Aziaha James scores 25, No. 20 N.C. State women beat Virginia Tech 85-57

Aziaha James scored 25 points and Saniya Rivers added 17 on 7-of-11 shooting on Sunday night to help No. 20 North Carolina State beat Virginia Tech 85-57 for the Wolfpack's fifth consecutive win. Madison Hayes and Zoe Brooks scored 12 points apiece for N.C. State (16-4, 8-1 ACC), has won 12 of its last 13 games. The Wolfpack, who leads the all-time series 27-6, snapped a four-game skid against Virginia Tech.

Preview: N.C. State at No. 2 Duke

Duke’s third-year coach has talked throughout the season of having a “fastball and splinker” in respect to centers Khaman Maluach and Maliq Brown. The difference there is in the sizes; Maluach as the 7-2, 250-pound rim protector and Brown (6-9, 222) as the smaller, still-disruptive option. Naturally, with Duke basically unveiling a 2-3 zone defense for the first time in Saturday’s win at Wake Forest, there needed to be a distinction on what pitch that was.