West Virginia's defense, rebounding overwhelm Duke
Published 3/22/2008 at chicagotribune.com - Sports
For Duke, there was no escaping this: Coach Bob Huggins has West Virginia playing tough man-to-man defense and hustling after every rebound.
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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
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