West Region: West Virginia Sends Duke Home Early
Published 3/23/2008 at NYT > College Basketball
Seventh-seeded West Virginia used a virtuoso performance from Joe Alexander to upset second-seeded Duke, 73-67, in a game that wasn’t nearly as close as the final score suggested.
[link]
Tags:
NCAA Basketball
West Virginia Mountaineers
Duke Blue Devils
Related Games
Related Stories
Duke Leads West Virigina at Half 34-29
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 -- ...Duke loses; world rejoices
Rover found this 3/23/2008 on sports.yahoo.com
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 ...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
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 ...
Related Blog Posts
With Malice... • Day 3 & Duke’s Done
Wave bye-bye to Duke . They struggled mightily in game 1, and were beaten by 11th seeded West Virginia in game 2. Bit late today, so some games have already finished (scores up). Other games today are: (5) Notre Dame vs (4) Washington St. ...
Wave bye-bye to Duke . They struggled mightily in game 1, and were beaten by 11th seeded West Virginia in game 2. Bit late today, so some games have already finished (scores up). Other games today are: (5) Notre Dame vs (4) Washington St. ...
The Sporting Blog • Vegas Update: Stand Up, Mountaineers
By Spencer Hall 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 ...
By Spencer Hall 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 ...
Statefans Nation • Duke Basketball Report Has To Shut Down Message Boards After NCAA Loss
Duke Basketball Report had to shut down their message board after today’s loss against West Virginia. I am not sure if you guys ever had the misfortune of reading “Carolina Blue” back in the 80’s and 90’s, but DBR’s ...
Duke Basketball Report had to shut down their message board after today’s loss against West Virginia. I am not sure if you guys ever had the misfortune of reading “Carolina Blue” back in the 80’s and 90’s, but DBR’s ...
Related News Articles
Iyer: West Virginia simply tougher, better than Duke
WASHINGTON -- When purely looking at the final stat sheet to figure out why seventh-seeded West V...
WASHINGTON -- When purely looking at the final stat sheet to figure out why seventh-seeded West V...
West Virginia's defense, rebounding overwhelm Duke 73-67
Joe Alexander had 22 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 7-seeded West Virginia reached the NCAA tournament's round of 16 in Huggins' first season at his alma mater by beating second-seeded Duke 73-67 ...
Joe Alexander had 22 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 7-seeded West Virginia reached the NCAA tournament's round of 16 in Huggins' first season at his alma mater by beating second-seeded Duke 73-67 ...
Duke Be-Deviled Since Winning 2001 Title
I saw it coming, ever since the Sweet 16 two years ago. Unable to shoot, unable to corral key rebounds, a highly touted Duke team featuring seniors in JJ Redick and Shelden Williams lost to LSU. The Blue Devils shot just 27.7 percent from the floor ...
I saw it coming, ever since the Sweet 16 two years ago. Unable to shoot, unable to corral key rebounds, a highly touted Duke team featuring seniors in JJ Redick and Shelden Williams lost to LSU. The Blue Devils shot just 27.7 percent from the floor ...
NCAA Tournament: West Virginia Beats Officials, Then Duke
I have never hated Duke. I have never hated Coach K. I don't mind dynasties; I respect sustained excellence. And I always thought that opponents' complaints that Duke gets all the calls to be nothing more than loser-whining. Until today. In ...
I have never hated Duke. I have never hated Coach K. I don't mind dynasties; I respect sustained excellence. And I always thought that opponents' complaints that Duke gets all the calls to be nothing more than loser-whining. Until today. In ...
Carolina Blue: Duke Be-Deviled Since Winning 2001 Title
I saw it coming, ever since the Sweet 16 two years ago. Unable to shoot, unable to corral key rebounds, a highly touted Duke team featuring seniors in JJ Redick and Shelden Williams lost to LSU. The Blue Devils shot just 27.7 percent from the floor ...
I saw it coming, ever since the Sweet 16 two years ago. Unable to shoot, unable to corral key rebounds, a highly touted Duke team featuring seniors in JJ Redick and Shelden Williams lost to LSU. The Blue Devils shot just 27.7 percent from the floor ...
