It’s been a roller coaster season for the young Duke Blue Devils but Tuesday night they had a chance to accomplish something special in Coach Jon Scheyer’s inaugural season. A win versus NC State would give Duke an undefeated season in Cameron Indoor Stadium – the only team to accomplish that in the ACC. It would not be an easy task against the same team that pummeled this Blue Devil team by 24 points in Raleigh.
The two teams traded early baskets, with Mark Mitchell connecting on his first shot of the game to open the scoring. Both defenses were locked in but NC State held a 6-4 advantage after 5 minutes.