Duke 77-74, FINAL
After the teams traded baskets on the final possessions, the Blue Devils sealed their spot at the finals of the ACC Tournament by converting on free throws.
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Duke 74-67, 32.8 left in the second half
Scheyer was fouled on the inbounds play and made both shots from the line.
Miami then proceeded to make an off balance shot and went to the line but failed to convert on the and-one.
Duke 72-67, 32.8 left in the second half
A dunk by Julian Gamble brings Miami within five points of Duke.
A tweet by former Blue Devil Marty Pocious (@LTUmarty): "Meet your passes #Duke !!! Heard it all the way over in Lithuania. Strong voice, coach.."
Duke 72-65, 41.5 left in the second half
A foul by singler put grant back at the line. The Miami guard—again—converted on both shots.
Singler was fouled on the next possession and extended the lead to seven with two makes from the charity stripe.
In the game for Duke: Scheyer, Smith, Singler, Thomas and Zoubek
Duke 70-63, 50.4 remaining in the second half
Miami's grant made two free throws to cut the lead to five. A long Duke possession—ending in a bucket by Smith—brought the lead back up to seven.
Duke 68-61, 1:33 left in the second half
Another shot clock violate for Duke. Miami ball with less than two minutes to play.
Duke 68-61, 1:58 left in the second half
A trap by Miami forced Jon Scheyer to turn the ball over while trying to toss it to Kyle Singler. The Hurricanes failed to capitalize on the possession, however, and Duke held on to its seven point lead.
Duke 66-58, 5:52 left in the second half
As Duke Blue Planet just pointed out on its Twitter, Duke has played much better today since Krzyzewski ditched the jacket. Check out the photo here.
Reggie Johnson of Miami just picked up his fourth foul of the game.
Duke 62-Miami 50, 10:29 left in the second half
Should Duke win the ACC Tournament, Kyle Singler looks like the obvious favorite for the player of the tournament. The junior has 23 points, six assists and five rebounds today after scoring 18 points and grabbing 11 boards in Duke's game against Virginia yesterday.
Duke 53-42, 13:05 left in the second half.
Scheyer just followed a fast break layup with a three pointer that gives Duke an 11 point lead. The senior now has 11 points.
On the floor for Duke: Smith, Scheyer, Singler, Thomas and Zoubek
Duke 43-42, 15:14 left in the second half
Spotted in the crowd: the youngest Plumlee brother, Marshall. He is a 6-foot-11, four-star center and will graduate high school in 2011.
Singler has eight points in the first 4:46 of the second half and now has 18 points on the game. The junior is carrying the scoring load for the Blue Devils—Smith and Scheyer have combined for just seven points.
Duke 38, Miami 35, 18:58 left in the second half
Singler hit two three pointers in the first 62 seconds of the second half to give Duke a three point lead. Miami called a timeout.
Also, some notable first half stats:
- Duke made 43 percent of its shots on 13-for-30 shooting
- The Blue Devils outrebounded Miami 19 to 11. Duke had nine rebounds on the offensive end alone.
- 3-pointers have been hard to come by. The Blue Devils shot just 2-12 during the first half. Singler is the only player to have connected from longrange and made 2 of his 5 attempts. He leads the team with 10 points.
Miami 35-32, HALFTIME
After picking up his second foul immediately after the timeout bon a charging call, Dawkins was replaced by Nolan Smith. Soon after, Singler became the first player on either team to reach double digits.
The Duke bench just got called for the technical foul after protesting Nolan Smith's travel call. Miami barely hit the rim on the first shot but converted on the second. Since that foul, the game has gotten noticeable more physical and Singler wrestled for a ball under the hoop on one possession.
Krzyzewski took off his jacked (woah!) after Smith got called for carry that prompted incredulous looks from the Duke bench. All of a sudden everything possible seems to be going wrong for Duke. The crowd is on its feet.
On their last possession of the half, the Hurricanes nailed a 3-pointer to give them a lead at the half.
We'll be back in 15 minutes!
Duke 30-23, 3:34 left in the first half
The tape across the Blue Devil mascot's head reads, "U Won't Win" for Miami.
Immediately before the timeout, Andre Dawkins got blocked on a 3-point attempt. The freshman is having a bit of a tough time so far today and is scoreless on his three shot attempts.
Duke 21-14, 7:54 left in the first half
Updates on Duke's foul trouble:
- Smith came back inwith 10:09 remaining on the clock and hasn't picked up a foul since. He has four points so far today.
- Scheyer took a seat on the bench after picking up his second foul with over ten minutes remaining the half.
- Miles Plumlee picked up his second foul just before the timeout.
The Miami band is currently playing "We're Not Going to Take It," but only because they already played I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) by Pitbull during warmups.
Duke 15-9, 11:18 left in the first half
The Plumlee brothers are providing the crowd with some serious entertainment so far this half. Immediately out of the first timeout, Mason Plumlee delivered an alley-oop pass to Miles Plumlee.
Nolan Smith picked up his second foul in the half with 14:32. The Blue Devils will likely have to play without the guard for a good part of the first half. Andre Dawkins came in off the bench early to let Smith take a seat on the bench.
Nine Duke players have already logged minutes in today's game. In addition to the starters, Ryan Kelly, Andre Dawkins, Miles Plumlee and Mason Plumlee have taken the floor.
Duke 8-7, 15:43 left in the first half Miami's zone defense has proven difficult for the Blue Devils in the opening minutes. Multiple times, when Duke tried to get the ball into the post, the Hurricanes forced a turnover. Mason Plumlee earned the crowd's loudest roar so far this game by completing an alley-oop delivered by Singler.
Pregame: We're just minutes from tipoff in Greensboro, North Carolina as the Blue Devils will take on Miami in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament. We're sitting behind ESPN's Dick Vitale, Dan Shulman and Erin Andrews. Highlight of the day so far: Vitale dancing with Andrews, which I managed to get on tape. Check back on the blog later today for the footage. Oh, and Howie Schwab from the show "Stump the Schwab" is making an appearance here today as well. Duke is favored by 11.5 points this afternoon and if it advances will face the winner of the Georgia Tech and N.C. State.
Starters for Duke: Jon Scheyer, Nolan Smith, Kyle Singler, Lance Thomas and Brian Zoubek
Starters for Miami: Julian Gamble, DeQuan Jones, Reggie Johnson, Durand Scott, James Dews
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