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WYATT (Tom Mihalek/AP Photo) |
Khalif Wyatt scored 22 points and Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson
had 17 to help the Owls knock off No. 5 Duke.
Using tough man-to-man defense that limited Duke's
long-range shots, the Owls (10-3) grabbed the lead midway through the first
half and never let it go. When the Blue Devils (12-2) crept within three points
in the waning minutes, Wyatt hit consecutive 3-pointers for a 66-57 lead.
The Owls had lost nine straight times to Duke, and hadn't
beat the Blue Devils since Jan. 25, 1996. This decisive win in front of more
than 20,000 fans gave the Owls wins over Top 10 teams for the fourth straight
season, all in Philadelphia.
Miles Plumlee scored 17 points, while Mason Plumlee had 16
points and 13 rebounds for the Blue Devils.
FLORIDA STATE 85, Auburn (Tigers, 20,446 students, Auburn, AL)
56 – Looking to avoid its third
consecutive loss and looking for answers, the Florida State blasted Auburn
85-56 at the Donald L. Tucker to end their two-game skid and effectively erase
the memory of what transpired less than a week prior.
FSU (9-5) needed three extra periods to reach 75 points in
the loss to Princeton and scored just 10 points by halftime in that game. But
against the Tigers (10-4), the 'Noles didn't have that same difficulty scoring
the basketball and scored a season high.
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LESLIE (Ethan Hyman/Raleigh News & Observer) |
N.C. STATE 78, Delaware State (Hornets, 4,179 students,
Dover, DE) 44 – Scott Wood and C.J. Leslie shared leading scorer honors with 14
a piece, but Richard Howell’s 12 point, 12 rebound performance took center
stage. Howell notched double-digit rebounds for the fifth-straight game, and
the Pack improves to 6-0 this season when the junior captures 10 or more
boards.
Wood’s 14 came on 5-of-12 shooting (4-of-11 from beyond the
arc), while Leslie went 6-of-12 and snagged eight rebounds.
Delaware State broke an over seven-minute long scoreless
streak early in the second half before NC State cruised on an 18-6 run from the
17-minute mark to less than nine minutes remaining. The run culminated with the
Pack holding a 64-30 advantage with 9:02 remaining.
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