West Region: West Virginia Sends Duke Home Early
Published 3/22/2008 at NYT > College Basketball
West Virginia, led by Joe Alexander’s 22 points and 11 rebounds, limited Duke to 38 percent shooting and held a 47-27 edge on the boards.
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Rover found this 3/22/2008 on www.sportingnews.com
By Will Brinson Greg Paulus and Jon Scheyer lead the Devils with eight points a piece, while Joe Alexander is pacing the Mountaineers with 11. Wellington Smith is only on the stat sheet because he has two fouls, one of which sent Huggy Bear into a technical foul ensuing outrage. Oh yes, and it also left Greg Paulus lying on the ground. You may have heard that he once played high school ...Duke bounced by West Virginia
Bars & Stripes posted 3/22/2008 from sports.yahoo.com
It's a sad day for Cameron Crazies, as the Mountaineers dominated the 2nd half to end Duke's season prematurely.NCAA Saturday: Duke Eliminated By WVU!Has the NCAA Tournament Passed Duke By?
Deadspin found this 3/22/2008 on www.danshanoff.com
I have to admit it: My favorite game in the NCAA Tournament... ...is the game that Duke loses . When it happens in the first weekend of the tournament, it is so sweet . When it happens to a team doing all the little things Duke usually does -- ...Vegas Update: Stand Up, Mountaineers
Deadspin found this 3/22/2008 on www.sportingnews.com
You can stand up at the end of games. You can stand up at the end. Sometimes, if you're feeling froggy, you can stand up for the entire game. But you don't beat Duke, West Virginia, if this fan at Paris doesn't stand up every time anything good ...Mocking Duke - The Quad - Sports - New York Times Blog
With Leather - The sports blog with a ... found this 3/22/2008 on thequad.blogs.nytimes.com
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