Blue Devils roll to ACC title
Submitted by rpickeral on 03/15/2009 - 13:23
Staff photo by Ethan Hyman
• Photo gallery: Duke 79, Florida State 69
• First Look: See 234 unedited images from the game
ATLANTA — After advancing to its first-ever ACC championship game on Saturday, Florida State point guard Toney Douglas said his team was hungry to win its first league title.
Instead, Duke used a barrage of 3-pointers, plus 27 points from Gerald Henderson and 29 from Jon Scheyer, to win its eighth in the last 11 years, beating the Seminoles 79-69 at the Georgia Dome.
Talking Points: Seven up for ACC
Submitted by ldecock on 03/15/2009 - 09:25From Talking Points:
North Carolina. Duke. Wake Forest. Florida State. Clemson. Boston College. Maryland.
That's seven — again.
The ACC only had four teams in the NCAA Tournament last year, a year after tying a record-high with seven, but it looks like the league will get seven bids tonight.
Read more here.
ACC Now: The Podcast
Submitted by Anonymous on 03/14/2009 - 20:49J.P. Giglio and Luke DeCock preview Sunday's ACC title game.
Staff video by Travis Long, J.P. Giglio and Luke DeCock
ACC Now: The podcast
Submitted by travislong on 03/14/2009 - 20:45
Joe Giglio and Luke DeCock discuss UNC's loss to Florida State and what Duke has to do to win ACC ... more
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