Revenge or sweep? How to watch, stream Blue Devils vs. Wolfpack men’s basketball

Steve Wiseman
Kaitlin McKeown/kmckeown@newsobserver.com

Part two of Duke’s revenge tour doubles as a chance for the Blue Devils to complete a perfect season at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

Duke faces N.C. State on Tuesday night, the same Wolfpack team that bashed the Blue Devils, 84-60, at PNC Arena in Raleigh on Jan. 4.

N.C. State (22-8, 12-7 ACC) continued to play well after posting that impressive win and is in line to make its first NCAA tournament appearance since 2018. Tuesday night’s game marks the Wolfpack’s final regular-season game before next week’s ACC tournament in Greensboro.

Duke (21-8, 12-6) has won four consecutive games and seven of its last nine to jump past N.C. State in the ACC standings. The Blue Devils beat Virginia Tech, 81-65, at home on Saturday night to avenge an earlier 78-75 loss to the Hokies.

The Blue Devils are 15-0 at their home arena this season. They close the regular season on Saturday night at Chapel Hill against North Carolina.

Duke has produced 18 seasons with unbeaten home records. The last time it happened was 2014.

To avenge the earlier loss to the Wolfpack, Duke must contend with N.C. State’s high-scoring guards, Terquavion Smith (17.6 points per game) and Jarkel Joiner (17 points). Smith scored 24 and Joiner 21 in the first Duke-N.C. State game last month.

Those assignments figure to fall, mostly, to Duke guards Tyrese Proctor and Jeremy Roach.

On the interior, Duke’s 7-1 freshman center Dereck Lively will be asked to slow down N.C. State’s 6-9 forward D.J. Burns, who averages 13.1 points and 5.0 rebounds. Lively is No. 13 nationally, and No. 1 among freshmen, with 2.3 blocked shots per game.

Tipoff time + TV channel for Tuesday’s game

The game will start at 7 p.m. on Tuesday and air on ESPN, which is available on major cable and satellite services such as Spectrum, Dish Network and DirecTV.

How to stream Duke vs. NC State game online

Are you a cord-cutter?

If your preferred method of watching games involves streaming, there are options for that, too.

ESPN is available on Sling, fuboTV, Hulu + Live TV, DirecTV Stream and YouTubeTV streaming services. Or click here to view on the ESPN app.

Game day details: Duke vs. NC State

Teams: Duke Blue Devils vs NC State Wolfpack

Where: Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham

Date: Tuesday, Feb. 28

Time: 7 p.m.

TV: ESPN

Odds: Duke is favored by 6.5 points with the over-under set at 145.5 points.

Series history: Duke and NC State will meet for the 254th time with the Blue Devils holding a 150-103 all-time edge. The only teams Duke has played more frequently are Wake Forest and North Carolina (259 times each). The Wolfpack routed Duke earlier this season, running away to an 84-60 win at PNC Arena on Jan. 4.

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