Duke may not have gotten the result Blue Devils fans wanted against NC State in the Elite Eight, but freshman Jared McCain had a game to remember.
The first-year guard scored 32 points, exactly half of Duke’s points against the Wolfpack. He finished 8/20 from the floor, including five 3-pointers, and made all 11 of his free throws.
The performance tied a program record, equaling Zion Williamson’s mark for the most points by a Duke freshman in an NCAA Tournament game. Williamson set the mark against UCF in the second round of the 2019 tournament.
The 32-point performances are also tied for the fourth-most by any Blue Devil in a tournament game. Danny Ferry and Jason Williams both scored 34 points in a tournament game, and Jeff Mullins set a program record with 43 points against Villanova in 1964.
McCain also became the first Duke freshman to put up two 30-point games in a single tournament after he scored 30 points and made eight 3-pointers against James Madison in the second round.