INDIANAPOLIS -- Free throws and freshmen made for a winning combination as Duke breezed past Michigan State 81-61 on Saturday night to advance to the 2015 national championship game. The Blue Devils (34-3) won for the 17th time in its past 18 games.Duke's four freshmen combined for 55 points, led...
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INDIANAPOLIS – Tom Izzo watched the tape, and the plan was evident. Michigan State needed to slow down Jahlil Okafor and hope for the best. Hold him under 20, Izzo thought, and we'll have a chance.He was wrong.But Duke's national player of the year candidate, who led the team in scoring just 14 of...
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INDIANAPOLIS – Wisconsin took down Goliath. Badgers head coach Bo Ryan promises there are enough stones remaining for the national championship game Monday against Duke."I told them, I'll hang out on the sideline for 40 minutes Monday night," said Ryan as Wisconsin ends its 74-year drought between...
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Mike Krzyzewski recruited his own All-Americans at Duke and knows Kentucky is a virtual McDonald's All-American roster most every season for coach John Calipari. But he think the best player in the 2015 Final Four plays for Michigan State.Point guard Travis Trice, who was the Most Outstanding...
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Mike Krzyzewski, known mostly for winning at Duke, is going to his 12th Final Four. That's just one short of the number of Sweet 16 appearances for Tom Izzo at Michigan State.Izzo, who led his No. 7 seed to the East Region title...
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Wisconsin forward Frank Kaminsky and Duke center Jahlil Okafor, both leading their teams to the Final Four, were the top selections on the Associated Press' 2014-15 All-America basketball team named Monday.Kaminsky, the 7-foot...
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HOUSTON, Texas -- Duke punched its ticket to the Final Four and it could be a sign of more Blue Devils' victories to come.Freshman forward Justise Winslow and sophomore guard Matt Jones scored 16 points apiece to lead the...
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HOUSTON -- Duke answered a challenge from Utah with a little grittiness on the defensive end and a lot of freshman forward Justise Winslow on offense.Winslow scored a game-high 21 points as top-seeded Duke outlasted fifth-seeded...
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Freshman center Jahlil Okafor scored 26 points and top-seeded Duke rolled to a 68-49 victory over eighth-seeded San Diego State in the NCAA South Regional third round Sunday afternoon at Time Warner Cable...
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Duke stayed out of danger all the way in its first game of the NCAA Tournament.Duke took care of business from the early stages in cruising past Robert Morris 85-56 in an NCAA South Regional second-round game...
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Duke center Jahlil Okafor was named the Wayman Tisdale Freshman of the Year on Tuesday in voting by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association.Okafor has averaged 17.7 points and 9.0 rebounds and shot nearly 70 percent from the...
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GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Notre Dame is on a path to something special for its basketball program.In the process, the Irish are finding out that this Atlantic Coast Conference tournament can be a fun thing.Forward Bonzie Colson scored...
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