DURHAM, N.C. (AP) _ Luke Kennard scored 24 points and No. 5 Duke beat Tennessee State 65-55 on Monday night.
Freshman forward Jayson Tatum added 14 points and Grayson Allen finished with 12 for the Blue Devils (11-1), who plodded through 30 mostly sluggish minutes before pulling away from a pesky Tigers team that threatened to spoil the college debut of touted Duke freshman Harry Giles.
Tennessee State led 36-34 on Wayne Martin’s jumper with 15 minutes left. Duke countered with a 25-3 run highlighted by five 3-pointers _ including two by Kennard on consecutive possessions after he was left completely unguarded to take a 59-39 lead.
