It’s a beautiful thing when it all comes together on the same night, and that happened for NC State at the best possible time. The game went so well we didn’t even have to sweat it down the stretch—the Wolfpack played as well as any of us could have hoped, and the result was a victory that put it back on the NCAA tournament radar.
Four Factors
State deserves credit for doing a solid job on the defensive glass against a good offensive rebounding team. With Duke struggling from the field—it was the Blue Devils’ third-worst shooting performance of the season—it was critical not to allow them to bail themselves out with a bunch of second chances.