PHILADELPHIA - The University at Albany got behind early, but held it together in the first half against Duke.

The Great Danes cut lead to five, with an 8-0 run, but the Blue Devils scored the final four points to have a nine-point halftime lead, 35-26.

Duke shot really well in the first half, going 12-20 (60%) from the field. The Blue Devils are led by Seth Curry, who has 12 points.

UAlbany got a boost from Luke Devlin, who has seven points, while Jacob Iati also has seven. It was needed because Sam Rowley got into foul trouble and currently has three fouls.

When Iati and Mike Black hit back-to-back three's, the Great Danes only trailed 31-26.