Brian Zoubek stood by himself, 15 feet from the hoop, holding in his hand both a Wilson regulation ball and the hopes and dreams of his entire team. Up one on a Butler team that just wouldn’t quit,...
Tenting in Krzyzewskiville ended nearly a month ago, but don’t tell that to the 660 Duke students who won the Final Four ticket lottery.
Duke’s players and coaches knew going into Monday night’s national title game that they could expect nothing short of a boxing match against Butler. The Bulldogs have been known for defense and...
So much for Kyle Singler being a one-trick pony. After the Baylor game, Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski even admitted that Singler had “something about anxiety” in Houston. The opposite was the...
West Virginia’s trio of guards, a group the Mountaineers desperately needed to score and defend, did neither, and Duke’s equivalent trio took full advantage.
At 3 p.m. Saturday, a full six hours before Duke was set to tip off in the Final Four, its student section began filling rapidly, occupying every available space and crevice in its assigned spot...
Forget the obvious “Hoosiers” reference, the David-versus-Goliath cliché and the lovable-underdog-takes-on-the-big-bad-Blue-Devils storyline. When No. 1 Duke meets host Butler at Lucas Oil Stadium...