Ted Kapita had not played a game in six days before Monday night’s at Duke.
N.C. State coach Mark Gottfried decided not to play the 6-8, 219-pound freshman forward in the last two games because he said he thought he had better matchups with BeeJay Anya.
But when Kapita’s number was called Monday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium, he made it count. Kapita recorded his first double-double of the season. He scored 14 points on 6 for 7 shooting, grabbed 10 rebounds in 19 minutes, and helped N.C. State (14-7, 3-5 ACC) upset No. 18 Duke (15-5, 3-4 ACC) 84-82.