DURHAM, N.C. -- Duke forward Ryan Kelly says he tends not to get a lot of sleep after games, tossing and turning and thinking about all of the things he should-have-could-have-might-have done. But after Wednesday night's 73-68 come-from-behind victory over No.
DURHAM, N.C. -- Quick thoughts on No. 2 Duke’s comeback 73-68 victory over No. 4 Ohio State at Cameron Indoor Stadium in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Wednesday night: Overview: Are we sure it’s not March?
In lieu of four or five small blog posts -- and before we move on to Night 2 of the marathon -- here are a few random thoughts left over from my delirious viewing of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, Night 1: I still think NC State is overrated, but at least it looks better: You could see it throughout the broadcast last night, from the mic'd up pregame speech to the late-game timeouts: Mark Gottfried was constantly reminding his team to "stay together," reassuring them that they were "still OK," and so on and so forth.
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DURHAM, N.C. -- Ryan Kelly’s most vivid memories from last season’s 85-63 blowout loss at Ohio State aren’t necessarily from the game, but from what happened afterward. “Just, when you lose that badly, you don’t feel good for days,’’ the Duke senior forward said Tuesday, obviously not enjoying the process of looking back at his team’s most lopsided loss of the season -- and one of the worst of coach Mike Krzyzewski's career.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- North Carolina coach Roy Williams said earlier Tuesday that he had to stop himself from being too critical during his team's loss to Butler last week in Maui because of the freshmen on the court.
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Once the question began to unfold, Northwestern Wildcats sophomore point guard David Sobolewski began shaking his head in disapproval. His squad had just been routed on its home floor Tuesday, losing 77-57 to the Maryland Terrapins in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
EVANSTON, Ill. -- After a rough first half from both teams, Maryland overpowered host Northwestern to win 77-57 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Tuesday night. Alex Len and Dez Wells each played a big part in dismantling Northwestern in the second half.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Quick thoughts from top-ranked Indiana's 83-59 victory over No. 14 North Carolina on Tuesday in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge: Overview: Until the beatdown began in the second half, Indiana and North Carolina had mainly played a tight game Tuesday.
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