Key Highlights
- 1 seed for next week's league tournament with a weekend rout of No.
- 13 Virginia.
- Duke followed that by overwhelming the Wolfpack by hitting from outside against NC State's zone and also by getting into the paint area in what has become a trademark strength. Boozer finished 8-for-10 from the field and 9-for-11 from the foul line while also grabbing nine rebounds -- and accumulating multiple long, thick scratches wrapping around his right shoulder amid physical second-half play. Dame Sarr added 14 of his 16 points before halftime for Duke, which made 11 of 28 3-pointers. The Blue Devils ran off a 9-0 burst to push to a double-digit lead late in the first half, followed by draining opposite corner 3s -- first by Sarr from the right side then by Nikolas Khamenia from the left -- for a 47-30 halftime lead. Duke made its last five shots before the half then hit its first five out of the break -- including a 3-pointer from Isaiah Evans that made it 56-32 at the 17:32 mark -- to eliminate any lingering doubt. Darrion Williams put up 17 points for the Wolfpack (19-11, 10-7), who continued a late-season slide in coach Will Wade's debut campaign.
- NC State shot 35.4% and made 7 of 29 3s en route to a fifth loss in six games, a skid that includes a 41-point defeat at then-No.
- 24 Louisville and last week's 29-point loss at Virginia.