Devils Rally Past Hurricane Attack
Duke overcomes 16-point second-half deficit to defeat Miami in ACC overtime thriller
2/7/09 - Regular Season Game #23 1st 2nd OT Total
(#4) Duke Blue Devils (20-3, 7-2) 19 49 10 78
Miami Hurricanes (15-8, 4-6) 32 36 7 75
Cameron Indoor Stadium - Durham, NC - Raycom
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
18 Points scored by Gerald Henderson in the second half and
overtime including eight in a row shortly after halftime
4 Offensive rebounds by Duke in the first half
14 Offensive boards in the second half by the Blue Devils,
including six by Dave McClure
24 Seasons under Coach K in which Duke has won at least
20 games, including this year after the victory over Miami
THE TURNING POINT Miami’s
Jack McClinton hit a deep, contested
3 to force OT but the Blue Devils
responded in the extra session. We
scored the first six points in overtime
including two on a Kobe-like step-
back jumper (pictured) by Gerald
Henderson and slowly pulled away.
PLAY OF THE GAME
1:20 | Second Half... After Miami had just scored
to take a 65-63 lead, Greg Paulus dribbled
around a screen and buried a deep three-point-
er from the top of the key to put us back on top.
“Whatever I can do to help us win, whether it’s
organizing, being a little bit scrappy, making a
few plays, that’s what I’m going to do. I know that
a lot of other guys on the team are going to do the
same thing. That’s who we need to be. I’ve been
around for awhile, been in all types of games,
have experience. I love to talk, communicate
and organize and put people in positions where
FAVE PHOTO Weathering the Storm
they can be successful. That’s how I can help the
The first two of Gerald Henderson’s 12 points during a 24-4
team and that’s something that I want to do.”
second-half Duke run came on this dunk off an offensive board.
Greg Paulus
March 2009 31
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