BOSTON — The last time Duke won an NCAA Tournament regional semifinal game, J.J. Redick was a sophomore and Larry Brown – not Mike Krzyzewski – was preparing to coach the United States in the Olympics in 2004.
Opportunities like the Blue Devils have tonight just don't come around all the time, even for a program as proud as Duke. Can the Blue Devils make the most of this chance?
Perhaps.
Here are five things to watch when No. 2 seed Duke (30-6) meets No. 3 Villanova (28-7) at 9:57 p.m. today in the NCAA Tournament’s East Regional:
1. Scottie Reynolds' production. Villanova's honorable mention All-Big East guard holds the key to the Wildcats' fortunes. He's averaging 16.2 points with 100 assists and 61 turnovers in Villanova's 28 wins. In seven losses, he averaged 10.9 points with 21 assists and 32 turnovers. Duke will have to count on some combination of Elliot Williams, Nolan Smith and Jon Scheyer to slow him down.
2. Duke's 3-point percentage. The Blue Devils have made at least 40 percent of their 3-point attempts in each of their postseason games, going 5-0.
This team relies on perimeter shooting because it's not a great team attacking the basket unless forwards Gerald Henderson and Kyle Singler find an advantage on the drive.
Villanova's opponents have shot 33.9 percent from 3-point range this season. If the Wildcats hold Duke below 36 percent, the Blue Devils could be in trouble.
3. Defense on Cunningham. Duke needs to be able to defend Villanova forward Dante Cunningham with somebody other than Kyle Singler, who's the Blue Devils' second-best scorer.
Cunningham has the ability to get Singler in foul trouble, which is why defensive specialists Lance Thomas and Dave McClure need to handle him. Their play will be important as Duke tries to protect Singler.
4. Villanova's bench boost. If the Wildcats don't score early, they bring guards Corey Fisher (10.9 ppg) and Corey Stokes (9.7) off the bench for instant offense.
Duke doesn't have that kind of scoring ability coming off the bench and will have to be aware of the boost Fisher and Stokes can give Villanova.
5. Gerald Henderson's field goal percentage. Henderson, Duke's leading scorer, is shooting 33.3 percent (10-for-30) from the field during the NCAA Tournament.
Numbers like that will get you past teams seeded No. 15 (Binghamton) and No. 7 (Texas) in Greensboro. They won't get it done against No. 3 seed Villanova in Big East country.
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Thu, 03/26/2009 - 10:57 — sjanehI think the dookies are going down tonight. The Big East way over powers the ACC this year. Plus the game is in Boston which gives Nova the likely hood of having much more fans. Go Villanova baby!
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Thu, 03/26/2009 - 17:25 — heelsno1I sincerely hope for a Duke-UNC rematch at The Final Four. If Duke's new G-man (Henderson) plays his game, and Kyle is steady, 'Nova goes home.
The game tonight will be played in Boston (which is relatively close to New Jersey) so there will be plenty of Duke fans in attendance.
Chances of the 2009 Final Four with all Big East teams in Detroit...zero. Nill.
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Thu, 03/26/2009 - 17:17 — Dookie68One more thing, Novaman--it's not "likely hood", it's "likelihood."
Duke-Villanova tonight
Thu, 03/26/2009 - 17:10 — Dookie68Yeah, you're probably right--in fact I'm almost sure of it. Duke is a shadow of it's once-glorious self. No guard play, minimal athleticism, can't hit the threes. And who told Krzyzewski he could coach? Please don't make fun of us when we go down in flames tonight--we Cameron Crazies have always been a sensitive lot. I'll probably bum some wine and cheese from a Tarheel friend, turn in early and read some Proust.
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Thu, 03/26/2009 - 09:30 — HeelDownEastNova played one of the most impressive games of the tournament last week against UCLA. The Dookies better come ready to play.
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Thu, 03/26/2009 - 09:21 — johne118Furbish - considering the performances of the Big East teams and the ACC teams in the tournament (5 in the Sweet 16 for the Big East and 2 for the ACC, the high rankings of various teams (4 from the Big East in the top 11 nationally), the number of teams and players (16 squads in the Big East from which to draw players for the all conference teams), national opinion, etc., it is more than fair to say that All Big East, at least this year, carries much more weight than All ACC does.
All-Big East?
Thu, 03/26/2009 - 08:56 — FurbishLousewartAll-Big East just doesn't carry the same ring that All-ACC does.