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Roach, McCain help No. 9 Duke push past NC State after halftime in 79-64 win

AP
Mar 04, 2024

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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1st Half
DUKE
Blue Devils
33
NCST
Wolfpack
30

Time		Play	Score
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

2nd Half
DUKE
Blue Devils
46
NCST
Wolfpack
34

Time		Play	Score
19:55		Michael O'Connell turnover (Jeremy Roach steals)
19:49	+2	Jeremy Roach makes two point layup	35-30
19:34		DJ Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot
19:32		Casey Morsell offensive rebound
19:26	+2	Casey Morsell makes two point jump shot	35-32
19:11		Mark Mitchell misses three point jump shot
19:09		Wolfpack defensive rebound
18:47	+2	Mohamed Diarra makes two point layup (DJ Burns Jr. assists)	35-34
18:19	+2	Jeremy Roach makes two point layup	37-34
17:57	+2	DJ Burns Jr. makes two point layup	37-36
17:26		Jeremy Roach misses three point jump shot
17:24		Michael O'Connell defensive rebound
17:18		Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot
17:16		Jared McCain defensive rebound
16:58		Jared McCain misses three point jump shot
16:56		Mark Mitchell offensive rebound
16:52	+2	Mark Mitchell makes two point layup	39-36
16:30	+3	Mohamed Diarra makes three point jump shot (DJ Horne assists)	39-39
16:11	+2	Kyle Filipowski makes two point layup (Jared McCain assists)	41-39
15:52		Jeremy Roach shooting foul (Casey Morsell draws the foul)
15:52		TV timeout
15:52		Casey Morsell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:52	+1	Casey Morsell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-40
15:35	+2	Sean Stewart makes two point layup (Tyrese Proctor assists)	43-40
15:07	+2	DJ Horne makes two point jump shot	43-42
14:40		Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot
14:38		Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound
14:27		Casey Morsell misses two point jump shot
14:25		Ben Middlebrooks offensive rebound
14:20	+2	DJ Horne makes two point jump shot (Ben Middlebrooks assists)	43-44
13:48	+2	Jared McCain makes two point jump shot	45-44
13:25		Sean Stewart blocks Mohamed Diarra's two point layup
13:23		Wolfpack offensive rebound
13:18		DJ Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot
13:16		Jared McCain defensive rebound
13:14		Mohamed Diarra personal foul
12:48		Sean Stewart misses two point layup
12:46		DJ Burns Jr. defensive rebound
12:27		Sean Stewart blocks DJ Burns Jr.'s two point layup
12:25		Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound
12:18		Jeremy Roach misses three point jump shot
12:16		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
12:10	+2	Mohamed Diarra makes two point layup (Jayden Taylor assists)	45-46
11:44		Jeremy Roach misses three point jump shot
11:42		Sean Stewart offensive rebound
11:39	+2	Sean Stewart makes two point layup	47-46
11:22		Casey Morsell misses two point jump shot
11:20		Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound
11:14	+3	Jared McCain makes three point jump shot (Jeremy Roach assists)	50-46
10:57		Ryan Young personal foul
10:57		TV timeout
10:57		DJ Burns Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:57	+1	DJ Burns Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-47
10:32	+3	Kyle Filipowski makes three point jump shot	53-47
10:15		DJ Burns Jr. turnover (Jared McCain steals)
10:10	+2	Jared McCain makes two point layup	55-47
10:03		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
10:03		TV timeout
9:45	+2	DJ Burns Jr. makes two point layup	55-49
9:45		Sean Stewart shooting foul (DJ Burns Jr. draws the foul)
9:45	+1	DJ Burns Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	55-50
9:26	+2	Jeremy Roach makes two point layup (Kyle Filipowski assists)	57-50
9:06		DJ Horne misses two point jump shot
9:04		Jared McCain defensive rebound
8:56	+3	Jared McCain makes three point jump shot	60-50
8:48		Mohamed Diarra misses three point jump shot
8:46		DJ Burns Jr. offensive rebound
8:43	+2	DJ Burns Jr. makes two point layup	60-52
8:23	+2	Sean Stewart makes two point layup (Tyrese Proctor assists)	62-52
8:23		DJ Burns Jr. shooting foul (Sean Stewart draws the foul)
8:23		Sean Stewart misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:23		Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound
7:54		Breon Pass misses three point jump shot
7:52		Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound
7:46	+2	Jeremy Roach makes two point layup	64-52
7:30		Breon Pass misses two point jump shot
7:28		Jared McCain defensive rebound
7:18		Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot
7:16		Breon Pass defensive rebound
7:02		Sean Stewart personal foul
7:02		TV timeout
6:48	+2	DJ Burns Jr. makes two point hook shot	64-54
6:26		Kyle Filipowski turnover (Mohamed Diarra steals)
6:26		Kyle Filipowski personal foul
6:09	+3	Breon Pass makes three point jump shot (DJ Burns Jr. assists)	64-57
5:33	+2	Sean Stewart makes two point layup (Kyle Filipowski assists)	66-57
5:13		Mohamed Diarra misses two point layup
5:11		Mohamed Diarra offensive rebound
5:05	+2	DJ Horne makes two point layup	66-59
4:43	+3	Jeremy Roach makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Proctor assists)	69-59
4:27		Casey Morsell turnover (Sean Stewart steals)
4:21		Tyrese Proctor misses two point layup
4:19		Jeremy Roach offensive rebound
4:18		Jeremy Roach misses two point layup
4:16		Sean Stewart offensive rebound
4:16	+3	Jared McCain makes three point jump shot (Sean Stewart assists)	72-59
4:16		Casey Morsell shooting foul (Jared McCain draws the foul)
4:16	+1	Jared McCain makes regular free throw 1 of 1	73-59
3:58		DJ Burns Jr. turnover (Kyle Filipowski steals)
3:28		TV timeout
3:28		Blue Devils turnover (shot clock violation)
3:09		Mohamed Diarra misses two point jump shot
3:07		Casey Morsell offensive rebound
3:02	+2	Casey Morsell makes two point layup	73-61
2:34	+2	Jeremy Roach makes two point layup	75-61
2:23		Casey Morsell turnover (Sean Stewart steals)
1:56	+2	Kyle Filipowski makes two point layup	77-61
1:40		Sean Stewart personal foul
1:39	+2	DJ Burns Jr. makes two point dunk (Breon Pass assists)	77-63
1:39		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
1:14		Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot
1:12		Kyle Filipowski offensive rebound
0:53	+2	Kyle Filipowski makes two point layup	79-63
0:43		Sean Stewart shooting foul (Mohamed Diarra draws the foul)
0:43		Mohamed Diarra misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:43	+1	Mohamed Diarra makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-64
0:20		Jared McCain misses three point jump shot
0:18		Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound
0:12		Alex Nunnally misses three point jump shot
0:10		Dennis Parker Jr. offensive rebound
0:04		Dennis Parker Jr. misses two point layup
0:02		Kyle Filipowski defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Kyle Filipowski defensive rebound