Dethroned
By Nicholas Schwartz | March 25, 2011Derrick 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.
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.
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.
While Kyrie Irving was certainly a different player this weekend than he was when he first put on a Duke jersey, the Blue Devils—and their coach—were more than happy to have him back.
While the Plumlee brothers set the tone early, Duke’s 87-45 dismantling of overmatched Hampton was dominated by one player—Kyrie Irving.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — With nine seconds left on the clock, the top-seeded Blue Devils were in a familiar position.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Michigan head coach John Beilein challenged Duke to a chess match against his unusual 1-3-1 zone defense and arsenal of 3-point shooters.