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Duke Blue Devils at NC State Wolfpack

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Duke Blue Devils
17-5, 6-5 Away
Final
83 - 89
NC State Wolfpack
18-4, 13-0 Home

Aziaha James goes for career-best 36 points to help No. 14 NC State beat No. 10 Duke

Aziaha James drops 36 points to propel NC State past Duke

James made 15 of 19 shots to go with six rebounds for the Wolfpack (18-4, 10-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), posting a career-best output for the second straight year against Duke. She had 33 points on 12-for-20 shooting against the Blue Devils here in a January 2024 win.

Ashlon Jackson scored 23 points with six 3-pointers for Duke (17-5, 8-2), who ran off 20 straight points in the first half and led by 13 early in the third before James got rolling with 27 second-half points.

This was also the annual Play 4 Kay game in honor of late Hall of Fame coach Kay Yow to raise money and awareness for cancer research. With Wolfpack fans trading their normal red for pink, the school announced nearly $478,000 raised on the court bearing Yow's name.

Takeaways Duke: The loss ended a five-game winning streak for Kara Lawson's Blue Devils.

N.C. State: Wes Moore's club has won seven straight and has lost just once since the start of December.

Key moment James scored 15 fourth-quarter points, the last coming with N.C. State leading by just three in the final minute. James took an inbounds pass from Zoe Brooks in the corner, then drove across the paint for a contested score over freshman Toby Fournier for an 86-81 lead with 35.9 seconds left.

Key stat N.C. State freshman post Lorena Awou came in averaging just 2.8 points, but she stepped up with six of her eight points in the fourth quarter — including the go-ahead stickback while being fouled with 2:57 left.

Up next Duke plays its first home game in nearly three weeks when they host Clemson on Thursday. N.C. State visits No. 22 Florida State on Sunday.

How can I watch Blue Devils vs. Wolfpack?

  • TV Channel: Blue Devils vs Wolfpack 2021 College Basketball, week 14, is broadcasted on ESPN2.
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Recent Plays

4th 0:00 End of Game 83 - 89
4th 0:08 Saniya Rivers Defensive Rebound. 83 - 89
4th 0:08 Jordan Wood missed Three Point Jumper. 83 - 89
4th 0:13 Zoe Brooks made Free Throw. 83 - 89
4th 0:13 Zoe Brooks made Free Throw. 83 - 88

Statistics

DUKEDUKE NCSUNCSU
32-75 FG 36-59
43 Field Goal % 61
11-24 3PT 4-13
46 Three Point % 31
8-16 FT 13-21
50 Free Throw % 62
41 Rebounds 36
22 Offensive Rebounds 10
19 Defensive Rebounds 26
19 Assists 10
6 Steals 4
2 Blocks 6
11 Turnovers 15
0 Team Turnovers 0
11 Total Turnovers 15
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
13 Points Off Turnovers 11
17 Fast Break Points 36
34 Points in Paint 58
22 Fouls 13
13 Largest Lead 10

Game Information

Venue: Reynolds Coliseum

Location: Raleigh, NC
Attendance: 5,500 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Louisville 2-0 - 12-3
NC State 2-0 - 9-4
Syracuse 1-0 0.5 11-1
Stanford 1-0 0.5 11-2
Notre Dame 1-0 0.5 8-2
Virginia 1-0 0.5 9-3
Duke 1-0 0.5 6-6
Virginia Tech 1-1 1 11-3
Wake Forest 1-1 1 10-3
Clemson 1-1 1 9-4
Miami 1-1 1 8-4
North Carolina 0-1 1.5 11-3
California 0-1 1.5 8-4
SMU 0-1 1.5 7-6
Pittsburgh 0-1 1.5 7-7
Boston College 0-1 1.5 4-10
Florida State 0-2 2 5-9
Georgia Tech 0-2 2 4-9
Full Standings