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The Duke Blue Devils extended their ACC record to a neat and clean 3-0 with an 83-59 win over the NC State Wolfpack on Sunday.
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The
#7 Duke Blue Devils (12-2, 3-0) put it into overdrive and ran past the
NC State Wolfpack (10-6, 0-3) with an 83-59 victory in front of a crowd
of 6,172 at Cameron Indoor...
With the Duke Victory…
· Improved to 12-2 overall and 3-0 in ACC play on the season.
· Registered its 32nd consecutive win at home, continues a school record.
· Registered its 24th straight home ACC win.
· Won its 48th ACC contest over the last five years and 62 over the last six.
· Won its 55th out of the last 56 games in Cameron.
· Won its 12th straight game in Cameron against N.C. State.
· Won its sixth consecutive overall contest versus the Wolfpack.
· Coach P moved to 6-2 all-time against N.C. State.
Quotes of Note:
Duke coach Joanne P. McCallie:
"We’re
just trying to get better at things that we’re doing, and I thought
that we did. I thought we utilized the high post very well on offense. I
thought we made their shots very difficult in transition and also
throughout the second half I thought we made life a little bit more
difficult. I would have liked us to be a more dominant rebounding team.
We’ll have to look at that. But getting to the free throw line, we did
that more so. And so as long as you’re in an attack mode, you’re in a
good place, and you’re just thinking about the moment."
NC State coach Kellie Harper:
“We
knew this was going to be a tough and physical game. We knew that our
defensive effort was going to be huge and unfortunately, if you give up
83 points to this team, you’re not going to win. They’re just too tough
on the defensive end."
Prior to the game:
Following
a record-setting 76-58 win over Wake Forest in Winston-Salem on Friday,
the #7 Duke Blue Devils (11-2, 2-0) will host the NC State Wolfpack
(10-5. 0-2) at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham...
Other Duke Notes…
· Closed the game with a 23-5 run over the final 7:34 mark.
· Had a season-high 6,172 fans in attendance.
· Hit a season-high 20-of-22 free throws for a 90.9 percentage.
· Outrebounded NCSU, 38-34.
· Hit only 3-of-16 three-pointers.
· Scored 44 points in the paint.
· Created 37 points off 24 NC State turnovers.
· Stopped a three-game streak of turning ball over 20+ times - Duke had 15.
· Blocked nine shots.
· Had 15 steals as a team.
Will next host Florida State on Friday, Jan. 13 at 7:00 p.m. The contest will air on RSN-TV.
