Duke had no trouble against NC State Saturday, blowing the game open in the first half and coasting to an easy 69-53 win. And it wasn’t really that close.
We want to say Duke forced 19 turnovers but the truth is State was responsible for some of them. Still, Duke did force a bunch and took full advantage of most of them, getting lots of easy baskets.
The Blue Devils shot 9-18 from behind the line, led by Matthew Hurt, who shot 6-7 from deep and 8-10 overall in perhaps his best offensive performance of the year.