Duke Has Found A New Opponent For Saturday! Who?Loyola Maryland After Cleveland State Announced They Paused Because Of Covid 19 First Though, They're Hosting Appalachian State Tonight In Durham!

On Wednesday it was announced that Cleveland State had paused their program because of positive covid 19 and that they wouldn’t play at Duke Saturday.

Duke has a found a new opponent for Saturday after Cleveland State announced they paused their program because of Covid 19.

Tickets and parking passes to the originally-scheduled Cleveland State game will be accepted at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday.

Tip off is set for 4:00pm from Cameron Indoor Stadium!

The game is going to be televised on ACC Network!

First though, they’re hosting Appalachian State tonight in Durham!

Duke is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference!

Appalachian State is a member of the Sun Belt Conference!

Duke comes into the game with a record of 8-1!

Their most recent game a 103-62 win over South Carolina State!

In their 103 -62 win over South Carolina State AJ Griffin scored 19 points, Joey Baker scored 13 points, Paolo Banchero scored 12 points, collected 6 rounds, dished out six assists while Wendell Moore Jr. contributed 11 points.

“according to an article on goduke.com”

Appalachian State comes into the game with a record of 6-5!

Their most recent game?

A 69-44 win over Erskine in Boone North Carolina on Monday December 13, 2021!

In Appalachian State’s 69 -44 win over Erskine Donovan Gregory scored a season-high 16 points as App State men's basketball topped Erskine 69-44 in its non-conference home finale.

Donovan Gregory finished 4-of-7 (57.1 percent) from the field and 8-of-9 (88.9 percent) from the free throw line. He added five rebounds and a pair of assists.

Adrian Delph added nine points, while Michael Almonacy, Justin Forrest and Terence Harcum each had eight points. Forrest also set the program record for games played, appearing in the 132nd contest of his career.

Michael Eads Jr. chipped in with six points and CJ Huntley also had six points, while adding five rebounds and a career-high tying three blocks.

The Mountaineers (6-5) broke a 6-6 tie early in the first half with a 5-0 run, getting a trey from Harcum and a layup from Forrest. After Erskine (1-8) pulled within a point at 13-12, App State answered with a 7-0 spurt to take a 20-12 lead with 3:30 left in the opening frame. The Black and Gold took a 30-17 lead into the break, scoring 10 of the last 12 points of the half.

In the second half, App State pushed its lead to 38-22 on a basket by Delph. Leading 39-26, the Mountaineers used a 12-0 run to extend their lead to 51-26 with just over 10 minutes to play. Following a Flying Fleet basket, App State answered with the next five points to build its advantage to 56-28. The Mountaineers opened as large of a lead as 31 points en route to the victory.

App State limited Erskine to just 28.8 percent (17-of-59) shooting and a 5.6 percent (1-of-18) mark on 3-pointers. App State also recorded a season-high eight blocks and scored 16 points off of 17 Flying Fleet turnovers.
”according to an article on appstatesports.com”

Tip off is set for 7:00pm from Cameron Indoor Stadium!

The game is going to be televised on ESPN2 with Dave O’Brian , Corey Alexander commentating!