Duke Looks To Get Their Second Straight Win As They Host Tobacco Road Rival NC State
Duke and NC State both have a quick turnaround as they both played Saturday.
NC State will take a short trip down I-40 to play tobacco road rival Duke.
Duke 15-4 is coming a 70-58 win over Miami Saturday when Amile Jefferson returned to the starting lineup after being out two games with a bone bruise on the same foot that kept him out the last four months last season. It didn't seem to hurt his production though as he collected 12 rebounds while 11 of them were defensive rebounds. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211426706&DB_OEM_ID=4200
Matt Jones, Luke Kennard and Jayson Tatum lead the way offensively for Duke with 13 points, 14 points and 11 points respectively. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211426706&DB_OEM_ID=4200
NC State meanwhile has a record of 13-5 and is coming off a 93-88 loss. "according to http://gopack.com/news/2017/1/22/mens-basketball-pack-faces-quick-turnaround-with-trip-to-duke-on-monday.aspx
Abdul Malik Abu lead the way for NC State with 20 points while Dennis Smith Junior, Torin Dorn, Maverick Rowen and Terry Henderson contributed 13, 13 and 11 points to the NC State scoring effort. "according to http://gopack.com/news/2017/1/22/mens-basketball-pack-faces-quick-turnaround-with-trip-to-duke-on-monday.aspx
Tip-off is set for 7:00pm. The game will be televised on ESPN. "according to http://www.goduke.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=4200&SPID=1845&SPSID=22726