No. 2 Duke advances to ACC semis by routing NC State 77-53
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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) _ Quinn Cook scored 15 points and No. 2 Duke routed North Carolina State 77-53 on Thursday night in an Atlantic Coast Conference quarterfinal.
Backup center Marshall Plumlee added a career-high 12 points on six dunks to help the second-seeded Blue Devils (29-3) win their 12th straight.
They never trailed, scored on 22 of their first 26 possessions, led by 30 and cruised into the semifinals by avenging their first loss this season.
Ralston Turner had 16 points and Abdul-Malik Abu added 10 for the seventh-seeded Wolfpack (20-13).
One night earlier, they beat Pittsburgh in the second round for their third straight win.
But key guard Anthony “Cat” Barber _ who had 34 points against Pitt _ was scoreless, missed seven shots and never returned after he was shaken up in a collision with Amile Jefferson with 13:26 left.
