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Wildcats knock Duke out of NCAA tourney, 93-77

updated 12:45 a.m.

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Duke’s hopes of posting back-to-back NCAA championships came to a crushing end Thursday night as an energetic and red-hot Arizona team ran out to a stunning, 93-77 upset of the top-seeded Blue Devils.

Derrick Williams scored 25 of his 32 points in the first half to help the No. 5-seeded Wildcats overcome an 11-point deficit. And Arizona shredded Duke’s defense with drives, 3-pointers and offensive rebounds in the second half to turn the game into a rout.

Wildcats start hot, down Wolfpack 72-62

RALEIGH -- If N.C. State is going to make the NCAA tournament this season, it will have to do so without a marquee win against a team from outside the ACC.

The last chance to notch a resume-building win came and went on Sunday with a 72-62 loss to Arizona. The Wildcats started the game hotter than the Tucson sun, then forced 14 turnovers and kept the Wolfpack at arms-length throughout the second half.

All are not pleased with council's Arizona vote

Last night's City Council vote to restrict city-business travel to Arizona if that state enacts its controversial law regarding immigration-status checks not going over well with Durham citizens -- at least, not with those making their opinions known at City Hall today.

Evelyn Wright-Corbett of the City Clerk's staff sent this email to council members:

The Mayor’s Office has received numerous calls of displeasure concerning last night’s vote in re: Arizona.  Various citizens would like the City Council to know that there is a vast amount of people in the city of Durham who are totally against the decision made on last evening; people from other counties have called stating that they will stop shopping in the city of Durham; and, Durham citizens are talking about boycotting Durham pertaining to their purchase power.[sic]

Last night's vote actually wasn't for an outright ban on official travel to Arizona; it left such trips subject to case-by-case review and decision by the City Council. The council also included a call for the federal government to reform its immigration law, with which the law being considered by Arizona's legislature closely corresponds.

 

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