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Duke Rallies Past N.C. State, 78-73

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Getty S NCAABLogo?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1329473477173Mitchell Layton/Getty Images(DURHAM, N.C.) — After being down by 20 points on Thursday night with 11 1/2 minutes left in the second half, Duke (22-4) found a way to rally past North Carolina State (18-8), 78-73.

This was their second big rally in nine days.

“I’m tired of doing this, to tell you the truth,” freshman guard Austin Rivers said. “This is a great win, but we’re exhausted, man. This is a weird win for us. I’m so proud and everybody’s so proud, but at the same time, we need to stop doing this.”

Seth Curry scored 21 of his 26 points in the second half rally.

“They thoroughly outplayed us for about 29 minutes,” Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski said of N.C. State, who were up by 16 at the half. “And then we thoroughly outplayed them for 11.”

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