NC State
No. 9 Duke takes down NC State on Senior Night, 79-64
Defensive lapses in the second half doomed the Wolfpack in the second half, all but ending their NCAA tournament hopes.
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Defensive lapses in the second half doomed the Wolfpack in the second half, all but ending their NCAA tournament hopes.
SPORTSBOOK. >> DESPERATE TIMES CALL FOR DESPERATE MEASURES AND THE STATE LOOK LIKE A TOURNAMENT TEAM. JUST A COUPLE MONTHS AGO. BUT HEADING INTO TONIGHT, THEY LOST 5 OF THEIR LAST 7. SO TO HAVE A CHANCE OF THE BIG DANCE THEY NEEDED TO TAKE DOWN NUMBER 9. DUKE AT HOME. AND TONIGHT, SENIOR NIGHT FOR DJ BURNS. DJ HORNE AND CASEY MOORE SELL LOOKING FOR ONE FINAL ALL UPSET AT HOME TONIGHT. THEY CAME OUT THE WAY THAT YOU HOPE. MICHAEL CONNELL UP TO DJ HORNE STATE OUT TO A 9 TO START. MY GOODNESS. DO CANCERS BIG. LOOK. IT WAS A BIG HAVE FOR TYRESE, PROCTOR 11 IN THE 1ST HALF. DO TAKES THE LEAD RIGHT THERE. BUT WHAT? COUPLE PASCO EVENTS, DJ BURNS WAS ABLE TO GO TO WORK WITH THE GREAT FOOTWORK. GREAT MOVE. SPIN. DUKE UP BY 3 AT THE HALF. HOWEVER, DJ BURNS. THE SHOW CONTINUES. HE'S GOING TO GET THE BUCKET AND THE FOUL RIGHT HERE. SEASON-HIGH 27 POINTS. HOWEVER, THE FRESHMAN SEAN STEWART MAKING A DIFFERENCE ON BOTH ENDS OF THE FLOOR. LOOK AT THIS FLIP OUT OF THE EQUATION. SO HE'S GOING TO TAKE THE LOB, PUTS IT IN THERE. DO PULLS AWAY 79 TO 64. SO LET'S TAKE THINGS LIVE TO PNC ARENA KASEY HEADS PAT WELTER. THIS WAS ALMOST LIKE LAST YEAR WITH THE START OF THIS GAME. DUKE WITH THE SLOW START AND EVEN A BAD GAME. KYLE FILIPOWSKI. BUT THEY PULLED TOGETHER. THAT'S WHAT WAS THE DIFFERENCE IN THIS GAME. YEAH, CHRIS, JEREMY ROACH EVEN SAID AFTER THE GAME THEY REMEMBERED BEING DOWN 20 TO NOTHING HERE LAST YEAR AND IT FELT LIKE IT WAS HAPPENING AGAIN WITH NC STATE REALLY HAD THEIR CHANCES IN THIS ONE AND THEY CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE. CASEY. YEAH, HONESTLY, IT'S A NEW NIGHT. SAME OLD STORY FOR THE STATE TEAM ALL SEASON LONG. THE SAME THING THERE IN THE GAME, EVEN WITH THE LEAD. BUT THEY JUST CAN'T FINISH A 40 MINUTE GAME. DJ BURST WILL BE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY. IT'S SO FRUSTRATING. >> AND IT CAME BACK TO BITE THEM AGAIN TONIGHT. FOR EVERYTHING STATE DID RIGHT IN THE 1ST HALF TO MAKE THIS ONE A GAME. THERE WAS ONE GLARING STAT THE PACK ABSOLUTELY CRUSHED OFFENSIVE BOARDS. DUKE HAD 14 IN THE 1ST HALF. >> THE BREAKDOWNS FOLLOWED IN THE 2ND HALF PAKISTAN ABLE TO LIMIT THE MISTAKES. KEVIN KEATTS SAID YOU CAN HAVE THOSE MISTAKES BUT NOT VERSUS THE REALLY GOOD TEAMS MAY KEEP A THEY BEAT US TO EVERY LOOSE BALL IN THE 1ST HALF AND >> IT'S A NUMBERS TAKEN 12 MOST SHOTS THAN WE TAKE IN. >> IT'S A NUMBERS GAME WE CAN DO. WE CAN YOU NOT GOING TO WIN? WE NEED WE HAVE THAT SITUATION. >> THE STATE MAY HAVE SHUT DOWN KYLE FILIPOWSKI BUT SEAN STEWART MADE AN IMPACT ON BOTH ENDS IN HIS PLACE. SEASON-HIGH 3 BLOCKS, 5 REBOUNDS. 12 POINTS OFF THE BENCH. KEVIN KEATTS CURSED WHEN HE SAW HIS NUMBERS IN THE PRESS CONFERENCE. >> AND TO HIM, IT WAS GOOD YET IT 4 OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS. I MEAN, THAT'S AN IMPACT TO AT THIS. I DIDN'T KNOW. >> I MEAN, I'M READY. I WORKED. I WORKED REALLY HARD EVERY DAY. JUST TO MY NAME IS CALLED THE ISRAELIS POSSIBLE. IT, YOU KNOW, THE WORK PAID OFF TONIGHT. >> JON STEWART WITH A BLOODIED NOSE AND THE HANDSHAKE FROM GUARDING DJ BURNS. HE SAID NO, IT'S FROM DIVING ON A LOOSE BALL. WELL, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT FROM BURNS. WELL, YEAH, WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT? NC SAY THEMSELVES MIGHT BE A LITTLE BEATEN UP, BUT NOT DOWN. ALL THEY CAN DO IN THE LOCKER ROOM. STAY POSITIVE ABOUT THEIR NCAA TOURNAMENT. HOPES THAT ARE, OF AND BUY A THREAT, IF YOU WILL THINK THAT THAT'S BEING POSITIVE AT ALL. THE KEVIN KEATTS SAID, HEY, THERE'S A LOT OF TEAMS THAT HAVE TO GO IN AND WIN THIS TOURNAMENT AND USE IT AS ONE OF THEM. AND