Duke 92-72 NC State (1 Feb, 2008) Play-by-Play

NC State Wolfpack

13-7, 2-4 Conference

	1	2	T
NCSU	46	26	72
DUKE	37	55	92

Duke Blue Devils

18-1, 6-0 Conference

TIME		NCSU	DUKE
19:48	J.J. Hickson made Two Point Layup.	2	0
19:24	Gerald Henderson made Two Point Jumper.	2	2
19:02	DeMarcus Nelson made Two Point Dunk Shot.	2	4
18:41	J.J. Hickson missed Two Point Jumper.	2	4
18:41	Ben McCauley Offensive Rebound.	2	4
18:38	Gavin Grant made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Ben McCauley.	4	4
18:32	Foul on Courtney Fells	4	4
18:32	DeMarcus Nelson made Free Throw.	4	5
18:32	DeMarcus Nelson missed Free Throw.	4	5
18:32	J.J. Hickson Defensive Rebound.	4	5
17:53	DeMarcus Nelson missed Two Point Jumper.	4	5
17:53	J.J. Hickson Defensive Rebound.	4	5
17:40	Greg Paulus made Three Point Jumper.	4	8
16:59	Kyle Singler made Two Point Layup. Assisted by DeMarcus Nelson.	4	10
16:57	North Carolina State 30 Second Timeout.	4	10
16:39	Courtney Fells missed Three Point Jumper.	4	10
16:39	J.J. Hickson Offensive Rebound.	4	10
16:39	J.J. Hickson missed Two Point Layup.	4	10
16:39	Ben McCauley Offensive Rebound.	4	10
16:32	Foul on David McClure	4	10
16:32	J.J. Hickson made Free Throw.	5	10
16:32	J.J. Hickson missed Free Throw.	5	10
16:32	David McClure Defensive Rebound.	5	10
16:24	Kyle Singler missed Three Point Jumper.	5	10
16:24	Gavin Grant Defensive Rebound.	5	10
16:19	Foul on Nolan Smith	5	10
15:56	Ben McCauley missed Two Point Jumper.	5	10
15:56	Nolan Smith Defensive Rebound.	5	10
15:48	Foul on David McClure	5	10
15:48	Official TV Timeout.	5	10
15:19	J.J. Hickson missed Two Point Layup.	5	10
15:19	J.J. Hickson Offensive Rebound.	5	10
15:13	J.J. Hickson missed Two Point Layup.	5	10
15:13	J.J. Hickson Offensive Rebound.	5	10
15:11	J.J. Hickson missed Two Point Layup.	5	10
15:11	Javier Gonzalez Offensive Rebound.	5	10
15:07	Foul on Jon Scheyer	5	10
14:54	Javier Gonzalez made Two Point Layup.	7	10
14:32	Courtney Fells missed Two Point Dunk Shot.	7	10
14:32	Lance Thomas Defensive Rebound.	7	10
14:24	Kyle Singler made Two Point Layup.	7	12
14:10	Brandon Costner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gavin Grant.	10	12
13:59	Foul on Dennis Horner	10	12
13:56	Foul on Dennis Horner	10	12
13:56	Jon Scheyer made Free Throw.	10	13
13:56	Jon Scheyer made Free Throw.	10	14
13:33	Brandon Costner missed Two Point Jumper.	10	14
13:33	Jon Scheyer Defensive Rebound.	10	14
13:28	Gerald Henderson made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Jon Scheyer.	10	16
12:29	Gavin Grant made Two Point Layup.	12	16
11:49	Gavin Grant made Three Point Jumper.	15	16
11:25	Foul on Gavin Grant	15	16
11:25	Official TV Timeout.	15	16
11:19	Greg Paulus missed Three Point Jumper.	15	16
11:19	Lance Thomas Offensive Rebound.	15	16
11:15	Lance Thomas made Two Point Layup.	15	18
11:07	Foul on Lance Thomas	15	18
10:54	Ben McCauley missed Two Point Layup.	15	18
10:54	Jon Scheyer Defensive Rebound.	15	18
10:16	Foul on Jon Scheyer	15	18
10:16	Gavin Grant missed Free Throw.	15	18
10:16		15	18
10:16	Gavin Grant made Free Throw.	16	18
10:06	Kyle Singler missed Two Point Jumper.	16	18
10:06	J.J. Hickson Defensive Rebound.	16	18
9:37	Gavin Grant made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by J.J. Hickson.	19	18
9:23	Kyle Singler missed Three Point Jumper.	19	18
9:23	Marques Johnson Defensive Rebound.	19	18
9:08	Foul on Courtney Fells	19	18
9:08	DeMarcus Nelson missed Free Throw.	19	18
9:08		19	18
9:08	DeMarcus Nelson made Free Throw.	19	19
8:37	DeMarcus Nelson missed Three Point Jumper.	19	19
8:37	J.J. Hickson Defensive Rebound.	19	19
8:09	Javier Gonzalez made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Gavin Grant.	21	19
7:45	Gavin Grant made Two Point Jumper.	23	19
7:31	Lance Thomas missed Two Point Jumper.	23	19
7:31	J.J. Hickson Defensive Rebound.	23	19
7:11	J.J. Hickson made Two Point Layup.	25	19
6:58	DeMarcus Nelson made Two Point Jumper.	25	21
6:28	Ben McCauley made Two Point Layup.	27	21
6:16	Official TV Timeout.	27	21
6:03	Gavin Grant made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Javier Gonzalez.	30	21
5:48	Kyle Singler made Two Point Jumper.	30	23
5:27	Foul on Gavin Grant	30	23
5:22	Foul on J.J. Hickson	30	23
5:22	Greg Paulus made Free Throw.	30	24
5:22	Greg Paulus made Free Throw.	30	25
5:09	Foul on J.J. Hickson	30	25
5:02	Foul on Simon Harris	30	25
5:01	DeMarcus Nelson made Free Throw.	30	26
5:01	DeMarcus Nelson missed Free Throw.	30	26
5:01	Javier Gonzalez Defensive Rebound.	30	26
4:42	Foul on Javier Gonzalez	30	26
4:42	Greg Paulus missed Free Throw.	30	26
4:42		30	26
4:42	Greg Paulus made Free Throw.	30	27
4:27	Simon Harris made Two Point Layup.	32	27
4:19	Greg Paulus made Three Point Jumper.	32	30
3:56	Foul on Greg Paulus	32	30
3:56	Official TV Timeout.	32	30
3:56	Brandon Costner made Free Throw.	33	30
3:56	Brandon Costner made Free Throw.	34	30
3:45	Foul on Simon Harris	34	30
3:45	DeMarcus Nelson made Free Throw.	34	31
3:45	DeMarcus Nelson made Free Throw.	34	32
3:34	Foul on Lance Thomas	34	32
3:34	Brandon Costner made Free Throw.	35	32
3:34	Brandon Costner made Free Throw.	36	32
3:21	Greg Paulus missed Three Point Jumper.	36	32
3:21	Brandon Costner Defensive Rebound.	36	32
2:56	Foul on Kyle Singler	36	32
2:56	Brandon Costner made Free Throw.	37	32
2:56	Brandon Costner missed Free Throw.	37	32
2:56		37	32
2:56	Brandon Costner made Free Throw.	38	32
2:46	Greg Paulus made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by DeMarcus Nelson.	38	34
2:19	Foul on Jon Scheyer	38	34
2:19	Brandon Costner made Free Throw.	39	34
2:19	Brandon Costner made Free Throw.	40	34
2:15	DeMarcus Nelson missed Three Point Jumper.	40	34
2:15	Ben McCauley Defensive Rebound.	40	34
1:57	Foul on Nolan Smith	40	34
1:57	Javier Gonzalez missed Free Throw.	40	34
1:57		40	34
1:57	Javier Gonzalez made Free Throw.	41	34
1:56	Duke 30 Second Timeout.	41	34
1:49	Taylor King missed Two Point Jumper.	41	34
1:49	Gerald Henderson Offensive Rebound.	41	34
1:43	Foul on Javier Gonzalez	41	34
1:43	Gerald Henderson made Free Throw.	41	35
1:43	Gerald Henderson made Free Throw.	41	36
1:24	Ben McCauley made Two Point Layup.	43	36
1:01	DeMarcus Nelson missed Two Point Jumper.	43	36
1:01	Kyle Singler Offensive Rebound.	43	36
0:59	Foul on Marques Johnson	43	36
0:59	Kyle Singler made Free Throw.	43	37
0:59	Kyle Singler missed Free Throw.	43	37
0:59	Brandon Costner Defensive Rebound.	43	37
0:58	Foul on Taylor King	43	37
0:58	Brandon Costner missed Free Throw.	43	37
0:58		43	37
0:58	Brandon Costner made Free Throw.	44	37
0:52	Greg Paulus missed Two Point Layup.	44	37
0:52	Simon Harris Defensive Rebound.	44	37
0:25	Marques Johnson made Two Point Layup.	46	37
0:04	Taylor King missed Three Point Jumper.	46	37
0:04	Brandon Costner Defensive Rebound.	46	37
0:00	End of the 1st Half.	46	37

Cameron Indoor Stadium

2:00 AM, 1 February 2008

Durham, NC

Attendance: 9,314

Referees:
Mike Eades
Bryan Kersey
Sean Hull

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
North Carolina	17-3	-	29-8
Duke	15-5	2	27-9
Virginia	13-7	4	23-11
Pittsburgh	12-8	5	22-11
Clemson	11-9	6	24-12
Syracuse	11-9	6	20-12
Wake Forest	11-9	6	21-14
Virginia Tech	10-10	7	19-15
Florida State	10-10	7	17-16
NC State	9-11	8	26-15
Boston College	8-12	9	20-16
Georgia Tech	7-13	10	14-18
Notre Dame	7-13	10	13-20
Miami	6-14	11	15-17
Louisville	3-17	14	8-24

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