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 | 15-0 | - | 20-6 |
| Louisville | 14-1 | 1 | 24-4 |
| Syracuse | 11-4 | 4 | 21-5 |
| North Carolina | 11-4 | 4 | 22-6 |
| Virginia | 10-5 | 5 | 18-8 |
| NC State | 10-5 | 5 | 17-9 |
| Virginia Tech | 10-6 | 5.5 | 20-8 |
| Clemson | 9-6 | 6 | 18-9 |
| Notre Dame | 9-6 | 6 | 17-9 |
| California | 8-7 | 7 | 17-11 |
| Georgia Tech | 7-8 | 8 | 12-15 |
| Miami | 6-9 | 9 | 14-12 |
| Stanford | 5-10 | 10 | 16-12 |
| Florida State | 4-11 | 11 | 9-18 |
| Wake Forest | 3-12 | 12 | 13-14 |
| SMU | 2-13 | 13 | 9-18 |
| Pittsburgh | 1-14 | 14 | 8-20 |
| Boston College | 1-15 | 14.5 | 5-24 |
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