But an errant inbounds pass would give the Blue Devils the ball and the upset. Mike Krzyzewski sat out most of the season, recovering from back surgery, and the Blue Devils suffered one of their worst seasons of the era, going , and in the ACC.
And when hosting the No. But Duke would rally to force overtime. At the end of the extra period, the Blue Devils were down three with three seconds to go. Enter: Jeff Capel. Capel drained a desperation shot from the logo to force double overtime and send Cameron Indoor into madness. Redick, Shelden Williams and Duke stood in the way. Redick and Williams combined for 39 points, and after a Lee Melchionni three-pointer late in the game, Duke held a lead with three minutes left.
On the next play, Raymond Felton was fouled. He made the first, and missed the second, leaving UNC down But Felton was able to tip the ball to Marvin Williams, who banked in a shot and drew a foul. In Chapel Hill, the Tar Heels led by 10 with just over two minutes left, before back-to-back threes by the Blue Devils brought Duke to within four points.
But just look at this bracket:. Now, we have no idea what Virginia Tech is going to look like after an extended absence.
Who will play? Will the Hokies have enough players to field a team in time? Who knows? Carolina has the depth, the frontcourt, and enough streaky shooting to make things interesting in the late-night half of the bracket. Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. By choosing I Accept , you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies.
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One road game is much too little to gauge these teams' future road performances, but it has shown us plenty in regard to how these teams respond to adversity. Both teams lost their only road game of the year: North Carolina to No. The Tar Heels stayed in their game against Kentucky and had the lead up until the final minutes of the game. If the last play of the game had been managed better, North Carolina would have won the game. Duke, however, got wiped out by Ohio State and was never in contention to win the game.
They got outrebounded and relied much too heavily upon Austin Rivers, who scored a game-high 22 points. It's a small sample to draw conclusions from, but North Carolina remained poised and competitive in their road game and Duke did not.
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