THE OPENING TIP
- Winners of seven straight and in sole possession of first place in the ACC standings, No. 6 Duke battles NC State Wednesday night at PNC Arena in Raleigh.
- The game tips at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN with Dave O'Brien and Seth Greenberg on the call. On the radio, David Shumate and John Roth have the call on the Blue Devil Sports Network from Learfield IMG College (96.5FM & 610AM in Durham) and on Sirius 81 and XM 81.
- The Blue Devils (12-2 ACC) enter the week with a half-game lead on Louisville (12-3) and a game clear of Florida State (11-3), while also holding the head-to-head tiebreaker vs.