{"id":177458,"date":"2023-01-05T04:37:30","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T04:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/nc-state-blasts-no-16-duke-wralsportsfan-com\/"},"modified":"2023-01-05T04:37:30","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T04:37:30","slug":"nc-state-blasts-no-16-duke-wralsportsfan-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/nc-state-blasts-no-16-duke-wralsportsfan-com\/","title":{"rendered":"NC State blasts No. 16 Duke :: WRALSportsFan.com"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Joe Giglio, WRALSportsFan<\/p>\n

There are certain names NC State fans associate with big wins over Duke or North Carolina.<\/p>\n

Terquavion Smith added his name to that list on Wednesday night. Jarkel Joiner wasn’t far behind, either.<\/p>\n

The sophomore guard poured in 24 points in a 84-60 home route of the No. 16 Blue Devils at PNC Arena. Joiner added 21 points and nine assists.<\/p>\n

Say the names Lakista McCuller, CC Harrison, Courtney Fells and Al Freeman to NC State (12-4) fans and they know exactly what you are talking about.<\/p>\n

Those guards each had their moment against one of the Blue Bloods in the past 30 years. Smith made four 3-pointers and led an early swarm past a discombobulated Duke (11-4) squad.<\/p>\n

Forward DJ Burns provided a spark off the bench with 18 points.<\/p>\n

The timing couldn’t have been better for sixth-year coach Kevin Keatts. Coming off of a listless 14-point loss at Clemson on Friday and a meager 1-3 ACC start.<\/p>\n

Horse No. 16 in the NET, Duke is the highest-rated team in the NCAA rankings and gave the Wolfpack a chance to pick up a rare \u201cQuadrant 1\u201d win.<\/p>\n

The Wolfpack had an 0-2 mark in Q1 games (vs. Kansas in the Bahamas and at Miami) before Wednesday’s win.<\/p>\n