Watch: Duke’s Grasyon Allen Shoves NC State Player In Blue Devils’ 84-82 Loss

Grayson Allen has gained a reputation for being somewhat of a dirty player, and now the Duke guard has again gotten confrontational with an opponent.

Watch: Duke’s Grasyon Allen Shoves NC State Player In Blue Devils’ 84-82 Loss

As Allen began walking to his team’s bench in the first half of the Blue Devils’ 84-82 home loss to NC State, he and the Wolfpack’s Terry Henderson got tangled up, and Allen seemed to push Henderson.

At first, it seems as though Allen simply walked straight through the Wolfpack’s huddle when a timeout was called.

However, upon taking a closer look, it seems rather obvious that the Duke guard planned to bump into Henderson, who responded by pushing Allen back as another teammate backed him up.

Allen has previously been criticized by opposing teams’ players and coaches, as well as announcers, for tripping opponents or engaging in other types of overly-aggressive and illegal play.

Led by freshman sensation Dennis Smith Jr., NC State used a late 20-5 run to defeat the No. 17 Blue Devils on Monday. Duke led 68-59 late in the contest, but Smith Jr.’s game-high 32 points and six assists ignited his team’s fervent rally as the Blue Devil offense went silent.

“It’s very disappointing for us. We had some opportunities there, but we didn’t capitalize on them,” Duke interim coach Jeff Capel said. “We couldn’t make a shot in the second half, got some good looks—we have to finish those—and then down the stretch couldn’t come up with a stop. Give them credit, they were terrific and we have to keep working to get better.”

The Blue Devils shot just 2 of 14 from long range after halftime– including six 3-point misses in the final 4:38– in taking their first home loss of the season. Duke trimmed the lead to two with 39.9 seconds left and one with 6.4 seconds left, helped by an NC State (14-7, 3-6 in the ACC) turnover and five Wolfpack missed free throws, but fell short in their third loss in four games.

The win marked NC State’s first at Cameron Indoor Stadium since 1995.

Luke Kennard led four Duke players in double figures with 20 points.

Duke (15-5, 3-4 in the ACC) will seek to bounce back from another disappointing loss when they take on Wake Forest next Saturday afternoon.

NC State, meanwhile, will visit the Louisville Cardinals on Sunday.

DURHAM, NC – JANUARY 23: Grayson Allen #3 of the Duke Blue Devils drives between Maverick Rowan #24 and Ted Kapita #23 of the North Carolina State Wolfpack during the game at Cameron Indoor Stadium on January 23, 2017 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

Article by Pablo Mena