THE OPENING TIP
- Playing its second consecutive game against a Tobacco Road rival, No. 8 Duke welcomes NC State to Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday for the 252nd game in the all-time series.
- The game tips at 2 p.m. ET on ABC with Bob Wischusen and Debbie Antonelli on the call and Kris Budden reporting on the sideline. On the radio locally, David Shumate and John Roth call the action on the Blue Devil Sports Network from Learfield.
- The Blue Devils, who are looking for their 150th win over the Wolfpack, have won two straight and seven of the last 10 in the series.