Duke Ranked in Top 10 in 15 of the 19 Games (No. 1 in Seven Games)
NO. 1 VS. NO. 2
In 2005, Duke crushed Texas as J.J.
“We’ve been fortunate to play some
Redick poured in 41 points and
Shelden Williams added 23.
of the biggest games in the history
of our program in that building.
pitting No. 1 Duke against
No. 2 Texas. The sharpshooter
Every time I either fly over it or
matched his career-high with
drive past it or obviously play in it,
41 points (13-24 FG, 9-16 3pt)
as the Blue Devils cruised to a
it conjures up memories of some
remarkable 97-66 win. great, great games -- some of the
“I just remember watching
best games really in the history of
J.J. shoot here a couple of years
ago with confidence,” said Jon college basketball.”
Scheyer after the game against
Coach K
Xavier. “I wanted to shoot
with the same confidence.”
Scheyer did just that, scoring
Laettner, Grant Hill, Elton at least for Duke fans.” The
23 points on 9-11 shooting
Brand, Jason Williams, Mike victory over Xavier, in which
from the floor. In doing so, Jon
Dunleavy, Shelden Williams, the Blue Devils jumped out to
joined a distinguished list of
and Redick. a memorable 31-point halftime
Blue Devils who have scored at
After J.J.’s outstanding game lead against a top 10 opponent,
least 20 in a single game at the
in 2005, Coach K remarked, provided yet another chapter.
Meadowlands that includes
“You could write a book about Here’s hoping the Blue Devils,
Duke standouts such as
our games in this arena, and and the Big Dance, return to
Johnny Dawkins, Danny Ferry,
it would be an amazing book, East Rutherford ASAP.
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