Jones scores 31, No. 2 Duke beats Georgia State, 74-63
(AP Photo/Ben McKeown)DURHAM, NC Tre Jones scored a career-high 31 points and No. 2 Duke pulled away to beat pesky Georgia State 74-63 on Friday night. On the last one, he blew past Chris Clerkley while drawing contact from the Georgia State guard, then hit a free throw to put Duke up 51-40. Georgia State has claimed three NCAA bids in five years and if the Panthers play like this all season, they should claim a fourth. And while Jones finished 4 of 8 from 3-point range, the rest of the team was a combined 3 of 20.
No. 4 Duke edges third-ranked Kansas 68-66
Kansas guard Devon Dotson (1) drives to the basket past Duke guard Tre Jones during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)NEW YORK, NY Tre Jones scored 15 points and Cassius Stanley added 11 of his 13 points in the second half to help No. 4 Duke beat third-ranked Kansas 68-66 in the opener of the Champions Classic on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. 1 Michigan State plays second-ranked Kentucky in the second game of the doubleheader. NOT SO FREE THROWS: Both teams struggled from the foul line with Kansas going 16 for 26 and Duke 14 for 23.