Overview
- Duke routed NC State 93-64 in Raleigh to secure the 2025–26 ACC regular-season championship, its second straight outright crown.
- Cameron Boozer finished with 26 points and nine rebounds, tying Zach Edey with a 24th consecutive game of at least 15 points and five boards, per ESPN Insights.
- Mike Krzyzewski publicly labeled Boozer the nation’s best freshman, a high-profile endorsement fueling his Wooden and Naismith candidacies.
- Boozer left with visible scratch marks on his right shoulder after a physical second half, drew nine fouls, and went 9-for-11 at the line.
- Duke moved to 28-2 (16-1 ACC) with a seventh straight win, is projected by Joe Lunardi as a No. 1 NCAA seed, and now turns to a UNC rematch before the ACC Tournament in Charlotte on March 10–14.