16 Duke would start with the play of his dynamic backcourt of Terquavion Smith and Jarkel Joiner. Smith scored 24 points and N.C. State jumped all over Duke from the opening tip, rolling to an 84-60 win on Wednesday night in the long-running series between Atlantic Coast Conference neighbors. “It was basically everything.”N.C. State shot 47% and made 10 3-pointers, nine coming from Smith and Joiner. More impressively, the Wolfpack scored 30 points off turnovers while repeatedly pushing the tempo. And early in the second, Joiner and Smith got loose together in transition.

Source: The Star January 05, 2023 06:12 UTC