Terquavion Smith said that he was going to go right at Duke’s guards and, as they say, it ain’t bragging if you can do it. And he, and his unranked State teammates, took it to #16 Duke big time.
Duke’s first half against NC State was really bad. NC State was more intense, more confident and, really, better in every way. It was a nightmare all around, perhaps most of all for Jon Scheyer.
Mostly the Pack was much more aggressive, forcing 13 turnovers in the period while having just four themselves. Duke didn’t get on the scoreboard until the score was 15-0 and Mark Mitchell finally got a dunk with about 12:20 left.