NO. 2 DUKE 94, NORTH CAROLINA STATE 78
DURHAM, N.C. -- RJ Barrett always seems to do it all for No. 2 Duke. This time, it showed up on the stat sheet.
The freshman had the program's first triple-double in 13 years, finishing with 23 points, 11 rebounds and a season-high 10 assists in the Blue Devils' 94-78 victory over North Carolina State on Saturday night.
Zion Williamson scored 32 points on 12-of-16 shooting and Tre Jones added 13 to help the Blue Devils (23-2, 11-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) win their ninth consecutive.
"My teammates were obviously finishing, and it was great to play with them, especially Zion at the end, just grabbing everything, finishing everything," Barrett said.
Barrett became the fourth Duke player with a triple-double and the first since Shelden Williams in January 2006. He completed it in the final minute, hitting Williamson for a layup that put Duke up 90-74.
"I wouldn't say satisfying, but I'm glad I could help because he is my brother," Williamson said with a smile. "If it was anybody, I'm glad it was me."
Duke overcame 19 percent shooting from three-point range by building a 44-26 rebounding advantage and scoring 22 points off N.C. State's 12 turnovers.
Markell Johnson had 16 points and 10 assists, Torin Dorn scored 17 points and C.J. Bryce added 13 points for the Wolfpack (18-8, 6-7), who had their two-game winning streak snapped.
Barrett did everything for Duke except turn the ball over -- this was his first game with zero turnovers. "I've been having so many turnovers lately, so I'm really happy for that," he said. He'd flirted with triple-doubles twice before, finishing three assists shy of one against Stetson in December and was one assist short of one last month in the home loss to Syracuse.
In other Top 25 men's games Saturday, Rui Hachimura scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half and had 10 rebounds and No. 3 Gonzaga pulled away in the second half to beat San Diego 79-67 for its 16th consecutive victory. ... Kyle Guy scored 22 points, De'Andre Hunter had 20 with 10 rebounds and No. 4 Virginia withstood a late push by Notre Dame 60-54. ... Charles Matthews scored 14 points and Iggy Brazdeikis added 13 to lift No. 6 Michigan over No. 24 Maryland 65-52. ... Trey Porter scored 14 points, Jordan Caroline and Caleb Martin added 13 apiece, and No. 7 Nevada easily beat Wyoming 82-49 for its 10th consecutive victory. ... Cameron Johnson scored 27 points, and No. 8 North Carolina scored the game's first 18 points en route to its biggest-ever margin of victory in an Atlantic Coast Conference road game, 95-57 over Wake Forest. ... Carsen Edwards scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half and Matt Haarms added a career-high 18 for No. 12 Purdue in its 76-64 victory over Penn State. ... Devon Dotson and K.J. Lawson each scored 15 points, and No. 14 Kansas beat depleted West Virginia 78-53. ... Jarrett Culver scored 18 points and Davide Moretti added 17 as No. 15 Texas Tech cruised past short-handed and turnover-prone Baylor 86-61. ... Christen Cunningham scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half to rally No. 16 Louisville over Clemson 56-55. ... Christ Koumadje had 10 points and 12 rebounds as No. 17 Florida State tied a school record with its seventh consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference win, beating Georgia Tech 69-47. ... Lindell Wigginton hit 5 three-pointers and scored 23 points, Talen Horton-Tucker buried 6 threes and had 20, and No. 23 Iowa State pulled away late from No. 18 Kansas State in a 78-64 victory that tightens up the Big 12 title race. ... Joe Wieskamp banked in a three-pointer from the corner with less than a second to play and No. 21 Iowa posted a miraculous 71-69 win over Rutgers for its fourth consecutive victory. ... Kerry Blackshear Jr. scored a season-high 29 points, Ahmed Hill added 14 and No. 22 Virginia Tech held off slumping Pittsburgh 70-64.
Sports on 02/17/2019