In college basketball, Duke defeated NC State 79-64 after a shaky start. Duke's strong second half performance secured the win. NC State had a quick start but Duke responded with a run of their own. Duke's offensive rebounding was crucial in the game. UNC dominated Notre Dame, leading 41-25 at halftime and extending the lead to 54-25 in the second half with a 13-0 run. RJ Davis led UNC with 11 points. UNC's victory secured at least a share of the ACC regular-season championship.
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Maliq Brown fights for the ball and kisses it off the glass. Clemson with a 3 from Girard to respond. Clemson 59. SU 51. 11:02 to go.
Copeland for 3. SU is 7-of-7 shooting this half. Clark scores for Clemson. Tigers lead 56-47 with 12:36 to go.
Chris Bell finally springs free for a good look at buries a 3 from top of the key. The issue is Clemson answers with a 3 from Clark. Clemson 54, SU 44. 13:53 to go.
Burton with a free throw to end the 16-0 UNC run to start the second half
UNC in the midst of a 13-0 run to start the second half. Armando Bacot hit a 3 moments ago. The Tar Heels' lead is 54-25. This is over, final TBD. UNC clinches at least a share of the ACC's regular-season championship. Could win it outright with a win Saturday at Duke.
UNC starts the second half on a 13-0 run to expand its lead to 54-25. Biggest lead since the Syracuse game.
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Second half underway in Chapel Hill
That was a half of basketball. UNC 41, ND 25. RJ Davis, with 11, is the only player in double figures.
Halftime: UNC 41, Notre Dame 25
HALF: UNC 41, Notre Dame 25
Bit of a sleepy start here for UNC, but Tar Heels have awakened. Now lead Notre Dame 30-18 with 5:57 left before halftime. UNC on a 12-2 run. Timeout, Fighting Irish.
Armando Bacot swatted that layup attempt right into a Harrison Ingram transition bucket UNC on a 12-2 run, ND calls timeout, and the Tar Heels are suddenly up 30-18 with 5:57 left until half
Clemson starts 3-for-5 from 3, is 6-of-9 overall, has dominated the glass and leads 16-5. Cuse calls time.
#UNC is a 16 point favorite tonight at home vs. Notre Dame.
Duke over N.C. State 79-64. Four in double figures for Duke. Three numbers standout. -Only 5 TO’s -Plus 9 on second chance points. -Plus 12 from Pts off TO’s. Kyle Filipowski wasn’t really a factor. Especially in the first half he had a sit because of fall trouble. The…
Is it weird to say Duke is ranked ninth and flying under the radar? Solid win at NC State and nice contribution from freshman Sean Stewart. We will find out more Saturday night when the Heels come to Cameron but the Roach-Filipowski-McCain trio looks March ready.
Tonight @DukeMBB with an impressive 2nd half both on offense & defensive win on the road vs a fired up @PackMensBball team 79-64 . @JonScheyer ‘s team had great balance plus terrific play & leadership from veteran Jeremy Roach.
An 0-for-15 skid did the Wolfpack in on Saturday. Duke's 10-for-11 run might have just done the trick tonight.
Duke beats N.C. State 79-64. Blue Devils win comfortably after a shaky first few minutes. Settled into a nice rhythm in the second half. Since the loss to Wake Forest, Duke is plus-65; record is 24-6, 15-4 ACC. Next one is at home against UNC on Saturday.
Final: Duke 79, NC State 64
3:28 left and we're just about done here. Duke's 10-1 run in about 92 seconds, around the 10- and 11-minute marks, is what created separation; since then, Blue Devils have scored on 11 of 13 possessions.
Duke leads N.C. State 33-30 at halftime. A work of art, this has not been -- for either team. Duke is shooting 12-for-36 and has 14 offensive rebounds, 13 second-chance points. Kyle Filipowski played all of 4 minutes, picked up 2 fouls.
Duke 33, NC State 30 at the half. DJ Burns has been an uncommon force, with half of the Wolfpack's points, getting Kyle Filipowski (no points in four minutes) in foul trouble. Tyrese Proctor with 11 for Duke but the Blue Devils *14* offensive rebounds have been the difference.
Duke's season high for offensive rebounds in a game: 16. Duke offensive rebounds in first half vs. NC State: 14
Duke has missed 17 shots (bad) but they've rebounded 11 of them (good). They average 31.4% of their misses, but have grabbed 61.1% tonight.
NC State rebounds: 11 Duke offensive rebounds: 11
Duke has awakened. 11 consecutive points after State scored the first nine. Game of runs, folks
Duke answers NC State's opening 9-0 run with an 11-0 run of its own
FIrst TV timeout: NC State 9, Duke 2. Blue Devils are 1 of 6 from the floor
The opposite of Saturday has happened for Duke. Messy offense, passive defense. State scores the game's first 7 points. The building has life.
N.C. State is 8 points shy of the jump start it had on Duke in this building last year. Jon Scheyer takes a #BzdelikMachineGunTimeout.
7-0 start for the Wolfpack and Scheyer calls a Bzdelik-quick timeout
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