When Postseason Begins Duke Is Supposed To Be Playing Their Best Basketball! Though, Right Now They Aren't!The Result Of That? A 74-69 Loss To NC State In Quarterfinals Of ACC Tournament Thursday

When postseason begins Duke is supposed to be playing their best basketball! Though, right now they aren’t!

The result of that? A 74-69 loss to NC State in quarterfinals of ACC Tournament Thursday.

Where?

On the hardwood in Washington DC at Capital One Arena at the home of NBA’s Washington Wizards, Washington Capitals of NHL!

As Duke sustained 74-69 loss to NC State in quarterfinals of ACC Tournament Mark Mitchell was 8-13 on field goals, 2-2 on 3 pointers to go along with 8 rebounds , 1 assists, 1 steal , 1 block, 18 points. Kyle Filipowski was 13-20 on field goals, 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along with 14 rebounds, 1 assists , 3 steals, 28 points . Tyrese Proctor was 4-16 on field goals, 2-7 on 3 pointers to go along with 7 rebounds , 5 assists, 10 points . Jared McCain who got injured by Jalen Blakes before the game in the warm up line who had receive 3 stitches above his eye brow prior to the game was 2-6 on 3 pointers, 0-3 on 3 pointers to go along 3 rebounds, 4 assists , 8 points. Jeremy Roach was 1-6 on field goals, 1-4 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds, 4 assists , 5 points. While the players that came off the bench produced no points as Sean Stewart was 0-1 on field goals to go along with 1 rebound. TJ Power was 0-3 on field goals, 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds. Ryan Young was 0-0 on field goals, 3 pointers to go along with 0 rebounds , 0 assists, 0 steals.

As a team Duke shot 43.1 field goals 25 % on 3 pointers.

According to espn app

Following Duke not playing their best basketball when postseason arrived when they played in ACC quarterfinal Kyle Filipowski who did produce offensively for Duke who was was 13-20 on field goals, 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along with 14 rebounds, 1 assists , 3 steals, 28 points .

NC State wanted it more than us,”“I think that was kind of the biggest thing. We, this postseason, I mean, just speaking back to Tennessee last year, they wanted it more than us. These teams are so different in the postseason.”

Following Duke not playing their best basketball when postseason arrived when they played in ACC Tournament quarterfinals when they played NC State lost to NC State in ACC quarterfinals 74-69 Mark Mitchell was 8-13 on field goals, 2-2 on 3 pointers to go along with 8 rebounds , 1 assists, 1 steal , 1 block, 18 points had this to say about how Duke tipped off the ACC Tournament quarterfinal against NC State! “You never want to come out like that,”“They came out and punched us in the mouth early, and I think they did that in Raleigh, too, but we just responded. Tonight we couldn’t get it together.”

Duke better get it together because if Duke loses the first game in NCAA Tournament their 2023-2024 season is over and they won’t accomplish their that set every season of hanging banners in rafters of Cameron Indoor Stadium!

Following Duke not playing their best basketball in the ACC quarterfinal when postseason where they lost to NC State 74-69 in ACC quarterfinals Jeremy Roach who was 1-6 on field goals, 1-4 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds , 4 assists, 5 points had this to say!

We’ve got to come out and like our life depends on it,”

“I mean, I think they just had a better sense of urgency than us and that can’t happen.”

Following Duke not playing their best basketball in the ACC quarterfinal when postseason when they played NC State in ACC quarterfinals Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer had this to say about the different between the ACC Tournament match up between Duke, NC State and the match up on March 4, 2024 in North Carolina’s state capital!

It’s happened three games in a row,That’s a concern. That’s a big concern. Even the start of the second half was the same way. So as a coach, we have to, I’ll have to figure out how to get that message across better or differently.”

According to Stephen Wiseman News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article286720810.html

Duke now waits to learn what seed what region who their opponent is going to be in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Sunday . While they wait they need to get better defensively, offensively play together because as I stated earlier in this article they won’t accomplish their goal of hanging banners in rafters of Cameron Indoor Stadium!