NC State Wolfpack @ Duke Blue Devils
Fournier scores 26 as No. 9 Duke beats N.C. State for 17th straight win
DURHAM, N.C. -- — Toby Fournier had 26 points and 12 rebounds as No. 9 Duke extended its winning streak to 17 games by beating N.C. State 83-65 on Thursday night.
Arianna Roberson scored 15 points in 17 minutes off the bench, Ashlon Jackson had 14 points and Riley Nelson added 10 points — all in the first half — as Duke (20-6, 15-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), combined with Sunday’s topping of North Carolina, beat two in-state rivals in a five-day period.
With three regular-season games remaining, the Blue Devils are riding their longest winning streak since a 20-game stretch in 2010-11. They lead No. 8 Louisville by one game in the ACC.
Khamil Pierre scored 24 points and Zoe Brooks had 21 for N.C. State (17-9, 10-5), which has lost three of its last five games. The Wolfpack went 0 for 6 on 3-point attempts, marking the first time in more than three years that they did not have a 3-point basket in a game.
Buoyed by Fournier’s 8-for-13 shooting and Robertson’s 7-for-9 mark, Duke shot 49.2% from the field and had a 41-25 rebounding advantage. Fournier was 9 for 10 on free throws.
N.C. State trimmed a 20-point deficit to 54-48 on Brooks’ two free throws with 1:36 left in the third quarter. The Wolfpack had only one point for nearly the next 4 1/2 minutes. By the time Fournier and Roberson drained back-to-back 3s, the Blue Devils were up 68-53.
Nelson had 10 points as Duke broke out to a 21-8 lead. The Blue Devils made 11 of 15 shots in the first quarter.
N.C. State has nine losses in a season for only the second time in eight years.
N.C. State: Sunday vs. Syracuse.
Duke: Sunday at Clemson.
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Game Information
Durham, NC

Referee:Joseph Vaszily
Referee:Fatou Cissoko-Stephens
Referee:Mark Resch

2025-26 Standings
| Atlantic Coast ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 16-2 | - | 27-9 |
| Louisville | 15-3 | 1 | 29-8 |
| North Carolina | 14-4 | 2 | 28-8 |
| NC State | 13-5 | 3 | 21-11 |
| Syracuse | 12-6 | 4 | 24-9 |
| Virginia Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Notre Dame | 12-6 | 4 | 25-11 |
| Virginia | 11-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Clemson | 11-7 | 5 | 21-12 |
| California | 9-9 | 7 | 21-15 |
| Stanford | 8-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Miami | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
| Georgia Tech | 8-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Florida State | 5-13 | 11 | 10-21 |
| Wake Forest | 4-14 | 12 | 14-18 |
| SMU | 2-16 | 14 | 9-21 |
| Pittsburgh | 1-17 | 15 | 8-23 |
| Boston College | 1-17 | 15 | 5-26 |
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