National Basketball Association
N.C. State 87, Duke 75
When: 1:30 PM ET, Sunday, January 11, 2015
Where: PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina
Officials:
# Mike Eades, # John Gaffney, # Mike Roberts
Attendance:
19500
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North Carolina State 87, No. 2 Duke 75: Trevor Lacey matched a career high with five 3-pointers en route to 21 points as the Wolfpack knocked the visiting Blue Devils from the ranks of the unbeaten.
Ralston Turner added 16 points and Beejay Anya had 14 off the bench for N.C. State (12-5, 3-1 ACC), which went 10-of-16 from beyond the arc. Kyle Washington chipped in with nine points and four blocked shots while Abdul-Malik Abu tallied eight points and eight boards for the Wolfpack, who shot 55 percent from the field.
Jahlil Okafor led the way with 23 points, 12 rebounds, three steals and three blocked shots for Duke (14-1, 2-1), which couldn't survive a 36.9 percent shooting performance from the floor. Quinn Cook scored 18 points and Rasheed Sulaimon had 11 in a reserve role for the Blue Devils.
Lacey knocked down his fifth 3-pointer to give N.C. State its biggest lead of the game at 72-53 before Okafor scored six points during an 11-0 run to trim the deficit to eight with just over three minutes remaining. Anya's dunk restored the Wolfpack's double-digit advantage and they led by as many as 14 in the late stages to improve to 12-2 at PNC Arena.
Washington scored seven points as part of an 11-0 surge to put N.C. State in front 34-29. Sulaimon's dunk ended a field-goal drought of over eight minutes for Duke before Lacey - who led all scorers with 13 points in the first half - connected from beyond the arc to give the Wolfpack a 37-33 lead at intermission.
GAME NOTEBOOK: N.C. State has won three of the last four matchups with Duke in Raleigh. … Turner and Lacey combined to hit nine of the Wolfpack's 10 3-pointers. … Okafor recorded his second double-double in as many games.
Top Game Performances
| Duke |
|
N.C. State |
|
Jahlil Okafor 23 |
Scoring |
Trevor Lacey 21 |
|
Tyus Jones 4 |
Assists |
Cody Martin 5 |
|
Jahlil Okafor 12 |
Rebounds |
Abdul-Malik Abu 8 |
|
Jahlil Okafor 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Ralston Turner 4 |
|
Jahlil Okafor 3 |
Steals |
Anthony Barber 1 |
|
Jahlil Okafor 3 |
Blocks |
Beejay Anya 4 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Duke
|
75 |
36.9 |
7-27 |
20-26 |
12 |
33 |
4 |
8 |
10 |
| N.C. State
|
87 |
55.0 |
10-16 |
11-18 |
18 |
32 |
10 |
3 |
10 |
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