Dennis Smith Jr. showed why he is a potential top three pick in this year’s draft and why he was the reason many thought that the Wolfpack could be an Elite 8 team coming into the season on Monday, popping off for 32 points and six assists as N.C. State won at No. 17 Duke, 84-82.
He capped off the performance with the perfect exclamation point, a dunk contest-worthy throwdown:
#NCState (14-7, 3-5 ACC) upsets No. 17 #Duke (15-5, 3-4 ACC) 84-82 behind 32 pts from Dennis Smith Jr. #wral
— Marilyn Payne (@marilyn_payne) January 24, 2017
(*this dunk didn't count) pic.twitter.com/nMlufh8l7E
Let’s get another angle of that dunk, shall we?:
When you beat Duke at Cameron for the 1st time in 22 years, celebrate in style 😎 pic.twitter.com/lhLrwKzF8z
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 24, 2017