Duke basketball, Cameron Boozer adjust to NC State zone defense in lopsided win

RALEIGH, N.C. — Duke basketball has seen its fair share of defensive coverages this season in attempts to slow down its potent offense. The latest came Monday night from the Lenovo Center against N.C. State and head coach Will Wade, who unveiled a zone look against the No. 1 Blue Devils (28-2, 16-1 ACC). "Out of desperation, we tried it," Wade said. "And it worked for about eight minutes." Wade said the idea was inspired by the book The Genius of Desperation, which he saw on his shelf after the Wolfpack's loss in overtime to Notre Dame on Saturday, Feb. 28. Quadir Copeland said the team found out after the loss to the Fighting Irish they were going to implement the zone against Duke. "We've...