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Moments later he was back in the locker room with his teammates and emerged after a while in gray warm-ups and Duke blue and white headphones halfway over his ears. To hear Banchero tell it after the Blue Devils emerged victoriously, he and his teammates never lost faith in Roach. The praise might have been revisionist, though, given Roach’s January demotion from the starting lineup. By then Duke could feel it and so could those sitting behind its bench, in the family section, and to Roach it all must have felt like something he’d worked toward for a long time. Months ago Roach lost his starting position only to reclaim it by necessity, and now in the span of a few minutes he perhaps became the kind of gritty, iron-gutted point guard that all five of Krzyzewski’s national championship teams have had. And here was Roach, the ball in his hands in the most critical of moments, a chance to shape destiny; to seize a moment or be swallowed by it. Up for grabs was a place in the Elite Eight and, for Duke, the opportunity to give Krzyzewski’s farewell season at least two more days of life.
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A layup. A layup. Onions, ice in your veins, and every hallmark of a clutch play. All in all, Roach chipped in 15 points (13 in the second half), five assists, and four boards. A 42-year legendary run in men’s college basketball, over, in the Sweet 16. Behind its physical, grimy defense, Texas Tech had knocked the Blue Devils (favored by a point heading into the contest) down to the mat over and over.
With four minutes on the clock, the Blue Devils were down one despite four players being in double-digit points.
Though Bryson Williams sank a three to catch the Red Raiders up, a drive from Moore and an and-one kept the Blue Devils’ narrow one-point lead. Finally, a wing three from Griffin dotted the “i” on a Duke run that knotted the score at 47 with 12 to go. Thirteen seconds, up two points, Duke had to figure out a way to close out the game. However, Roach then missed the free throw, and Texas Tech responded with a dunk, cutting Duke’s lead to three with 26 seconds remaining. Two Jeremy Roach drives, a Banchero triple and a Mark Williams block later, Duke was up three with one and a half to go. You’re just playing to win," freshman phenom Paolo Banchero—who finished with a team-leading 22 points, four rebounds, four assists and three steals—said after the game.
Arkansas will play No. 2 Duke in the Elite 8 on Saturday at the NCAA Tournament, a rematch of the Razorbacks' 1994 national championship game.
Granted, Arkansas' defense just held the nation's leader in that category to 68. Banchero is one of only five Division I players to average at least 17 points, 7.9 rebounds and three assists. Forward Paolo Banchero's 17 points per game leads the team. Duke 74, Arkansas 68: The Blue Devils will be motivated to get Coach K to one last Final Four and their high-powered offense will overcome a challenge from Arkansas' defense. OPINION: 8 reasons why Arkansas Razorbacks basketball can beat Duke in Elite Eight Beating the tournament's top team to advance to a second straight Elite Eight has given Arkansas fans a new hope and visions of a Final Four. The Razorbacks will play for a chance to realize that dream on Saturday ( 7:49 p.m. CT, TBS) against No. 2 Duke (31-6) at the Chase Center.
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But this team has developed in startling ways, and at warp speed. And somewhat like Texas Tech, Arkansas is athletic and supremely tough mentally. It’s not the same as a buzzer beater.
Duke basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski proved that he is still at the top of his game in the Blue Devils' victory over Texas Tech.
That was the only mistake Mike Krzyzewski made in the game, and it was only highlighted due to a lack of a whistle during that time period. Jones was in the game from the 8:17 mark in the first half to the 5:28 mark. Some of the half-court sets that Duke ran in the first half when the offense was struggling to get easy baskets were incredible, and the halftime adjustment of getting the ball inside to Mark Williams in the second half allowed things to open up on the perimeter.
The Blue Devils are headed to their third Elite Eight Appearance in five seasons.
Moments later, Coach K walked away with a milestone 100th NCAA tournament win. Coach K’s patented floor slap has rallied a number of Duke wins and rattled more than its share of opponents since it was introduced during the 1986 season, Krzyzewski’s sixth in Durham. Not to mention, the tactic has found its way into all levels of the sport and will likely be a part of the game in the years to come. They can now say they did that.
The March Madness road of a pair of No. 1 seeds ended Thursday night, as the Gonzaga Bulldogs and Arizona Wildcats fell short of the Elite Eight in two more ...
Lunardi: I'll be in Chicago and can't wait for the opener between Kansas and Providence. The Jayhawks were my preseason pick to win the national championship and about the only thing that can still go right in my personal bracket. Brady Manek's a volume scorer on both sides of the arc, and the Tar Heels force misses in the paint while limiting you to one shot. That rationale doesn't apply to Purdue, which should and will be extremely prepared for whatever the Peacocks have left in the tank. Gasaway: Well, it's March and this is a Saint Peter's team that already eliminated Kentucky. I expect Purdue to win, but the Peacocks working wonders contrary to my expectations would hardly be a first. If Saint Peter's continues to make shots like it did in the first two rounds, the Peacocks have a shot. Andrew Nembhard was rarely able to get a head of steam and get baskets against an unsettled defense (he wasn't able to get baskets, period; he was 2-for-11 on the night). Forcing Gonzaga to create offense against a set half-court defense has been the recipe for slowing the Zags down all season -- they simply don't have the perimeter playmakers and shot-makers they did last season. Houston played with a swagger that is very familiar to anyone who saw this team reach the 2021 Final Four. For its part, Arizona exceeded all expectations, going from unranked in the preseason to a top seed in the tournament. Unfortunately for the Wildcats, they've had issues with defensive rebounding and with taking care of the ball -- and they hadn't faced a team as physically imposing at both ends of the floor as Houston. That's something a team as strong as Arizona can overcome against most opponents, but not against the Cougars. Both teams crashed the offensive glass effectively, but UH held the Wildcats to 34% shooting inside the arc. But Duke has needed one of its perimeter players to step up and create shots off the dribble during the tournament, and Roach has answered the call. With the storybook ending for Coach K now within sight, Arkansas has both Duke and destiny as opponents in the Elite Eight. The combination is probably too much to overcome. The March Madness road of a pair of No. 1 seeds ended Thursday night as the Gonzaga Bulldogs and Arizona Wildcats fell short of the Elite Eight in two more NCAA tournament bracket-shaking losses.
Duke got all it could handle against Texas Tech in a game that featured 11 ties and 13 lead changes, but the Blue Devils won 78-73 to send Mike Krzyzewski ...
And they used it to secure the win and a trip to the Elite Eight on Saturday. Duke battled Michigan State in the second round to advance to the Sweet 16 and then needed a comeback in the second half of Thursday's game. With a minute to go, however, Banchero and his teammates slapped the floor in unison, a Duke tradition. So when you are doing that, you are not afraid of the moment as a team." His trust in them helped the program secure a trip to the Elite Eight and a matchup against Arkansas. Jeremy Roach (15 points, five assists) made clutch plays, including consecutive jumpers to extend the Blue Devils' lead in the final minutes, and kept the energy going when he verbally sparred with a few Texas Tech players. Texas Tech shot 33% from the field against the zone Thursday compared with 44% against man-to-man defense. Late in the second half, Duke freshman Paolo Banchero (22 points) countered Texas Tech guard Kevin McCullar's 3-pointer with a shot from beyond the arc that gave the Blue Devils a 69-68 lead with 2:57 to play. McCullar and Bryson Williams combined to score 38 points for the Red Raiders, but the defensive change made them think twice about every shot. Duke extended Krzyzewski's final season with key decisions and clutch plays down the stretch. "It was like a Catholic boys' choir," Krzyzewski said about his players' collective call for the second-half tweak. "It was a chorus.
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"This is where I consider coach Adams a defensive savant, he also knows all the nuances and they also will do things to keep you off-balance, whether it's soft-press you some, run-and-jump you some, trap you out of a timeout," Hodge said. Should Duke falter, should Thursday, March 24, 2022 signal the end of the greatest career in college coaching, maybe then a moniker can be manufactured for this distinct defensive tactic of Adams'. Duke was afforded some geographic leniency with its three-hour drive to Greenville, South Carolina, for the first weekend. He can shoot off the catch, create off the dribble, use the post, use the midrange, use the 3-point arc, and he's not a ball hog. How Krzyzewski uses Banchero could prove to be the vital coaching decision in this game. "You will not drive to the paint," Hodge said. "Like the name says, you're selling out to keep the ball out of the middle of the floor. Many times they will have five guys on the court who are all between 6-6 and 6-10." The Red Raiders build a wall around the paint, and even if one guy gets beat, everyone knows at all times how and where to rotate. Their length is like trying to see through the curtains of a car wash. Foot positioning, close-out angles, everything is predicated on not being driven to the middle of the floor." One of the foremost experts on the no-middle defense is North Texas associate head coach Ross Hodge. He runs that program's defense in its entirety. Now Krzyzewski finds his team in an uncommon position as the higher seed: Duke is not favored to win here.
SportsLine's model revealed its college basketball picks for Texas Tech vs. Duke in the Sweet 16 of March Madness 2022.
Texas Tech? And which side of the spread hits well over 60 percent of the time? Visit SportsLine now to find out which side of the spread you need to jump on, all from the model that has crushed its college basketball picks, and find out. The model also says one side of the spread hits well over 60 percent of the time. Texas Tech also contests shots at an elite level, with opponents shooting 44.0 percent on two-point attempts and 31.4 percent on three-point attempts. SportsLine's model is leaning over on the point total, projecting the teams to combine for 141 points. The Red Raiders lead the country in adjusted defensive efficiency this season, and Notre Dame was held to only 53 points in the second round matchup. Texas Tech and revealed its coveted picks and predictions for the NCAA Tournament 2022. Krzyzewski bested long-time rival Tom Izzo in the second round and the Blue Devils looked extremely efficient in the process. Here are several college basketball odds and trends for Texas Tech vs. The regional semifinal will be played at the Chase Center in San Francisco and tipoff is scheduled for 9:39 p.m. ET on CBS. The game is currently listed as a pick'em and the over-under for total points is 137.5 in the latest Duke vs. Banchero has blossomed into a star, averaging 17.0 points, 7.9 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game and he's shooting 63.3 percent from the floor in his last four games. The 2022 NCAA Tournament will be the last for Duke Blue Devils head coach Mike Krzyzewski and the five-time national champion is in the hunt once again.
The expression “paid his dues” could have been invented for Adams. The man is a lifer. Texas Tech also is the most 2022ish team imaginable. Their roster ...
When we were up or down late in the game we have a chance to fold or we have a chance to kind of come together and say we’re going to do this. “A couple of other games — a couple of other games earlier in the season we were kind of in the same situation. “We prepare the same for every opponent, and there’s just certain points of emphasis that you have for each opponent offensively and defensively, and on offense whomever we’re playing, you try to come up with an offensive menu that might work against the defense you’re going to face, whether it be Jim Boeheim’s zone, Tony Bennett’s pack line, a hard North Carolina place and high contests and all that. I think if we are strong with the ball, play off two feet, really just play together, we’re going to have to make a lot of connecting plays. We all just have to be shot-ready because they leave people open sometimes, like around the perimeter, around the three. This can really be a game where you have a lot of assists, a lot of made shots. We played a number of those games with a lot of high-stakes, high-intensity. “Those guys have played a lot of college basketball, and even though we’re younger, I feel like we also have experience. Tech calls it “no middle,” trying to push the ball to the edge of the court on every dribble, every pass. In many respects they are the opposite of Duke. Tech is old, Duke is young. They are near or at the national top in numerous defensive metrics. You probably don’t think of Texas Tech as a basketball power.
The men's Sweet 16 begins on Thursday in San Antonio and San Francisco. Here are the key storylines in all four games.
I think Jaylin Williams will guard Timme on the block; Williams is a terrific defensive player, and he'll be better-suited to defending the post. And I think it was easy to forget, through the late drama of the season and stumbles this year, that this was still the head coach who nearly led his team to the Final Four a year ago. Still, I fully expect Dickinson to put up some nice numbers against Villanova. I also expect the Wildcats to score even more efficiently and to come away with a close win. I think the magic will continue against Villanova because the Wolverines can play the way they did in the first two games and still win. But the fact that DeVante' Jones has played 12 minutes total in the NCAA tournament and the Wolverines still have found a way to advance to the Sweet 16 says a lot about who they are. I think the Wildcats will ultimately prevail, but it'll take a couple of days for the Novocain to wear off. And now the Wildcats have to deal with the toughest guy in the whole bar. Houston thrives on half-court pressure and making teams uncomfortable; the Cougars rank in the top 30 nationally in defensive turnover percentage and just forced 17 against Illinois. I think I'd still pick Arizona, but the Wildcats need to dictate tempo and keep Houston off the glass. Its whole season has been defined by adversity after the team lost both Tramon Mark and Marcus Sasser to season-ending injuries in December. Still, Arizona has Mathurin and Koloko, and those tough games in the NCAA tournament are often dictated by the top players. The Cougars have held both Memphis and Illinois (both top-40 in offensive efficiency on KenPom) to 53 points apiece in the last 11 days. I think a Duke team that wants to eat around the rim will struggle against a strong, mature Texas Tech group that has held its opponents to a 41.3% clip inside the 3-point line this season (third in the nation). So yes, I think Thursday could be Coach K's final game. But this climb is going to be too steep for what is by far the youngest rotation in the Sweet 16.
Former Duke basketball star forward Jayson Tatum predicted how far the Blue Devils will advance in this year's NCAA Tournament.
I know everybody in the media is waiting to write that article about Coach K’s last game. “I honestly and truly believe this is the year. This year, Duke rolled passed Cal State Fullerton in the Round of 64 and needed a comeback in the Round of 32 to escape the upset-minded Michigan State Spartans.
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The Blue Devils certainly have what it takes to stay competitive and take away the game—it's just a matter of executing when it matters. To do this, Duke must keep possession and be nifty with the ball, which starts with being the first to grab the ball off the glass. Expect the duo to be active on the boards to clean up the misses forced by the tough Red Raiders defense. Yes, Duke has been defeated by veteran teams before, and maybe the lack of experience together is its issue, but the Blue Devils have also proven that it can outlast a team with experience—with Gonzaga, Virginia, Wake Forest and Miami as examples. And of the 36 games the squad has played this season, only five have gone under this total. The second-seeded Blue Devils can’t run their typical gameplan—instead, watch out for a lot of strategy and longer offensive possessions coming from these Blue Devils.
Duke will try to keep coach Mike Krzyzewski on the bench for a couple more days as the Blue Devils face Texas Tech in the Sweet 16.
Also, after refusing to comment on the end of the line all season long, he seemed to be ready to reminisce a little. The team spent a great deal of emotion to reach the Sweet 16, and it could be tough to refuel the tank to do it all over again. I want to be in the party a little bit. He's in the starting lineup, with Jeremy Roach, Wendell Moore, Mark Williams & Paolo Banchero. Sometimes, a gritty comeback can be a jumping-off point to trigger a run that ends in a Final Four or title. I want to share it. “I knew we had a chance, and once we got our foot in the door, there was going to be no looking back from there,” said Duke forward Wendell Moore Jr. “Losing didn’t come up one time. “The last four to five minutes, the defense was incredible. I’m so … I’m really proud to be your coach.” Teams that mount a comeback like that can go one of two ways the next time they take the floor in the tournament. “It’s the NCAA Tournament,” said Banchero. “The season’s on the line every single game. The Spartans ended Duke’s last best shot to make the Final Four, knocking out the Zion Williamson team in 2019’s Elite Eight, and it appeared that Tom Izzo was going to spoil another party and end Mike Krzyzewski’s career.
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The Duke basketball team showed its toughness and clutch gene against Texas Tech in its Sweet 16 victory over the Red Raiders.
Duke then switched back to a man-to-man defense in the final two minutes. Jeremy Roach hit a fadeaway and elbow jumper to push the Duke lead to five, 73-68, with 1:32 left. Both teams traded blows in a heavyweight fight the entire second half.
But his team didn't have Roach, Mark Williams and Paolo Banchero and those guys were unbelievable. Roach has grown so much in the postseason that it's hard to ...
0% They’re really a lot like Virginia and you have to think that UVA prepared Duke for a game like this. And Banchero getting ruthless? He was a bit shaky as a freshman, then solid this year then he had a streak where he basically didn’t turn the ball over for a very long time and then this? We can’t overstate how much we admire Adams and his team. What we saw against Michigan State, and now Thursday against a great - not good, great - team that - is a Duke team with incredible heart and in the case of Jeremy Roach, the heart of a lion.
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But the Wolverines had the size advantage they needed to be successful against the smaller Wildcats. Michigan went down low to its leading scorer and big man, Hunter Dickinson, early, and he found success there, finishing with 15 points and 15 rebounds despite being in foul trouble. Of 30 3-point attempts, Villanova made nine, while the Wolverines were 6 of 18 from deep. Gillespie hit four of 10 3-point attempts against Michigan, playing all but one minute and finishing with 12 points. After Texas Tech called a timeout, the Red Raiders fouled A.J. Griffin, who made both free throws with 12.9 seconds left. It didn’t exactly stop Texas Tech, but it slowed the Red Raiders down enough that Duke seized the lead when Roach drove the lane, scored and was fouled with just over 10 minutes left. In Duke’s scouting report, the 2-3 zone is listed as the No. 12 defense. In what seemed like an ironic wink — or a sign of desperation — Krzyzewski, the old Bob Knight disciple and man-to-man defense acolyte, turned to zone defense midway through the second half. Forward Paolo Banchero, who scored his 22 points from a variety of spots, and point guard Jeremy Roach, who added 15 points and 5 assists, repeatedly unsettled the Texas Tech defense, which was the toughest to score against in Division I. SAN FRANCISCO — For much of Thursday night, Mike Krzyzewski took his usual spot on the Duke bench — the third seat from the scorer’s table — and stayed there. He finished with just 3 points. The only remaining No. 1 is Kansas, which plays its round of 16 game against Providence on Friday. Their athletic blocks fired up their fans, who took up a sizable portion of the seats inside the AT&T Center in San Antonio, about a three-hour drive from the university’s campus.
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The Blue Devils are making 85.1% of their free throws, too. Banchero is the scorer, but Roach has the responsibility of controlling the tempo against Arkansas' high-pressure defense. The over has hit in eight of Duke's last 10 games. Arkansas is 10-2 when it hits 80 or more points, so they are comfortable playing a high-scoring thriller. If this does become a fast-paced game, it's worth knowing the Blue Devils are 15-1 when they hit 80 points or more. — Arkansas is 5-1 ATS as an underdog this season, but they are 3-3 S/U in those games. Jaylin Williams scored 15 points with 12 rebounds in the victory against Gonzaga. Davonte Davis, Chris Lykes and Trey Wade are role players for Arkansas. The Razorbacks have five seniors in their seven-man rotation, led by senior guard JD Notae, who averages 18.5 points per game. The Blue Devils are looking to return to the Final Four for the first time since 2015. Freshman Paolo Banchero continues to lead one of the most-talented teams in the nation. For more, check the lines at Sports Interaction. Coach Eric Musselman leads an up-tempo attack, and Arkansas has won three tournament games by six points or less.
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The legendary coach didn't hold back after the gritty win.
A 78-73 win that felt a lot closer than the margin might indicate. But then his final-ever team at Duke survives an absolute battle with Texas Tech in the Sweet 16 of the Men’s NCAA tournament. Over the years, Mike Krzyzewski has seen a lot of basketball.
The Mike Krzyzewski farewell tour continues on Thursday night when Duke takes on Texas Tech in a much-antipated NCAA Tournament West Regional semifinal.
- Poll rankings: Duke is ranked No. 9 in the final Associated Press poll and is No. 10 in the Coaches poll. Duke beat No. 7 seed Michigan State 85-76 on Sunday in the second round. Texas Tech is No. 18. How to watch Gonzago-Arkansas,CLICK HERE ... Texas Tech is ranked No. 12 in the AP poll, and No. 11 in the Coaches Poll. They were ranked as high as No. 9 on two different occasions. The over/under is 137.5. - Kenpom.com rankings: Duke is No. 10 in the Kenpom.com rankings. - Texas Tech: The Red Raiders were an at-large selection after losing the Big 12 championship game to Kansas. The Red Raiders beat No. 14 seed Montana State 97-62 on Friday in San Diego, Calif. The Razorbacks beat No. 11 seed Notre Dame 53-48 on Sunday. - The winner gets: A trip to the West Regional finals on Sunday, where they'll face the winner of No. 1 seed Gonzaga and No. 4 seed Arkansas. The game time has not yet been announced. - Seeds: Duke is the No. 2 seed in the West Regional; Texas Tech is seeded No. 3. - Duke: The Blue Devils were an at-large selection after losing the ACC title game to Virginia Tech. They beat No. 15 seed Cal State-Fullerton 78-61 on Friday in Greenville, S.C., in the first round. The Blue Devils were ranked preseason No. 9, and have remained in the top 10 all season.
Jeremy Roach and Paolo Banchero hit key shots down the stretch and the Blue Devils made their free throws in surviving a physical Red Raiders team.
“When you’re playing a team like Duke that has so much firepower on their offensive end and a lot of guys that can do a lot of great things on the floor one-on-one, it's always going to be hard to stop,’’ said forward Bryson Williams, who led the Red Raiders with 21 points. The defensive changes illustrated not only the dire nature of the moment but also Krzyzewski’s willingness to adjust and trust his players. The game pitted Duke’s usual collection of blue-chip prospects likely bound for the NBA after a brief college stop – tops among them Banchero and guard AJ Griffin – against an experienced Texas Tech roster featuring several transfers and five upperclassmen in the starting lineup. A 9-1 surge gave Duke its first lead of the second half, 49-47, when Paolo Banchero (game-high 22 points) hit a short baseline jumper at the 11:35 mark. Only one of Duke’s starters, junior forward Wendell Moore, has played more than two seasons of college basketball. The Blue Devils were fortunate the deficit wasn’t bigger, but it would surely grow if something didn’t change.
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The organization has already done its part in sending swag over to the bar and giving it the air of legitimacy to truly cement its name as San Francisco’s Duke Bar. Everything else is just icing on the cake. When the bar had to close, it set up a fund for employees where people could donate money in exchange for “drink futures” when the bar opened up again. Kaptinski described the campaign up to this point as “a big emotional event we’re all experiencing.” Sure, this was one of the easier Duke squads to cheer for, featuring Zion Williamson, R.J. Barrett and Cam Reddish, but people showed up in droves for more than just bandwagoning purposes. “It was the most Duke people I have had around or we’ve all been around in one place since college, which was a really special feeling,” Kaptinski said. From her standpoint, the bar, which says it has been around since 1882, not only had the right physical environment to hold a sports watch party with plentiful televisions, sports memorabilia and reasonable standing space, it also had the credentials to properly host fans of Duke basketball.
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Arkansas became just the fourth team all season to hold Gonzaga under 70 points on Thursday as the Razorbacks took down the Bulldogs 74-68. The Razorbacks don't have quite the defensive reputation of Texas Tech, but they are getting pretty close. He's reached double figures in all three NCAA Tournament games and emerged as a go-to option for the Blue Devils in late-game situations. Duke trailed 33-29 at the break before using an early offensive spurt in the second half to tie the game at 47 with 13:05 remaining. The former five-star prospect missed the one-and-done boat as a freshman and was removed from the starting lineup during two multi-game stretches of ACC play this season. But no one scored more points against Texas Tech in a regulation game this season than Duke just did.
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“The resolve of Jeremy Roach was incredible,” Krzyzewski said. Duke went back to man-to-man for the final few minutes. When you’re out there, you’re not even thinking, you’re just playing to win and you’re playing extremely hard. Still, Duke was playing uphill much of the second half, never behind by very much but behind nonetheless. The zone helped keep the game close. “We practiced it a little bit during the year,” Krzyzewski said, “where our guys just know to keep the wings high. Lots and lots and lots of zone. “They had a seven-point lead and we were able to score and then not let them score.” But Duke could not get over the hump, not in the first half anyway. Duke made its first four shots after the timeout and tied the game at 12-12. Duke shot air-balls on three of its first four possessions and then had two live-ball turnovers that led to fast-break baskets and Mike Krzyzewski was forced to call timeout with his team down 10-2 barely four minutes into the game. Forget every notion you may have heard about Duke being a Cadillac team or some such.
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Arkansas became just the fourth team all season to hold Gonzaga under 70 points on Thursday as the Razorbacks took down the Bulldogs 74-68. The Razorbacks don't have quite the defensive reputation of Texas Tech, but they are getting pretty close. He's reached double figures in all three NCAA Tournament games and emerged as a go-to option for the Blue Devils in late-game situations. Duke trailed 33-29 at the break before using an early offensive spurt in the second half to tie the game at 47 with 13:05 remaining. The former five-star prospect missed the one-and-done boat as a freshman and was removed from the starting lineup during two multi-game stretches of ACC play this season. But no one scored more points against Texas Tech in a regulation game this season than Duke just did.
Duke basketball fans flocked to bars in downtown Durham on Thursday night to cheer on the Blue Devils in the Sweet Sixteen.
Going out with him feels like a lot of chapters are ending." Going out with him feels like a lot of chapters are ending." "It's been pretty wild," said Sam Freder. "It's kind of crazy that it coincided with our last year too.
SportsLine's model revealed its college basketball picks for Arkansas vs. Duke in the Elite Eight of March Madness 2022.
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