NCAA West Regional | West Virginia Mountaineers take a notch out of Duke

 
After West Virginia forward Joe Alexander led the seventh-seeded Mountaineers to an upset of second-seeded Duke in the second round of the... [link]

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Duke bounced by West Virginia

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Duke loses; world rejoices

You've surely heard by now: Duke lost to West Virginia earlier today, a product of both the Mountaineers' strength -- Joe Alexander went for +20 and +10 yet again, and Bob Huggins got a near triple-double from reserve point guard Joe Mazzulla -- and the Dookies' inability to turn themselves from unathletic, three-point shooting team into a tourney-ready squad. A less humble blogger would here ...
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Sports of The Times: Tough-Guy Player Emulates Tough-Guy Coach

The stories about Joe Mazzula’s and West Virginia’s transition under the team’s new coach, Bob Huggins, will grow as their run in the tournament continues.
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Joe Alexander to Dukies: Aint so bad. Aint so bad. Aint nuthin.

After WVU embarrassed the higher seeded Blue Devils, Mountaineer forward couldn't help but take a shot at the Dukies, and the entire ACC.
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Mocking Duke - The Quad - Sports - New York Times Blog

WASHINGTON — Not only did West Virginia totally outplay and outhustle Duke on the court in their 73-67 win today, the Mountaineers also got the better of the Blue Devils in the postgame interviews. Sick of being an underdog despite their the spate ...
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