Scheyer and Duke pound NC State

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01/21/2007 - Raleigh, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jon Scheyer poured in 20 points and DeMarcus Nelson chipped in with 15 as 14th-ranked Duke cruised to a 79-56 rout of North Carolina State.

Josh McRoberts and Greg Paulus each contributed 13 points for the Blue Devils (16-3, 3-2 ACC), who have won three straight conference games after suffering back-to-back losses to ACC-foes Miami-Florida and Wake Forest.

Brandon Costner posted 20 points and 10 boards for the Wolfpack (11-7, 1-4), who have dropped three of four.

The Blue Devils' suffocating defense forced 16 first half turnovers by NC State that led to 18 points as Duke took a commanding 41-25 lead into the locker room.

Duke was all over the Wolfpack from the start with Nelson draining a three to ignite a 15-2 run that was capped by back-to-back layups by Paulus that gave the Blue Devils an 18-5 advantage with 12:47 left in the half.

Costner's layup brought NC State within 30-22 with just over four minutes left to play before Duke finished the half strong. Scheyer converted two from the charity stripe as the Blue Devils ripped off 11 straight points to grab a 41-22 lead on Gerald Henderson's dunk.

Gavin Grant's drained a three at the buzzard to cut the Wolfpack's deficit to 41-25 at the break but any momentum gained by NC State was short lived in the second half.

A Dennis Horner layup followed by two Grant free throws brought the Wolfpack within 46-34 just under four minutes into the half before Duke put the game away with a 10-0 run. Nelson and Scheyer nailed back-to-back three's to cap the spurt and give the Blue Devils a 56-34 lead with 15 minutes left in the half.

Duke led by as much as 26 down the stretch to coast to the easy victory.

Game Notes

Duke leads the all-time series with NC State, 132-95, having won nine of the last 11 road games against the Wolfpack...Duke shot 53 percent from the floor, while NC State shot just 34 percent.

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JUPITER, Fla. -- The Foorida Marlins are preparing for the likelihood that right-hander
Josh Johnson won't be ready when the season starts April 2.

Grapefruit League action starts Wednesday, but Johnson, penciled in as the No. 2 starter, hasn't even thrown off a mound at full speed since September. He's experienced some soreness in his right forearm.

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