DURHAM, N.C. –– Four-straight threes and a 12-2 run to open the game ended up dooming Appalachian State University basketball in a 93-58 loss to No. 6 Duke on Saturday inside Cameron Indoor Stadium.

The Mountaineers (2-3) were outrebounded by the Blue Devils (6-1) 45-30, including 17-12 on the offensive glass - generating 16 second-chance points. It marked the first game of the season that Appalachian was outrebounded by its opponent. Duke also turned a season-high 18 Appalachian turnovers into 24 points.

App State was led by freshman Kelvin Robinson's (Little Rock, Ark./Episcopal) 12 points and five rebounds. Robinson's 12 points tied a season- and career-high. The true freshman nailed a season-high three 3-pointers and finished a perfect 3-for-3 from beyond the arc. He also shot 3-of-4 from the foul line.

Griffin Kinney was the other lone Mountaineer to tally double-digits with 11 points on the afternoon. Kinney finished 5-for-8 from the field. Offensively, Jake Babic finished with a team-high five assists. 

Hitting the glass for Appalachian State was freshman Isaac Johnson who tied for a team-high five boards with Robinson. Johnson was also one of three eight-point scorers for the Apps, joined by Ronshad Shabazz and Tyrell Johnson.

After racing out to a 12-2 lead in the opening moments of the contest, Appalachian battled back to within six at 14-8 aided by back-to-back buckets from T. Johnson and Kinney. 

The Mountaineers stayed within 10 points of the Blue Devils throughout the first half of the opening period, but Duke would slowly and methodically grow its lead to a 21-point advantage heading into the break.

Without missing a beat from the first half, the Blue Devils engineered a 9-0 run in the opening 2:12 of the second half - forcing a Mountaineer timeout. 

The Duke lead would balloon to as many as 40 points in the second half, 81-41, with 9:09 left. From there, Robinson would score 11-straight points for the Black and Gold to help cut the deficit to 32, but the Mountaineers would fall to the Blue Devils 93-58.

Notes: Appalachian State's streak of four-straight games outrebounding its opponent was snapped … Kelvin Robinson scored in double-figures for the second time in his career (scored 12 points at Tennessee - Nov. 15) … Robinson hit a career-high three 3-pointers … Kinney's five field goals were a season-high.