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Peters, Gray help 3rd-ranked Blue Devils pull away late to beat North Carolina State 67-57
- Article by: AARON BEARD , Associated Press
- Updated: January 3, 2013 - 8:44 PM
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RALEIGH, N.C. - Haley Peters had 18 points and 11 rebounds to help third-ranked Duke beat North Carolina State 67-57 on Thursday night.
Chelsea Gray added 20 points and six rebounds for the Blue Devils (12-0, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who had to fight into the final minutes to put away the Wolfpack.
Duke led by just one with 8 minutes left before going on a 12-3 spurt, with Peters scoring on an offensive rebound and knocking down a 3-pointer during that flurry.
That helped the Blue Devils retake control and build a 10-point lead with 3:18 left, then hold on down the stretch.
The Wolfpack (8-6, 0-2) kept fighting and pulled as close as four points in the final minute, but never could make up that deficit.
Gray also got active during the run, repeatedly getting to the line and knocking down all eight of her free throws in the final 8 minutes.
Kody Burke scored 11 of her 15 points after halftime to lead N.C. State, which shot just 32 percent. Marissa Kastanek added 12 points and was the only other Wolfpack player to reach double figures.
Duke didn't fare much better, shooting just 39 percent with only Peters made better than half her shots.
But the Blue Devils helped themselves by grabbing 19 offensive rebounds, which led to 13 second-chance points.
After N.C. State closed within 61-57 with 47.6 seconds left, Duke scored the game's last six points — all coming at the free-throw line.
The Blue Devils made 16 of 20 free throws after halftime compared to a 6-for-9 performance by the Wolfpack.
Duke has won eight straight meetings in Raleigh, though this was the Blue Devils' first since rallying from a 20-point second-half deficit to win 65-64 on Gray's last-second basket nearly two years ago.
But the Wolfpack had earned the program's first win against the Blue Devils in five years in March during the ACC tournament.
In that game, N.C. State held on for a 75-73 quarterfinal win against the then-No. 5 Blue Devils, marking the first time in tournament history that the No. 1 seed had failed to reach the semifinals.
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