The Duke Blue Devils overcame a poor shooting performance to roll to a 68-53 win over the California Golden Bears.
Duke’s guards did not shoot the ball well from the outside, but the team’s inside strength and solid defense led the way.
The Blue Devils were so much bigger than California that it gave them multiple looks on many possessions.
On the defensive end, it’s really amazing how much Duke has improved over last year. Despite the Golden Bears’ athletic guards, the Blue Devils seldom gave up penetration into the paint.
The Blue Devils now advance to face the Purdue Boilermakers, who will be a tougher matchup with their size and defense.
Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 9:24 am by steve
The Duke Blue Devils continued their recent domination of the ACC tournament by winning another championship.
It wasn’t easy, but the Blue Devils hung tough down the stretch to pull out a 65-61 victory over the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
Duke got off to a quick start in the early going thanks to some early jitters from the Yellow Jackets.
Once Georgia Tech got settled in and was able to rally back, the game became a lot more interesting.
Jon Scheyer hit a big three-point shot near the end of the game with the Blue Devils holding just a one-point lead to secure the title.
Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 9:37 am by steve
The No. 4 Duke Blue Devils came up a little short in a 79-72 loss to the No. 23 Maryland Terrapins.
Duke got 20 points from Nolan Smith and 19 more from Jon Scheyer, but it still wasn’t enough to top the Terps.
The Blue Devils got off to a slow start and at one point found themselves trailing by 14 points.
However, four consecutive three-point shots before the half cut the deficit to just two, and they quickly grabbed the lead after halftime.
The loss puts the Blue Devils and Terps into a first-place tie in the ACC with just one game to play.
Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 7:17 pm by steve
