Duke leads NC State 27-21 at halftime despite poor shooting from both teams. McCain leads Duke with 11 points, while Burns and Horne shine for NC State. NC State rallies in the second half, outscoring Duke 27-13, taking a 48-40 lead with 8 minutes left. Filipowski fouled out, impacting Duke's defense.
Makes up for the dogshit no call https://t.co/Jkq9X3e2vj
O'CONNELL SPLASH @PackMensBball https://t.co/68mT5AaEc9
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O'Connell hits a transition 3 in the corner and Doug Sirmons makes another emphatic call, getting Mark Mitchell for a foul in the lane getting tangled with Middlebrooks. Headed to the monitor!
Wow. If Duke goes on a run here, we'll be talking about that technical foul on Kevin Keatts forever.
NC State HC Kevin Keatts has received a technical foul for potentially knocking out a Duke team that might make the networks a lot of money.
Cheap, cheap mall cop T on NC State coach Kevin Keatts.
Does Kevin Keatts sweat?
Lol Filipowski got fouled by two different guys, that's the controversy.
The only thing that can stop this team right now is Kevin Keatts
That should have been an offensive by #Duke because the offensive player lowered his shoulder into the #NCState player's chest. Really bad call there by the officials. #ACC #MarchMadness
C’mon. This game isn’t at Cameron. That’s a horrible tech on Kevin Keatts.
Kevin Keatts just got a technical foul for unsportsmanlike conduct from Doug Simons. Keatts didn't like the call on the floor that NC State deflected the ball and Duke was awarded possession. He's still letting them hear it.
Filipowski loses the ball over the backboard. Ruled Duke ball. Keatts comes out to complain and Doug Sirmons hits him with an immediate T. McCain hits the free thows to cut the lead to 48-42.
Oh boy. Technical on NC State coach Kevin Keatts after the officials get confused on a lose ball that goes off the shot clock. They weren't sure if it was deflected, called it Duke ball.
Kevin Keatts just got T'd up by Doug Sirmons. Looked like a quick trigger but ... maybe magic word?
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I believed 🐺‼️ @PackWomensBball is going to the Final Four for the first time under Wes Moore, the program’s first trip since 1998. Reminder: they were picked to finish 8th in the ACC. A brand new team—so many different pieces—just an unreal season for coach Moore & the Pack! https://t.co/MKB6MpAbP3
Wow what a turn around in the 2nd half by @CoachKeattsNCSU @PackMensBball amazing TEAM - Burns - Horne & company r now up 48-40 on @DukeMBB with 8:19 left . Can their miracle run continue ?
Duke's best path to victory is for Jared McCain to start shooting the lights out. Cause inside it's all about DJ Burns.
DJ Burns is taking it to Duke! 🏀💪 #MarchMadness https://t.co/ctefhJRohg
NC State leads Duke 48-40 at 8-minute mark. … It’s starting to look a lot like 1983. https://t.co/E2XPaA6a7O
NC State outscoring Duke 27-13 in the second half.
.@packmensbball IS FEELING IT https://t.co/kGRw2Askfp
THE WOLFPACK ARE FEELING IT @PackMensBball https://t.co/wH6Edt1EOV
NC STATE HAS ITS LARGEST LEAD OF THE GAME 👀 #MarchMadness @PackMensBball https://t.co/e3e9uw707u
DJ HORNE
NC State outscoring Duke 27-12 in the second half.
BURNS IS A CHEAT CODE @PackMensBball https://t.co/FYuCBExTF8
Up to a combined 34 for the DJs, Burns and Horne. Filipowski's coming back in with four fouls and 8:19 to go. No choice. State up 48-40.
Jon Scheyer wants a timeout as NC State has their largest lead of the game at 48-40. Kyle Filipowski will be coming back in the game with four fouls and 8:19 to play.
And just like that NC State takes a 48-40 lead. The Pack has made 11 of 15 shots to begin the second half.
DJ BURNS IS DEVOURING DUKE.
Jeremy Roach finishes in traffic 🔥 #MarchMadness @DukeMBB https://t.co/7Q8zVpUSEG
NC State has been able to withstand foul trouble from DJ Burns and Mohamed Diarra. Can Duke do the same without Kyle Filipowski? Huge stretch coming up for Ryan Young.
Middlebrooks has drawn at least 3 of Filipowski’s fouls
Filipowski with his fourth. Duke is on the ropes.
Filipowski tagged with his fourth foul with 9:49. Really looked like Mitchell. Scheyer's at the replay monitor doing his best TV Teddy impersonation. Wow.
Duke's bench can't believe that was called on Kyle Filipowski. Looked like Mitchell on the poke from here.
Four on Filipowski. Miracles do happen.
#NCState is just out-hustling #Duke. #ACC #FinalFour #MarchMadness
FOUR fouls on Filipowski now. Duke down 4...
Yikes. Four on Filipowski. Duke in some trouble.
They whistled that foul on Filipowski?!?
DJ BURNS ON THE BEAT 🔥🙌 @PackMensBball (via @MarchMadnessMBB) https://t.co/4k0bMt7PLo
DJ Burns Jr. and DJ Horne right now 🔥 https://t.co/tBVqVpYtnx
Now it's Duke that can't get anything at the rim. Blue Devils shot 30% in the first half and in the second half are at... 30 percent. https://t.co/n1ehHMBI5t
NC State and Duke are in a BATTLE for the last #MFinalFour spot 😮💨 #MarchMadness https://t.co/H3IvnR9V1B
Duke's guard trio in ACCT loss: 7-28 FGs, 23 points. Duke's guard trio today: 7-24 FGs, 21 points. Blue Devils need *something* from Tyrese Proctor on that end ... and wouldn't hurt if Jared McCain saw one go in.
DJ Horne is heating up 🔥 Wolfpack take the lead 🐺 #MarchMadness https://t.co/nc8bCoUGtk
NC State playing better than Duke in this stretch to take a 40-38 lead but Diarra has 4 and Burns has 3. Lot to manage for Keatts. Filipowski has 3 for Duke. Duke really needs Proctor to do something down the stretch - this hasn’t been his day.
NC State: team of destiny or team of density (DJ Burns)? Discuss.
DJ Horne heating up, y'all. Nine of his 14 points to open second half. State leads 40-38, timeout Duke.
"Mr. DJ, turn the music up" 🎶 DJ Burns and NC State are battling 🔥 #MarchMadness https://t.co/NQzoNoNlgh
N.C. State leads 40-38 and Jon Scheyer takes a timeout to beat the under-12. Kyle Filipowski checks back in during this break.
DJ Horne with the take and floater and Duke takes a timeout. That's *precisely* the kind of shot that's been falling for NC State the past three weeks that hadn't gone down tonight. Wolfpack up 40-38.
Horne scores in traffic. State up 40-38. Duke calls timeout and this place is LOUD
This is better. Tied at 38. And Filipowski knocks down Middlebrooks to pick up his third.
Another look at the finish 😮💨 #MarchMadness @DukeMBB https://t.co/V2rqN4q4hb https://t.co/QyQFlf4BIA
Expect Duke to keep feeding Filipowski down the stretch. Been racking up fouls from Diarra and Burns.
FILIPOWSKI MUSCLES HIS WAY TO THE RIM 💪 #MarchMadness @DukeMBB https://t.co/PJ9Qqk0fuw
Filipowski draws Diarra's fourth foul. Burns re-enters with three.
Duke has gone 3:30+ without making a shot and NC State has their first lead since it was 8-7.
NC State leads Duke by one with 12:59 to go. The Wolfpack led their first Duke game in Raleigh with 12 minutes to play but fell apart down the stretch.
Duke starts 3 of 10 from the field and its lead is gone. NC State up 36-35 with 12:59 to play
NC State finally gets its first trip to the foul line in quite awhile and the fans erupt. Horne hits both to put the Pack in front 36-35.
DJ HORNE BRINGS THE PACK WITHIN A POINT 👀 #MarchMadness 👉 https://t.co/qNCGUkxHwC https://t.co/z6A6U1fV1m
Casey Morsell tips it up and in 👀 #MarchMadness @PackMensBball https://t.co/8w9svXYl7V
Thrill of victory (NC State)… agony of defeat (Texas). #MarchMadness (📸: Naji Saker) https://t.co/oHOVdQvcbV
Three fouls on both Diarra and Burns for NC State.
DJ Horne dime. Mohamed Diarra dunk. NC State keeps answering 😤 (via @MarchMadnessMBB) https://t.co/Z7uQI6zoSG
Mark Mitchell double-digit tracker: 0 points ------|---- 10 points Duke is 33-4 when he scores at least 10.
That'll get the crowd to their feet 😏 #MarchMadness @PackMensBball https://t.co/pVqxKImUI3 https://t.co/LWeX9Tpiht
ROCKING THE RIM @PackMensBball https://t.co/sFNs4VDJfh
Duke has switched Mark Mitchell on to DJ Burns defensively and are trying to attack him offensively as well. Burns leads NC State with 12 points McCain leads Duke with 15 points 33 Duke 29 NCSU 15:11 remaining
DIARRA ROCKS THE RIM 🫨 #MarchMadness @PackMensBball https://t.co/Gy2nU4Nzjz
Duke vs. N.C. State has been absolutely no disappointment. High play ACC basketball. I love it.
Slick finish at the rim by Mark Mitchell 👀 #MarchMadness @DukeMBB https://t.co/8uGi6ws3Vg
Three fouls on DJ Burns, 15:11 to play. Duke up 4 and shooting FTs.
Tomorrow will be tough in North Carolina. I’ve already warned staff this game cannot be discussed tomorrow. Verboten. https://t.co/CVCnzaU5g7 https://t.co/rgrtKOJw0A
DJ Horne gets the easy 2️⃣ #MarchMadness https://t.co/Y9nwsX7EGm
The Big Ten and SEC watching Duke v. NC State with a Final Four on the line. https://t.co/u0bPMQbgAM
Some nifty footwork from Burns @PackMensBball https://t.co/0fS25k0jpV
I’m impressed with Kevin Keatts’ composure with the officials. I would be having a hard time.
Multiple NC State cheerleaders nearly fell out of their seats protesting the lack of a foul on Jeremy Roach there.
DJ Horne holding his right wrist after that swipe from Roach led to a turnover. Stays in the game.
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🚨 NC State made a layup
Begun, the second half has. Looked good, that Tyrese Proctor corner 3 did.
Twenty minutes from Phoenix. The second half begins with a Tyrese Proctor miss and a DJ Burns make.
The @DukeMBB defense has them 20 minutes away from the prestigious Final 4 in @JonScheyer ‘s 2nd year & a young rising star in coaching . They lead the @PackMensBball 27-21 who have a big surprise by winning 8 straight pressure games .
NC State head coach Wes Moore is going to his first women’s Division I Final Four. @PackWomensBball | #MarchMadness https://t.co/ThwaIzyVMO
NC State finished the first half 1-for-11 on layups and 1-for-7 from 3.
We (NC State) are lucky to be still in this game after the way we played in the first half. Can’t hit a shot from anywhere and need to get to the free throw line more. Lots of time to go though
Duke is one of the worst teams in D-1 at getting their shots blocked (11.9% of their possessions - 341st nationally). NC State has two blocks today on 26 shots. The Blue Devils have already blocked four of the Wolfpack's 34 attempts.
Duke and State both look like they are trying to shoot on one of those trick theme park hoops that are rigged to look normal but actually have a slitghtly bigger ball and a slightly smaller rim. https://t.co/hGFHj2C1iG
The Jared McCain half. My goodness, what a sensational swipe on O’Connell, to go along with a game-high 13 points. But Jon Scheyer summed that half up pretty well: “Completely disjointed.”
That was about as bad as you could do if you’re State and you’re within six at the break. Fortunate when you shot 26% from the field and 14% from three with Duke getting a perfect 9-9 at the line. Both big men with two fouls. Somehow still within reach.
HALFTIME: Duke 27, NC State 21 If you're NC State, you're glad you're within 6 while going 1-for-11 on layups. If you're Duke, you're happy you're leading despite shooting 30% from the floor.
Halftime: Duke 27, NC State 21
NC State has hit 8 of 26 shots and just 1 of 6 on 3-pointers. Duke is forcing Pack into some bad shots but others have just found a way to spin out. Still Duke lead is only 23-18 with 4:15 left in half.
Neither team is lighting it up shooting, but Duke is leading 21-14 behind McCain's 11 points. He's made 5 FTs as Duke is 7-for-7 at the line. Duke has committed more fouls but NC State's have led to FTs. Wolfpack shooting 6 of 20 from field
Nothing falling for NC State at the rim. Not quite strong enough. Those have been going down lately. And Mitchell does score down low for Duke to make it 21-14. Wolfpack timeout.
Shots not falling for anyone right now. Duke is 2-for-9 from the field, NC State is 4-for-12.