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DURHAM, N.C. -- Duke finally had all the players that made the Blue Devils the top-ranked team in the preseason -- except that, for most of the night, they didnt play like it.Luke Kennard scored 24 points and No. 5 Duke beat Tennessee State 65-55 on Monday in the college debut of touted freshman Harry Giles.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 a big night for Giles.This game was a learning experience for us, Kennard said. We cant take anything for granted. Weve got to play each and every game like its the biggest game of the year. ... I just dont think we were really ready to play. ... Our energy wasnt there, our enthusiasm wasnt there, and we just didnt really have one guy thats bringing us all the energy, and we really needed that tonight.Tennessee State led 36-34 on Wayne Martins 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.Darreon Reddick and Tahjere McCall scored 14 points apiece for the Tigers (8-3).Amile Jefferson had a career-best 18 rebounds for Duke, which finally got Giles on the floor for the first time. One of the nations top recruits, he missed his senior season in high school with torn knee ligaments in his right knee and then missed the first 11 games at Duke after having his left knee scoped in October.First game, that was just shaking the rust off and getting the kinks out, Giles said. I think each day, each game, each practice, Ill get better.BIG PICTURETennessee State: This was the second time in nine days that the Tigers threw a scare into the host team at an historic Atlantic Coast Conference venue, after taking North Carolina State to overtime in the Wolfpacks first game at renovated Reynolds Coliseum. Tennessee States three losses have all come on the road against Power 5 programs, with the other defeat coming at Vanderbilt.Hopefully, we realized that if we play as a team, we currently feel like we can play with anybody in the country, but we need to try to get to the point where we can consistently beat high-level teams, coach Dana Ford said.Duke: The impact of Giles return went far beyond his meager line in the boxscore -- no points, no rebounds, and 0-for-1 shooting in 4 first-half minutes. For the first time, the Blue Devils had the full complement of star freshmen that made them No. 1 in the preseason polls.But Duke shot a season-worst 37 percent and finished just 19 of 32 from the free throw line while establishing a season-low scoring total by 10 points. The previous low was 75, both in the loss to Kansas and the win against Rhode Island.Were in October, not December, with our team, coach Mike Krzyzewski said.STAT SHEETKennard has scored 20 or more points in four of his last five games. ... Jefferson was averaging 17.8 points and 12.3 rebounds during his last four games. His rebounding numbers went up but his scoring numbers fell -- he finished with five points on 2-of-7 shooting and was just 1 for 8 from the foul line.HARRY CHRISTMASAll eyes were on Giles, who made his long-awaited Duke debut when he checked in during a timeout with 11:27 left in the first half with the crowd chanting his first name. 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SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego Padres showed off what was old and new in their 12-3 rout of the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday.Edwin Jackson, a 14-year veteran, pitched seven scoreless innings and had an RBI double, and rookie right fielder Jabari Blash got his first major league home run.First one, Blash said. Hopefully many to come.It was a winning mixture of experience and youth, pitching and offense which let the Padres claim this three-game series.Jackson (2-2) retired the first 11 batters he faced, and the Brewers didnt put a runner in scoring position until Kirk Nieuwenhuis doubled in the fifth. Never mind he wasnt confident about his pitches.Its kinda fun when you go out and you feel like you dont necessarily have you best stuff, its kinda when you have games like this, said Jackson, who is pitching for his 11th team. You go out and try to be more productive and youre not trying to do too much.Jackson signed a minor-league contract with the Padres in June after starting the season in Miamis bullpen. He gave up three runs -- two on Ryan Brauns homer -- and eight hits with five strikeouts in eight innings.The Padres made it 8-0 on Yangervis Solartes two-run homer in the sixth. Blash homered in the two-run seventh.Junior Guerra (7-3) had a rare rough second-half outing, allowing four runs in the first two innings in a four-inning stint. Guerra had won four of his last five starts.Some days you have good days and some days you have bad days, Guerra said through a translator. Unfortunately it was a bad day for me and I have to keep working hard.For Jackson, it was a good one.If he stays away from walking people, theres not been many times in his career where hes gotten consistently hit, Padres manager Andy Green said. He was in the zone from the first pitch and stayed there though the eighth inning. He was outstanding.Padres rookie center fielder Travis Jankowski had another productive day with two hits, two runs, a walk and two stolen bases. For the series, he was 6 for 11 with five stolenn bases and five runs.ddddddddddddWhen Travis is setting the table and hes in that mindset, hes proving to be dynamic right now, Green said. The stolen bases, wrecking havoc, hes a great guy to have at the top of the order.The Padres struck early, scoring three first-inning runs, thanks in part to Guerras two walks. The big blow was a two-run single by Christian Bethancourt. San Diego added to its cushion to 4-0 in the third when Alex Dickersons bloop double to left field scored Solarte.San Diegos rally came after the Brewers challenged Myers slide into second base on a double-play attempt. The Brewers contended that Myers went out of his way to upend shortstop Orlando Arcia.I wasnt sure that we would win the appeal, that he changed his path, Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. But it was a run scored so it was worth taking a shot.But did the roughly five-minute delay hamper Guerra?We talk about how important it is for starting pitchers to get into a rhythm, Counsell said. After that they got to him and he had to battle.TRAINERS ROOMPadres: RHP Tyson Ross (right shoulder, left ankle) reported no setbacks a day after an abbreviated throwing session off the mound. Theres a chance Ross, who last pitched on opening day, will return before the seasons end.UP NEXTBrewers: RHP Chase Anderson (6-10, 5.13) makes his second career start against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday as Milwaukee continues its six-game road trip. Anderson, who beat Arizona on July 25, aims for his third straight win despite having no quality starts over his last eight outings.Padres: LHP Christian Friedrich (4-6, 4.72) looks to recapture the form he flashed when winning three straight decisions in May and June as he faces the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Friday. Hes coming off a rocky outing, surrendering five runs on six hits in three innings against the Washington Nationals on July 24. ' ' '