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Wisconsin had their chance to put Duke away. With 13:53 remaining in the second half Duke would sub out Jalil Okafor as Wisconsin held a 7 point lead they would soon stretch to 9 with 13:25 remaining.
Rather than extend their lead to double digits the Duke defense would buckle down as Wisconsin would settle for jump shots rather than attacking the paint. While plenty of credit has been given to Tyus Jones and Grayson Allen, the ability of Marshall Plumlee and Amile Jefferson to defend the paint and rebound during Okafor's absence should not be overlooked.
Jalil Okafor would not return until the 10:42 mark, when Duke was already within a point of Wisconsin, trailing 51-50. By the 9:18 mark Okafor would be subbed out again after picking up his fourth foul, with Duke trailing 54-50.
Duke's best player, and most likely the first pick in the upcoming NBA draft would not score a single point while Duke erased their 9 point deficit. During this same stretch Duke would score on 6-10 of their possessions, with Okafor's fellow Freshman accounting for every point.
The game would feature 13 lead changes in the first 20 minutes and only 3 in the final 20.
With their best and arguably most important player on the sideline Duke would tie the game at 54 with 7:04 remaining, Okafor would not return until the 3:22 mark, at which point Duke held a 59-58 lead. Okafor would score two layup's before exiting the game for good with 1:05 remaining.
Grayson Allen and Tyus Jones would lead the way for Duke offensively down the stretch, hitting both key jumpers and attacking the rim with reckless abandon. From the 13:25 mark on (where Duke trailed by 9) Allen would account for scores on 4 possessions while Tyus Jones would score on 5 of Duke's possessions.
- Final score: Duke 68 Wisconsin 63
- Official tip time: 9:18PM est
- Announced Attendance: 71,149
- Officials: Joe DeRosa, Michael Stephens, Pat Driscoll
- Halftime score: 31-31
- Duke leading scorer: Tyus Jones w/23 on 7-13 FG and 7-7 FT
- Wisconsin leading scorer: Frank Kaminsky w/21 on 7-16 FG and 5-6 FT
- Largest Wisconsin lead: 9 points (13:25 2H)
- Largest Duke lead: 8 points (1:24 2H)
- Lead changes: 16 (13 1H, 3 2H)
- Both teams tied with 32 points in the paint
- Duke was 16-20 from the free throw line while Wisconsin was only 6-10
- Duke would shoot 16 FT's in 2H while Wisconsin would shoot 3 FT's
- Wisconsin would lead for 18:19 of the game, Duke would lead for 17:05
- Duke would score 29 points in the final 13:25 after scoring 31 in the first 20 minutes.
Wisconsin had their chance to put Duke away. With 13:53 remaining in the second half Duke would sub out Jalil Okafor as Wisconsin held a 7 point lead they would soon stretch to 9 with 13:25 remaining.Rather than extend their lead to double digits the Duke defense would buckle down as Wisconsin would settle for jump shots rather than attacking the paint. While plenty of credit has been given to Tyus Jones and Grayson Allen, the ability of Marshall Plumlee and Amile Jefferson to defend the paint and rebound during Okafor's absence should not be overlooked.
Jalil Okafor would not return until the 10:42 mark, when Duke was already within a point of Wisconsin, trailing 51-50. By the 9:18 mark Okafor would be subbed out again after picking up his fourth foul, with Duke trailing 54-50.
Duke's best player, and most likely the first pick in the upcoming NBA draft would not score a single point while Duke erased their 9 point deficit. During this same stretch Duke would score on 6-10 of their possessions, with Okafor's fellow Freshman accounting for every point.
The game would feature 13 lead changes in the first 20 minutes and only 3 in the final 20.With their best and arguably most important player on the sideline Duke would tie the game at 54 with 7:04 remaining, Okafor would not return until the 3:22 mark, at which point Duke held a 59-58 lead. Okafor would score two layup's before exiting the game for good with 1:05 remaining.
Grayson Allen and Tyus Jones would lead the way for Duke offensively down the stretch, hitting both key jumpers and attacking the rim with reckless abandon. From the 13:25 mark on (where Duke trailed by 9) Allen would account for scores on 4 possessions while Tyus Jones would score on 5 of Duke's possessions.
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