Monday April 28th, 2025 5:55AM

N.C. State upends Duke in OT

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TAMPA, Fla. - Duke&#39;s reign as kingpins of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament is over.<br> <br> Freshman Brandon Costner scored a career-high 30 points and Engin Atsur scored all 21 of his points after halftime, helping 10th-seeded North Carolina State defeat the defending tourney champions 85-80 in overtime Thursday night.<br> <br> No. 21 Duke (22-10) had won seven of the previous eight ACC tournament titles, including the past two, but entered the league&#39;s signature event this year as the seventh seed, the Blue Devils&#39; lowest seeding since 1995.<br> <br> North Carolina State (16-14) avenged a 23-point regular-season loss to Duke and beat its nearby rival for just the third time in the past 23 meetings between the schools. The Wolfpack advanced to Friday&#39;s quarterfinals against No. 2 seed Virginia.<br> <br> Greg Paulus led Duke with 18 points and Josh McRoberts and DeMarcus Nelson both scored 17. The Blue Devils fell behind 73-70 on Costner&#39;s three-point play in the opening minute of overtime and never fully recovered.<br> <br> Duke played without freshman Gerald Henderson, who served a mandatory one-game suspension for a flagrant foul that broke Tyler Hansbrough&#39;s nose during the closing seconds of a loss to North Carolina last Sunday.
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