CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
By Andrew Beaton | March 28, 2011PHILADELPHIA — With a few seconds left on the shot clock and only 3:30 left in the game, the ball found its way into Karima Christmas’s hands.
PHILADELPHIA — With a few seconds left on the shot clock and only 3:30 left in the game, the ball found its way into Karima Christmas’s hands.
The Blue Devils simply could not stop Arizona’s Derrick Williams Thursday night.
Derrick Williams’ career-high 32 points propelled Arizona to the Elite Eight, as the Wildcats trounced the Blue Devils 93-77 Thursday night at the Honda Center.
As Duke heads to the regional tournament in Philadelphia this weekend, the team is determined to do one thing—not play the way it did Monday.
The last time Duke and Arizona met, the Blue Devils came away with an 82-72 victory to earn head coach Mike Krzyzewski his third national title.
All season-long, Duke has looked for senior Jasmine Thomas to hit the big shots that capped its improbable comebacks.
Duke’s trademark the entire season has been its ability to generate points from its suffocating defensive pressure.