DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Freshman Kon Knueppel had season highs of 25 points and six 3-pointers to help No. 3 Duke beat Miami 89-54 on Tuesday night to stay unbeaten in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Khaman Maluach had 12 points and 15 rebounds for the Blue Devils (15-2, 7-0), who shot 54.8% and made 17 of 32 3-pointers, with 11 coming before halftime. Duke led by 24 at the break … [Read more...] about Knueppel leads sharp-shooting Blue Devils as No. 3 Duke tops Miami 89-54
Colleges
NC State at No. 13 in D1Baseball’s preseason top 25
Steven Branscombe-Imagn Images Baseball will be here soon, hopefully to rescue us from our ongoing men’s hoops malaise. D1Baseball released its preseason poll today, and slotted NC State in at No. 13. The preseason poll released by Perfect Game last week did not include the Wolfpack. But that kind of disagreement tends to pervade college baseball this time of year. The … [Read more...] about NC State at No. 13 in D1Baseball’s preseason top 25
Midseason Checkpoint
That face says it all | Jaylynn Nash-USA TODAY Sports A snapshot of our NCAAT chances at this point State of the Wolfpack NC State has reached the halfway point of the season, 16 games complete. 15 ACC games remain on the regular season calendar. They’ve lost 7 of the last 11 games. We are in the midst of “Death Race 2025”, ACC coaches are coaching for survival in a … [Read more...] about Midseason Checkpoint
Huge third quarter propels NC State past Stanford, 81-67
Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images That’ll work. NC State made its first six shots out of the halftime break and scored 34 points in the third quarter to break the game open and cruise to an easy win at Stanford. The Pack had to overcome a slow start, but scored 56 points in the game’s middle 20 minutes to bury Stanford. State trailed by six points after the first … [Read more...] about Huge third quarter propels NC State past Stanford, 81-67
No. 19 UNC women rally in 80-67 win over Boston College
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Alyssa Ustby scored 17 points, 12 in a second-half rally, and No. 19 North Carolina defeated Boston College 80-67 on Sunday. After trailing by three points at halftime, North Carolina shot 59% in the third quarter and outscored the Eagles 23-12 with Utsby scoring eight points on 4-for-7 shooting. UNC put the game out of reach with an 11-1 run to open … [Read more...] about No. 19 UNC women rally in 80-67 win over Boston College