Roach, McCain help No. 9 Duke push past NC State after halftime in 79-64 win
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Duke was content to let North Carolina State's burly big man put up big numbers as long as the ninth-ranked Blue Devils closed out on outside shooters.
They executed that plan to perfection.
Jeremy Roach had 21 points and freshman Jared McCain scored 14 of his 16 after halftime to help Duke pull away and beat N.C. State 79-64 on Monday night, staying in position to claim at least a share of the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title by the weekend.
The Blue Devils (24-6, 15-4 ACC) gave up a season-high 27 points to Wolfpack big man DJ Burns Jr. and his array of deft-touch shots in the paint. But Duke handled everything else: few turnovers (five), few transition chances allowed (four fast-break points for the Wolfpack) and little surrendered from outside (3 for 9 from 3-point range).
“Burns is a handful, obviously," Duke coach Jon Scheyer said. “But we took away their 3s. Sometimes it can hurt you where you’re giving up both, you’re giving up him and you’re giving up 3s. Our thing was just try to make him work for everything. We did that.”
McCain sparked the decisive surge for the Blue Devils, who went from battling through a cold-shooting first half that put them in a 9-0 hole to riding a hot-shooting tear after the break. Two of his second-half 3s came during a blistering run of eight straight made shots, turning a one-point deficit into a 64-52 lead on Roach’s layup at the 7:46 mark.
Duke shot 62.5% (20 of 32) after halftime and finished with a season-high 19 offensive rebounds, leading to 23 second-chance points - with much of that work coming before halftime.
While Burns won individual matchups inside by making 12 of 19 shots, the Wolfpack (17-13, 9-10) found little to back that up. Most notably, leading scorer DJ Horne (17.6 points per game) had just eight points on eight shots.
“I just thought they did a good job on every ball screen, getting over those ball screens and not going under anything, and making it tough,” Wolfpack coach Kevin Keatts said.
BIG PICTURE
Duke: The Blue Devils have been hovering right behind No. 7 North Carolina atop the ACC standings. This win ensures Duke can win at least a share of the regular-season title by beating UNC at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday.
N.C. State: The Wolfpack's NCAA resume looked iffy coming into Monday with a No. 80 NET and a 1-6 record in Quadrant 1 games, with the lone win at Clemson (25th in NET) on Feb. 17. Beating the Blue Devils (10th) would have provided a jolt of optimism, though there would've been work still ahead at the ACC Tournament. Instead, N.C. State has lost three straight and four of five.
STEWART'S BIG NIGHT
Duke star big man Kyle Filipowski (nine points) was limited by first-half foul trouble, but the Blue Devils offset that with a big performance from 6-foot-9 freshman reserve Sean Stewart.
“He just competed, man,” Scheyer said.
Stewart had 12 points, five rebounds, three blocks and two steals in 26 minutes.
“We've been real locked in on the (scouting reports) and everything," Stewart said. “So just to have all that show in the games, it shows how locked in we are and we're ready to compete.”
UP NEXT
Duke: The Blue Devils host the rival Tar Heels on Saturday.
N.C. State: Plays at Pittsburgh on Saturday night.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Kyle Filipowski vs. Mohamed Diarra (Michael O'Connell gains possession) | |||
19:40 | +2 | DJ Burns Jr. makes two point layup | 0-2 | |
19:18 | Mark Mitchell misses two point jump shot | |||
19:16 | Michael O'Connell defensive rebound | |||
18:58 | Kyle Filipowski shooting foul (DJ Burns Jr. draws the foul) | |||
18:58 | DJ Burns Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
18:58 | +1 | DJ Burns Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-3 | |
18:31 | Jared McCain misses three point jump shot | |||
18:29 | Blue Devils offensive rebound | |||
18:27 | Jared McCain misses three point jump shot | |||
18:25 | Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound | |||
18:10 | DJ Burns Jr. misses two point layup | |||
18:08 | Wolfpack offensive rebound | |||
18:05 | +2 | Casey Morsell makes two point layup (Michael O'Connell assists) | 0-5 | |
17:46 | Tyrese Proctor turnover (bad pass) (Michael O'Connell steals) | |||
17:41 | +2 | DJ Horne makes two point layup (Michael O'Connell assists) | 0-7 | |
17:41 | Blue Devils 30 second timeout | |||
17:22 | Kyle Filipowski misses two point jump shot | |||
17:20 | Michael O'Connell defensive rebound | |||
17:06 | +2 | DJ Burns Jr. makes two point layup (Casey Morsell assists) | 0-9 | |
16:49 | +2 | Tyrese Proctor makes two point layup | 2-9 | |
16:28 | Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot | |||
16:26 | Mark Mitchell defensive rebound | |||
16:16 | Kyle Filipowski misses three point jump shot | |||
16:14 | Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound | |||
16:01 | DJ Burns Jr. misses two point layup | |||
15:59 | DJ Burns Jr. offensive rebound | |||
15:59 | DJ Burns Jr. misses two point layup | |||
15:58 | DJ Burns Jr. offensive rebound | |||
15:57 | TV timeout | |||
15:56 | DJ Horne misses two point jump shot | |||
15:54 | Mark Mitchell defensive rebound | |||
15:46 | Jeremy Roach misses two point jump shot | |||
15:44 | Blue Devils offensive rebound | |||
15:43 | DJ Horne shooting foul (Jeremy Roach draws the foul) | |||
15:43 | +1 | Jeremy Roach makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 3-9 | |
15:43 | Jeremy Roach misses regular free throw 2 of 3 | |||
15:43 | +1 | Jeremy Roach makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 4-9 | |
15:19 | Jayden Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Tyrese Proctor steals) | |||
15:02 | +2 | Ryan Young makes two point layup (Tyrese Proctor assists) | 6-9 | |
14:30 | DJ Horne misses three point jump shot | |||
14:28 | Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound | |||
14:22 | Jeremy Roach misses three point jump shot | |||
14:20 | Mark Mitchell offensive rebound | |||
14:18 | Mohamed Diarra blocks Mark Mitchell's two point layup | |||
14:16 | Mark Mitchell offensive rebound | |||
14:10 | +2 | Mark Mitchell makes two point layup | 8-9 | |
13:43 | Wolfpack turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
13:26 | +3 | Tyrese Proctor makes three point jump shot | 11-9 | |
13:11 | Jeremy Roach personal foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul) | |||
13:00 | +3 | Michael O'Connell makes three point jump shot (DJ Burns Jr. assists) | 11-12 | |
12:45 | Jeremy Roach misses three point jump shot | |||
12:43 | Mark Mitchell offensive rebound | |||
12:39 | Mohamed Diarra blocks Mark Mitchell's two point layup | |||
12:37 | DJ Horne defensive rebound | |||
12:30 | TJ Power blocks Jayden Taylor's two point layup | |||
12:28 | Blue Devils defensive rebound | |||
12:13 | Blue Devils 30 second timeout | |||
12:13 | TV timeout | |||
12:11 | Tyrese Proctor turnover (bad pass) (Michael O'Connell steals) | |||
12:08 | Michael O'Connell misses two point layup | |||
12:06 | Dennis Parker Jr. offensive rebound | |||
12:06 | Kyle Filipowski shooting foul (Dennis Parker Jr. draws the foul) | |||
12:06 | Dennis Parker Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
12:06 | Dennis Parker Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
12:06 | Sean Stewart defensive rebound | |||
11:45 | TJ Power misses three point jump shot | |||
11:43 | DJ Burns Jr. defensive rebound | |||
11:34 | Sean Stewart blocks Dennis Parker Jr.'s two point layup | |||
11:32 | Casey Morsell offensive rebound | |||
11:27 | DJ Burns Jr. turnover (traveling) | |||
11:04 | TJ Power misses two point layup | |||
11:02 | Ryan Young offensive rebound | |||
10:59 | Ryan Young misses two point layup | |||
10:57 | Ryan Young offensive rebound | |||
10:45 | +2 | Jeremy Roach makes two point jump shot | 13-12 | |
10:28 | Casey Morsell misses two point jump shot | |||
10:26 | Ryan Young defensive rebound | |||
10:08 | Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot | |||
10:06 | Ryan Young offensive rebound | |||
9:48 | Mohamed Diarra shooting foul (Sean Stewart draws the foul) | |||
9:48 | +1 | Sean Stewart makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-12 | |
9:48 | +1 | Sean Stewart makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-12 | |
9:28 | +2 | DJ Burns Jr. makes two point layup | 15-14 | |
9:12 | Jared McCain misses two point jump shot | |||
9:10 | Sean Stewart offensive rebound | |||
9:06 | +3 | TJ Power makes three point jump shot (Sean Stewart assists) | 18-14 | |
8:46 | +2 | DJ Burns Jr. makes two point jump shot | 18-16 | |
8:28 | +2 | Sean Stewart makes two point jump shot (TJ Power assists) | 20-16 | |
8:06 | +2 | Mohamed Diarra makes two point dunk (DJ Burns Jr. assists) | 20-18 | |
7:33 | DJ Burns Jr. blocks Sean Stewart's two point layup | |||
7:31 | TJ Power offensive rebound | |||
7:27 | TJ Power misses three point jump shot | |||
7:25 | Jared McCain offensive rebound | |||
7:21 | +2 | Jared McCain makes two point jump shot | 22-18 | |
6:59 | DJ Burns Jr. misses two point hook shot | |||
6:59 | Blue Devils defensive rebound | |||
6:57 | TV timeout | |||
6:44 | Jared McCain misses three point jump shot | |||
6:42 | Ryan Young offensive rebound | |||
6:33 | Tyrese Proctor turnover (lost ball) (DJ Horne steals) | |||
6:24 | Ryan Young personal foul (Ben Middlebrooks draws the foul) | |||
6:09 | +2 | Ben Middlebrooks makes two point layup (DJ Horne assists) | 22-20 | |
6:09 | Jared McCain shooting foul (Ben Middlebrooks draws the foul) | |||
6:09 | Ben Middlebrooks misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
5:54 | Jeremy Roach misses three point jump shot | |||
5:52 | Michael O'Connell defensive rebound | |||
5:48 | Michael O'Connell misses two point layup | |||
5:46 | Jeremy Roach defensive rebound | |||
5:41 | Jared McCain misses three point jump shot | |||
5:39 | Jeremy Roach offensive rebound | |||
5:30 | Ben Middlebrooks blocks Mark Mitchell's two point layup | |||
5:28 | Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound | |||
5:08 | DJ Horne misses two point jump shot | |||
5:06 | Jeremy Roach defensive rebound | |||
5:01 | Mohamed Diarra blocks Jared McCain's two point layup | |||
4:59 | Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound | |||
4:56 | Ryan Young personal foul (Michael O'Connell draws the foul) | |||
4:36 | +2 | DJ Burns Jr. makes two point jump shot | 22-22 | |
4:17 | Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot | |||
4:15 | Sean Stewart offensive rebound | |||
4:01 | TJ Power misses two point jump shot | |||
3:59 | Casey Morsell defensive rebound | |||
3:49 | +2 | DJ Burns Jr. makes two point jump shot | 22-24 | |
3:14 | +3 | Tyrese Proctor makes three point jump shot | 25-24 | |
2:55 | +2 | DJ Burns Jr. makes two point layup | 25-26 | |
2:26 | +2 | Jeremy Roach makes two point layup | 27-26 | |
2:12 | Casey Morsell turnover (bad pass) | |||
2:12 | TV timeout | |||
1:47 | +3 | Tyrese Proctor makes three point jump shot (Jeremy Roach assists) | 30-26 | |
1:20 | Casey Morsell misses two point layup | |||
1:18 | Ben Middlebrooks offensive rebound | |||
1:14 | Tyrese Proctor shooting foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul) | |||
1:14 | +1 | Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-27 | |
1:14 | +1 | Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-28 | |
0:58 | +2 | Jeremy Roach makes two point jump shot | 32-28 | |
0:37 | Ben Middlebrooks offensive foul (Tyrese Proctor draws the foul) | |||
0:37 | Ben Middlebrooks turnover (offensive foul) | |||
0:22 | Ben Middlebrooks personal foul (Mark Mitchell draws the foul) | |||
0:22 | Mark Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
0:22 | +1 | Mark Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-28 | |
0:18 | Wolfpack 30 second timeout | |||
0:02 | +2 | Casey Morsell makes two point jump shot | 33-30 | |
0:00 | End of period |