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Temple bows to men's basketball 59-47 in Cameron**

The men's basketball team had a perfect answer for Temple's knock-down, chess-match style Sunday.

The Blue Devils had Grant Hill and a stifling defensive game plan.

That one-two punch led to a 59-47 Duke win before 9,314 in Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils' non-conference home winning streak, which now stands at 88 consecutive games, was preserved for another season. Second-ranked Duke is 21-3, 11-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Owls finished their regular season at 20-6 and await their opening-round Atlantic 10 Tournament game next Sunday.

Hill assured that No. 8 Temple wouldn't go out on a winning note. With several NBA scouts looking on, the senior co-captain showed why no Duke player will ever again wear No. 33. His 13 points, eight rebounds and eight assists tell only half of the story.

"We knew that Temple had a tough defense, and we feel that we're pretty good on defense also," co-captain Antonio Lang said. "Today was just like two warriors out there, taking their best blows. Defensively, it was a very physical game -- I probably won't know that until tomorrow when I feel these bumps and bruises."

The physical punishment was probably worth it, though, as Brunson and Aaron McKie, one of college basketball's best backcourts, combined for an 8-of-35 shooting performance. Temple's other marquee player, forward Eddie Jones, was 4-of-15 and 0-of-5 from three-point range. Temple shot 27.9 percent from the floor for the game.

"Duke did a great job of scouting us and knowing very well that you've got to stop Aaron McKie, Eddie Jones and Rick Brunson," Chaney said. "I think they did a great job of doing that. [Duke] is a smart basketball team and, believe me, they're not leaving any stone unturned when you come in here to play them -- or play them anywhere.

"We've got three deuces -- when they get the job done for us, we win the game. When they don't, we suffer losses."

Temple suffered the fatal blow when freshman Jeff Capel nailed a three-pointer with 5:40 left to put Duke ahead, 50-43.

"Capel's three was the biggest bucket of the game," Krzyzewski said. "He was struggling offensively, and for him to hit that, and have the guts to take it, makes me feel really good."

The Owls had hoped to win by dominating the boards -- and they did, holding a 39-31 rebounding edge. Duke had just three offensive rebounds all afternoon, but Krzyzewski's team was ready for the strategy.

"[Rebounding] is their strength," Krzyzewski said. "One of the things is to keep Temple off the line. Sometimes, in trying to put pressure on the shooter without fouling, you're going to give up some offensive boards. The other is, with our big guys, the first priority is for them to help on the perimeter. You've got to give up something. Not that we wanted to give that, but it just happened that way."

NOTES: Before the game, Krzyzewski circulated throughout the student seating sections asking fans to "keep the focus on Duke." He alluded to Chaney's media room tirade following Temple's 56-55 loss at U. Mass. Feb. 13. Krzyzewski said that Chaney's outburst, during which he threatened to kill Minutemen head coach John Calipari, was "in the past." Following the game, Krzyzewski said that he was proud of the way the students had performed during the game.

Chaney, typically one of college basketball's more animated sideline coaches, sat quietly on his team's bench for the majority of the contest.