball-no-2-duke-rolls-past-central-arkansas-105-54-for-3-0-start.aspx

The good news is Coach Mike Krzyzewski said that Jones was fine after the game and expects the point guard to be ready for Friday night's matchup with Georgia State. “according to https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/28068126/undefined

Krzyzewski said Jones took a hit to the temple in the collision but was "laughing and joking" afterward.”according to https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/28068126/undefined

"I asked him if he knew my name,'' Krzyzewski said. "He said, 'Michael,' which was kind of bold on his part."“according to https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/28068126/undefined

Freshman Matthew Hurt scored a season-high 19 points to help second-ranked Duke beat Central Arkansas 105-54 on Tuesday night.”according to https://goduke.com/news/2019/11/12/mens-basketball-no-2-duke-rolls-past-central-arkansas-105-54-for-3-0-start.aspx

Fellow freshman Vernon Carey Jr. added season highs of 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Blue Devils, “according to https://goduke.com/news/2019/11/12/mens-basketball-no-2-duke-rolls-past-central-arkansas-105-54-for-3-0-start.aspx

Duke (3-0) had no trouble, running off 19 straight points to build a 25-5 lead by midway through the opening half. That margin reached 57-20 by halftime, with Duke shooting nearly 57% and scoring 26 points off turnovers.”according to https://goduke.com/news/2019/11/12/mens-basketball-no-2-duke-rolls-past-central-arkansas-105-54-for-3-0-start.aspx

Unlike Duke,

Georgia State didn’t win their previous game as they were knocked off by the College Of Charleston.

-Despite a double-double from junior Josh Linder and a career-high 22 points from redshirt-sophomore Justin Roberts, Georgia State fell to the College of Charleston 84-80 on Saturday afternoon at TD Arena. “according to https://georgiastatesports.com/news/2019/11/9/mens-basketball-falls-on-the-road-at-college-of-charleston-84-80.aspx

Linder finished with career-highs of 19 points and 12 rebounds for Georgia State (1-1) which couldn't overcome 28 fouls that saw four players foul out. Roberts went 7-of-9 from the floor and 7-of-10 from the free throw line.”according to https://georgiastatesports.com/news/2019/11/9/mens-basketball-falls-on-the-road-at-college-of-charleston-84-80.aspx

College of Charleston (2-0) was led by Grant Riller who scored 23 points going a perfect 14-of-14 from the free throw line, while Brevin Galloway added 19 points. “according to https://georgiastatesports.com/news/2019/11/9/mens-basketball-falls-on-the-road-at-college-of-charleston-84-80.aspx

The two teams combined for 59 free throw attempts as Charleston went 24-of-29 from the line and the Panthers 23-of-30. The two former conference foes were called for four technical fouls in a game that was physical on both ends of the court. “according to https://georgiastatesports.com/news/2019/11/9/mens-basketball-falls-on-the-road-at-college-of-charleston-84-80.aspx

Georgia State outrebounded Charleston 40-28, but turned the ball over 19 times which led to 27 Cougar points. The Panthers scored just 14 points off 16 College of Charleston turnovers.”according to https://georgiastatesports.com/news/2019/11/9/mens-basketball-falls-on-the-road-at-college-of-charleston-84-80.aspx

After Georgia State took an early 5-2 lead, College of Charleston used an 8-0 run to take a 10-5 lead and never trailed the remainder of the first half. “according to https://georgiastatesports.com/news/2019/11/9/mens-basketball-falls-on-the-road-at-college-of-charleston-84-80.aspx

Trailing 27-20, Linder scored six-straight GSU points including a pair of free throws after a double-technical was called to cut the Cougars lead to just 28-26 with 4:38 to play in the opening half.”according to https://georgiastatesports.com/news/2019/11/9/mens-basketball-falls-on-the-road-at-college-of-charleston-84-80.aspx

College of Charleston went into the locker room lead 40-39 after shooting 50 percent from the floor, while the Panthers went just 2-of-9 from 3-point range. “according to https://georgiastatesports.com/news/2019/11/9/mens-basketball-falls-on-the-road-at-college-of-charleston-84-80.aspx

Charleston started the second half using a 13-5 run and led 53-44 with 16:14 to play before the Panthers responded. Following a pair of free throws by Kane Williams and then a 3-pointer from Roberts, Georgia State retook the lead 62-61, the first lead for the Panthers since 5-2.”according to https://georgiastatesports.com/news/2019/11/9/mens-basketball-falls-on-the-road-at-college-of-charleston-84-80.aspx

A lay-up by Williams with 5:33 to play gave Georgia State a 75-70 lead. The Panthers still led by three points on another Williams layup with 2:26 remaining, but the Cougars responded with a 7-0 run.”according to https://georgiastatesports.com/news/2019/11/9/mens-basketball-falls-on-the-road-at-college-of-charleston-84-80.aspx

A 3-pointer by Nelson Phillips with 18 seconds to play cut Charleston's lead to 81-80, but the Panthers would get no closer. Phillips finished with five points and six rebounds before fouling out. “according to https://georgiastatesports.com/news/2019/11/9/mens-basketball-falls-on-the-road-at-college-of-charleston-84-80.aspx

Williams finished with 13 points but went just 4-of-18 from the floor before fouling out. Redshirt-junior Corey Allen added nine points as the Panthers suffered their first loss of the season.”according to https://georgiastatesports.com/news/2019/11/9/mens-basketball-falls-on-the-road-at-college-of-charleston-84-80.aspx

Tip-off is set for 7:00pm from Cameron Indoor Stadium. The game will be televised on the ACC Network.