withleather.com - 3/21/2008
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I don't care how far you have Duke going in your bracket, the sheer joy of them losing in the first round to 15th-seeded Belmont would have been too awesome for words. The Atlantic Sun champions showed up and gave the Blue Devils a game last night, hanging close throughout before taking a 70-69 lead with two minutes to play. Unfortunately for douchebag-hating sports fans ...
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Steady Burn —
Despite their paltry Conference affiliation, and what I hear was an exceedingly gay Believe in Your Dreams pump-up speech by coach Rick Byrd at halftime, the Bruins of Belmont lost to Duke in the final seconds, 71-70. ...
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