Duke wins one, loses one at the ACC Tournament

Posted On: March 16, 2008 By: Cliff Comments: (zero)

It was what most Duke fans and the players were not expecting but the Duke Blue Devils lost in the semi-finals of the ACC tournament to the Clemson Tigers 78-74.  The previous day, the Blue Devils had beaten Georgia Tech 82-70 to move into the semi-finals.

I won’t blog much about the Georgia Tech game as Duke contolled that game for the most part as they held a 20 point lead in the game.  That lead dwindled down and Tech gave Duke a pretty good game in the second half before Duke held on for the win.

As for the Duke / Clemson game, where do I start lol?  Duke was ice cold from beyond the arch as they only hit 6 of 26 shots from three point land.  This Duke team lives and dies by the three point shot, and on Saturday they died by it.

Inside play was also a big factor as to why Clemson got the victory.  Duke has got to rebound the ball better, and get more points down low.  I just don’t see that adjustment being made this season as the Blue Devils head into the big tournament.

Hopefully Kyle Singler and company will step up on Thursday when the Blue Devils take on Belmont in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.  If not, we could see another early exit by the Blue Devils.

Category: Duke Basketball, Duke Basketball Game Notes

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