Blue Devils sneak past Wolfpack

Marshall Plumlee’s tiebreaking three-point play with 1 minute, 14 seconds left helped 19th-ranked Duke overcome a secondhalf deficit against North Carolina State for the third time in three meetings, and the reigning NCAAchampion edged the Wolfpack 9289 on Wednesday in the second round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Washington.

Brandon Ingram and Luke Kennard each scored 22 for Duke (23-9), while Anthony Barber had 29 points and seven assists to lead NC State (16-17). ACC: Cameron Johnson scored 24 points off the bench as Pittsburgh (21-10) strengthened its NCAA resume by fending off a late run to beat Syracuse 72-71. Michael Gbinije led the Orange (19-13) with 24 points. ... Marcus GeorgesHunt scored 28 points, and Georgia Tech (19-13) erased an 18-point second-half deficit to beat Clemson 8885 in overtime. Big East: D’Vauntes SmithRivera scored 15 of his 20 in the second half, and eighthseeded Georgetown (15-17) pulled away from DePaul for a 70-53 win at Madison Square Garden. Eli Cain scored 14 to lead the ninthseeded Blue Demons (9-22). Big Ten: Michael Finke scored 17 points to lead 12th-seeded Illinois past 13th-seeded Minnesota 8552 in the opening round. Kendrick Nunn added 15 for the Illini (14-18). Minnesota (8-23) set a school record for losses in a season. Big 12: Dean Wade scored 20 points, Justin Edwards added 17, and eighth-seeded Kansas State (17-15) beat ninth- seeded Oklahoma State 75-71. Jeffrey Carroll and Joe Burton both scored 13 for the Cowboys (12-20). Pac-12: Dejounte Murray scored 25 points, and eighth-seeded Washington (18-13) routed ninth-seeded Stanford 91-68 . ... George King scored 17 of his 21 points in the first half as fifth-seeded Colorado (2210) won 80-56 in handing 12th-seeded Washington State its 17th straight loss. Patriot: Malachi Alexander scored 26 as Holy Cross (14-19) capped its run to the title and an NCAA berth.

Associated Press