No. 20 Duke beats NC State 88-78 to end 3-game losing skid
Grayson Allen scored 28 points and No. 20 Duke took control with a second-half flurry to beat North Carolina State 88-78 on Saturday and end a three-game losing streak.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Duke Blue Devils
88
NC State Wolfpack
78
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUKE | 36 | 52 | 88 |
| NCSU | 43 | 35 | 78 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/26 | vs Michigan State Spartans | L 73-79 | NCAAM |
| 11/5/26 | vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | W 113-52 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Army Black Knights | W 84-50 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:02 88-78
Marshall Plumlee made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:02 87-78
Foul on Lennard Freeman.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:20 87-78
Luke Kennard made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:20 86-78
Luke Kennard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:20 85-78
Foul on Abdul-Malik Abu.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:23 85-78
Abdul-Malik Abu made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:23 85-77
Foul on Marshall Plumlee.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 85-77
Caleb Martin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:26 85-76
Foul on Grayson Allen.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:37 85-76
Grayson Allen made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:37 84-76
Grayson Allen made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:37 83-76
Foul on Cody Martin.
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LayUpShot 0:45 83-76
Maverick Rowan made Layup. Assisted by Cody Martin.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:53 83-74
Grayson Allen made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:53 82-74
Grayson Allen made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:53 81-74
Foul on Cody Martin.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:02 81-74
Caleb Martin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cody Martin.
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LayUpShot 1:18 81-71
Grayson Allen made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:18 79-71
Maverick Rowan made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:18 79-70
Maverick Rowan made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:18 79-69
Maverick Rowan made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:18 79-68
Foul on Matt Jones.
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JumpShot 2:40 79-68
Abdul-Malik Abu made Jumper. Assisted by Caleb Martin.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:55 79-66
Matt Jones made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:55 78-66
Matt Jones made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:55 77-66
Foul on Maverick Rowan.
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JumpShot 3:23 77-66
Cody Martin made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:38 77-64
Brandon Ingram made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Kennard.
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PersonalFoul 3:58 74-64
Foul on Marshall Plumlee.
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PersonalFoul 4:35 74-64
Foul on Cody Martin.
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JumpShot 4:55 74-64
Cody Martin made Jumper. Assisted by Maverick Rowan.
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DunkShot 5:09 74-62
Marshall Plumlee made Dunk.
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PersonalFoul 5:38 72-62
Foul on Grayson Allen.
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DunkShot 6:27 72-62
Abdul-Malik Abu made Dunk. Assisted by Cody Martin.
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LayUpShot 6:46 72-60
Grayson Allen made Layup.
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LayUpShot 7:35 70-60
Brandon Ingram made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 7:45 68-60
Foul on Lennard Freeman.
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DunkShot 8:06 68-60
Abdul-Malik Abu made Dunk.
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DunkShot 8:39 68-58
Marshall Plumlee made Dunk. Assisted by Grayson Allen.
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DunkShot 9:05 66-58
Abdul-Malik Abu made Dunk. Assisted by Lennard Freeman.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:26 66-56
Matt Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Grayson Allen.
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DunkShot 10:05 63-56
Brandon Ingram made Dunk. Assisted by Matt Jones.
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LayUpShot 10:29 61-56
Grayson Allen made Layup. Assisted by Brandon Ingram.
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PersonalFoul 10:34 59-56
Foul on Matt Jones.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:57 59-56
Matt Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Ingram.
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PersonalFoul 11:43 56-56
Foul on Brandon Ingram.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:11 56-56
Marshall Plumlee made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:11 55-56
Marshall Plumlee made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:11 54-56
Foul on BeeJay Anya.
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TipShot 13:41 54-56
Brandon Ingram made Two Point Tip Shot.
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LayUpShot 14:04 52-56
BeeJay Anya made Layup. Assisted by Lennard Freeman.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:50 52-54
Anthony Barber made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lennard Freeman.
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Three Point Jump Shot 15:09 52-51
Derryck Thornton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Ingram.
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LayUpShot 15:48 49-51
Grayson Allen made Layup.
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DunkShot 16:08 47-51
Caleb Martin made Dunk. Assisted by Anthony Barber.
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LayUpShot 16:34 47-49
Anthony Barber made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 17:04 47-47
Foul on Cody Martin.
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Three Point Jump Shot 17:04 47-47
Brandon Ingram made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Grayson Allen.
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PersonalFoul 17:32 44-47
Foul on Luke Kennard.
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JumpShot 18:02 44-47
Cody Martin made Jumper. Assisted by Maverick Rowan.
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End Game 0:00 88-78
End of Game
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MadeFreeThrow 0:02 88-78
Marshall Plumlee made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:02 87-78
Duke Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:02 87-78
Marshall Plumlee missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:02 87-78
Foul on Lennard Freeman.
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Defensive Rebound 0:06 87-78
Marshall Plumlee Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:06 87-78
Anthony Barber missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:20 87-78
Luke Kennard made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:20 86-78
Luke Kennard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:20 85-78
Foul on Abdul-Malik Abu.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:23 85-78
Abdul-Malik Abu made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:23 85-77
NC State Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:23 85-77
Abdul-Malik Abu missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:23 85-77
Foul on Marshall Plumlee.
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Offensive Rebound 0:26 85-77
Abdul-Malik Abu Offensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 85-77
Caleb Martin missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 85-77
Caleb Martin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:26 85-76
Foul on Grayson Allen.
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Offensive Rebound 0:28 85-76
Caleb Martin Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:28 85-76
Maverick Rowan missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:37 85-76
Grayson Allen made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:37 84-76
Grayson Allen made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:37 83-76
Foul on Cody Martin.
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LayUpShot 0:45 83-76
Maverick Rowan made Layup. Assisted by Cody Martin.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:53 83-74
Grayson Allen made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:53 82-74
Grayson Allen made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:53 81-74
Foul on Cody Martin.
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ShortTimeOut 0:58 81-74
Duke Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:02 81-74
Caleb Martin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cody Martin.
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Offensive Rebound 1:07 81-71
Cody Martin Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:07 81-71
Maverick Rowan missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 1:18 81-71
Grayson Allen made Layup.
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ShortTimeOut 1:21 79-71
Duke Timeout
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Offensive Rebound 1:51 79-71
Marshall Plumlee Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:51 79-71
Luke Kennard missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:18 79-71
Maverick Rowan made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:18 79-70
Maverick Rowan made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:18 79-69
Maverick Rowan made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:18 79-68
Foul on Matt Jones.
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Steal 2:25 79-68
Anthony Barber Steal.
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Team Stats
DUKE
NCSU
32-59
FG
31-60
54
Field Goal %
52
10-25
3PT
8-21
40
Three Point %
38
14-18
FT
8-13
78
Free Throw %
62
31
Rebounds
28
10
Offensive Rebounds
9
21
Defensive Rebounds
19
16
Assists
19
4
Steals
5
3
Blocks
2
9
Turnovers
9
0
Team Turnovers
0
9
Total Turnovers
9
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
15
Fouls
17
13
Largest Lead
8
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