Duke Tames the Wildcats
Blue Devils Defeat Davidson with ESPN’s NBA TV Crew in the House
1/7/09 - Regular Season Game #14 1st 2nd Total
(#2) Duke Blue Devils (13-1) 37 42 79
Davidson Wildcats (10-3) 24 43 67
Cameron Indoor Stadium - Durham, NC - ESPN
PLAY OF THE GAME
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
0:52 | Second Half... With the Crazies chanting
“Our House,” Jon Scheyer buried a three-point-
67 Consecutive home wins by Duke against non-conference
er with under a minute to go to seal the deal.
opponents, the longest such streak in the nation
22 Points scored by Jon Scheyer in the game, tied for the
“I’m not pleased that we had moments in
team high in the game and giving him 1,000 for his career
the game where we played on our heels,
but that’s what Duke does to you. They put
1981 Year that Duke last loss a non-league game at home
you on your heels. I’ve been doing this
against an opponent from the state of North Carolina
for 20 years against Duke. They expose
you, they undress you, and unless you
22 Duke’s winning streak against Davidson
stay in the center ring and fight from the
center of the ring instead of back pedal-
THE TURNING POINT After Davidson had
ing and getting caught on the ropes you’re
trimmed our 26-point lead down to eight, we came
never going to be successful against
up with two big offensive boards and Lance Thomas
Duke. What they do is they do it for 40
made a pair of key free throws.
minutes and that’s what makes them the
FAVE PHOTO Welcome to Cameron
program they are, the team they are.”
Back on campus from Winter Break, the Crazies were out in full
Davidson Head Coach Bob McKillop
force against Davidson. Here, they welcome Wildcat star Ste-
phen Curry to Cameron Indoor Stadium.
“[Curry] probably
isn’t thinking just
about what kind of
defense we’re going to
throw at them. I’m
sure he’s thinking,
‘What are the Crazies
going to say to me?
How can I get them
quiet?’ That’s an
advantage already.”
Nolan Smith, before the
game, on our hone-court
advantage
*Please see page 47 for more info on ESPN’s NBA crew that called the game and an interview ESPN’s Jeff Van Gundy.
40 DukeBluePlanet.com
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