Today at 3:00 p.m. ET the ACC Tournament marches forward when No. 7 Duke faces off with the surprising North Carolina State Wolfpack, who knocked off Syracuse last night in dramatic fashion. Watch the game on ESPN or live stream it free by clicking this link. Duke fans can hear the game on 620 The Buzz AM, while Wolfpack backers can catch the radio broadcast on 99.9 ESPN.
Duke survived a big scare from the scrappy Clemson Tigers a night ago, needing two free throws from Rodney Hood to save their tourney life. "We would've lost that game a month ago, I think," said Hood.
The Wolfpack figure to be the hungrier of the two teams, likely needing to play in the championship game to earn a bid to the NCAA Tournament. "We came to Greensboro thinking about one thing, and that's to play on Sunday," head coach Mark Gottfried said. "That's our goal, was to play on Sunday and win on Sunday. And, you know, (Friday) was just the next step, so our eyes were there more than anything. I hope that we have the greatest chance to play in the greatest show on earth."
They will try to ride the hot hand of ACC-leading scorer T.J. Warren, who had 28 points and eight rebounds against Syracuse, against an occasionally vulnerable Blue Devils defense.
Most expected a third showdown between Duke and Syracuse, but Blue Devils coach Mike Krzyzewski isn't surprised in the least to see NC State here.
"I'm not surprised at NC State," he said. "NC State is playing great basketball, and Mark's got his team at a real high level of belief. Warren is playing lights-out basketball. I mean, he's had a great year, but the last few weeks, last couple of weeks, you know, phenomenal is not exaggerating. He's been unbelievable, and he never seems to get tired."
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