Chronicle postgame: Duke men's basketball vs. N.C. State

<p>Duke's interior defense was shaky all night in an ugly home loss to N.C. State.</p>

Duke's interior defense was shaky all night in an ugly home loss to N.C. State.

Duke lost to N.C. State at Cameron Indoor Stadium for the first time since 1995 in an 84-82 stunner, with Wolfpack point guard Dennis Smith Jr. pouring in 32 points in a dominant performance. The Chronicle's Sameer Pandhare and Drew Johnson broke down what all went wrong for the Blue Devils.

0:34—How Dennis Smith Jr. kept his team in it in the first half before getting some help from his teammates for N.C. State's final push

1:26—A discussion of Duke's poor shooting and lack of ball movement down the stretch

2:18—What happened on the Blue Devils' last possession of the game with a chance to tie or win the game

3:06—A quiet performance from Duke's upperclassmen leaders

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