Tuesday, February 28
Durham, NC
7 PM
NC State
22-9,12-8ACC
67
at
71
Duke
22-8,13-6ACC
1
2
F
NC State
29
38
67
Duke
33
38
71
Pack Falls at Duke, 71-67
2/28/2023 10:01:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Jarkel Joiner led the Pack with 26 points
DURHAM, N.C. – The NC State men's basketball team made a late comeback, but Duke held on to defeat the Pack, 71-67, Tuesday night inside Cameron Indoor Stadium.
With the loss, NC State completes the regular season with a 22-9, 12-8 ACC, record.
Duke led 65-53 with under two minutes to play and was headed to the line for a one-and-one to seemingly put the game away, but the Pack was not going to go quietly.
After Duke missed the first free throw, NC State got the rebound and Terquavion Smith made his first three-pointer of the game to bring the Pack within nine. On the other end, Ebenezer Dowuona blocked a Duke shot and the Pack rebounded the miss and was fouled going the other way. Jarkel Joiner made both free throws to cut the deficit to seven.
After another Duke miss, Joiner came down and made a three-pointer to bring the Pack within four, 65-61, with 40 seconds to play.
Duke was fouled and made both free throws with 18 seconds left to go back up by six.
Joiner came down and immediately drained another three-pointer to make it a one possession game, 67-64, with 30 seconds to play.
But NC State could get no closer as Duke made all four of its remaining free throws to keep the Pack at a distance.
Joiner led NC State with 26 points. He scored the 2,000th point of his collegiate career on a free throw in the second half. Joiner also had a team-high eight rebounds.
DJ Burns added 13 points while Jack Clark came off-the-bench and had 13 points and seven rebounds.
Duke was led by Jeremy Roach who scored 20 points.
The Blue Devils outscored the Pack, 36-22, in points in the paint and finished with a 44-35 advantage in rebounding.
NC State will return to action Wednesday in the ACC Tournament in Greensboro. The Pack will learn its seed on Saturday when the rest of the conference plays its final league game.
With the loss, NC State completes the regular season with a 22-9, 12-8 ACC, record.
Duke led 65-53 with under two minutes to play and was headed to the line for a one-and-one to seemingly put the game away, but the Pack was not going to go quietly.
After Duke missed the first free throw, NC State got the rebound and Terquavion Smith made his first three-pointer of the game to bring the Pack within nine. On the other end, Ebenezer Dowuona blocked a Duke shot and the Pack rebounded the miss and was fouled going the other way. Jarkel Joiner made both free throws to cut the deficit to seven.
After another Duke miss, Joiner came down and made a three-pointer to bring the Pack within four, 65-61, with 40 seconds to play.
Duke was fouled and made both free throws with 18 seconds left to go back up by six.
Joiner came down and immediately drained another three-pointer to make it a one possession game, 67-64, with 30 seconds to play.
But NC State could get no closer as Duke made all four of its remaining free throws to keep the Pack at a distance.
Joiner led NC State with 26 points. He scored the 2,000th point of his collegiate career on a free throw in the second half. Joiner also had a team-high eight rebounds.
DJ Burns added 13 points while Jack Clark came off-the-bench and had 13 points and seven rebounds.
Duke was led by Jeremy Roach who scored 20 points.
The Blue Devils outscored the Pack, 36-22, in points in the paint and finished with a 44-35 advantage in rebounding.
NC State will return to action Wednesday in the ACC Tournament in Greensboro. The Pack will learn its seed on Saturday when the rest of the conference plays its final league game.
Team Stats
NCSU
DU
FG%
.382
.418
3FG%
.286
.105
FT%
.875
.793
RB
35
44
TO
6
10
STL
4
2
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
26
FGM
9
3FGM
6
FTM
2
Pts
13
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
13
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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