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really benefitted from the bye, Morris said.The debate will go on and on, whether it hindered the two teams

LAS VEGAS -- Not one player in Dukes basketball program was born when the 1991 Blue Devils pulled off one of the biggest upsets in Final Four history. Cheap Nike Flex Running Shoes .So, Thursday, on a five-hour flight to Las Vegas, coach Mike Krzyzewski made his players watch footage from 25 years ago, when Duke beat UNLV 79-77 an epic upset in the national semifinals. It was revenge for the year prior, when UNLV throttled Duke 103-73 in the national championship.It was the perfect motivation that set the tone for the fifth-ranked Blue Devils, who got a career-high 34 points from Grayson Allen en route to a 94-45 victory over UNLV on Saturday in the first college basketball game ever at T Mobile Arena.(We wanted) to let them know that theyre going into a game where were playing against a very proud opponent that has accomplished a lot, Krzyzewski said. Thats why we watched (the 1991 game). Those games were moments. Moments in history in the game of basketball. So its an honor to come here today.Allen embraced the honor, and rose to the occasion by shooting 75 percent from the field -- including a perfect 7 of 7 in the second half. It was easily the junior guards most complete game of the season, as he appeared to be healthy after battling through leg and toe injuries since mid-November.He was making the athletic plays that he can make, but couldnt make from being injured, Krzyzewski said. That was a big plus for us. The guys responded really well.Once he knocked down the first of his six 3-pointers, three minutes into the game, Allen led an offensive charge that saw four Blue Devils score in double figures.Luke Kennard had 16 points and five rebounds for Duke (10-1), while Jayson Tatum had 13 points and five rebounds, and Amile Jefferson contributed with 10 points and 12 rebounds.Jalen Poyser had 16 points for UNLV.We ran into, if not the best, one of the top (teams). Thats a Final Four team, UNLV first-year coach Marvin Menzies said. I am disappointed we werent able to put our best foot forward. I know I have better players than that. This is one game. It is what it is. We will be fine.The Rebels (5-4) tried to make a couple of runs to challenge Duke, getting as close as 38-26 late in the first half after an 8-0 spurt. The Blue Devils answered with their defensive prowess and proved to be too much for an outmatched UNLV team that committed 13 turnovers a little more than 14 minutes into the game, and shot just 34 percent (10 of 29) in the first half.Though UNLV was competitive on the glass, outrebounding the Blue Devils 20-17 in the first half, Duke outscored the Rebels 26-10 in the paint while opening a 42-26 halftime lead.We prepared well, Krzyzewski said. We prepared to try to beat a really good team, and we did.The standing-room only crowd of 19,107 was the highest attendance for a basketball game in Las Vegas since, ironically 1991, during UNLVs back-to-back Final Four run under the late-Jerry Tarkanian. The previous largest crowd was 19,147, at UNLVs home, the Thomas & Mack Center, on Feb. 14, 1991, against Cal Santa Barbara.BIG PICTUREDuke: In his last four games, Amile Jefferson is averaging 17.7 points and 12.2 rebounds, while shooting 69.7 percent (30 of 43) from the floor. Jefferson came into Saturdays game leading the ACC in field goal percentage, converting at a rate of 67 percent for the season. He is a career 63 percent shooter from the field.UNLV: After opening the season 5-2, the Runnin Rebels have lost their last two after allowing an average of 95.5 points per game. UNLV lost at Arizona State 97-73 last Saturday.BET YA DIDNT KNOWWhen Duke and UNLV met in 1990 and `91, Nevada sports books were banned from posting point spreads on teams from the Silver State. That also meant whenever UNLV or Nevada made the NCAA Tournament, future odds on teams winning the title couldnt be posted until either the Runnin Rebels or Wolf Pack were eliminated. Gaming Regulation 22.120(b) went into effect in 2001, and ever since, both schools are included on the regular sports betting rotation. Jay Kornegay, who runs the Westgate Superbook, said he opened Duke as a 15.5-point favorite eight weeks before the game. The Blue Devils closed as a 24.5-point favorite at tip-off on Saturday.UP NEXTDuke: hosts Tennessee State on Dec. 19UNLV: hosts Incarnate Word on Wednesday Nike Flex Shoes Online . Neymar curled home a free kick from just outside the area to put the 2014 World Cup host ahead in the 44th minute. Three minutes after the break, a simple through pass from Paulinho freed Oscar and the Chelsea star rounded goalkeeper Jung Sung-ryong to extend Brazils lead. Cheap Nike Flex Shoes . Bjorn, who had a 36-hole total of 8-under 134, made a testing six-foot putt to save par on the 16th and a birdie on the 17th before bogeying the final hole after a misjudged approach shot. 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AFL legend Leigh Matthews wants the pre-finals bye to continue, saying it deserves another chance.But he is a dissenting voice, with Fremantle coach Ross Lyon notably joining the growing call for the concept to be scrapped.The preliminary final results have given the leagues anti-bye camp plenty of ammunition.Geelong and the Giants lost the prelims after only playing once in just under four weeks.The bye weekend before the finals was introduced to make sure teams did not rest players en masse in round 23.And Matthews, who was part of eight premiership teams as a player and coach, said the concept should go ahead again next season.He noted that the top eight was extremely tight this season, with only two games and percentage separating minor premiers Sydney from the seventh-placed Western Bulldogs.Id give that another go, Matthews told Channel Sevens Game Day.Whats confusing is remember, the Bulldogs won 15 games - they finished seventh, but they won 15 games.Lyon is just as adamant that the pre-finals bye should go.He said it took away too much from the well-established advantagee of finishing in the top four and the double chance that comes with it. Cheap Nike Flex China. Were creatures of habit - mans made to work, Lyon told Fox Footy on Friday night.Once you break that cycle, its impossible to recreate an AFL senior game and youve got to be rewarded for winning the most games, the top four.Four-time premiership coach Alastair Clarkson has also voiced his opposition, calling the concept a massive curve ball for the finals.The Bulldogs are the first team in AFL history to make the grand final from seventh.Defender Dale Morris said the pre-finals bye were a massive boost for them.But Morris, like many players, does not want it to continue.It definitely did help us - we had some guys in Jackson Macrae and Libba (Tom Liberatore) who really benefitted from the bye, Morris said.The debate will go on and on, whether it hindered the two teams who did have it.My preference would be to play through without the bye, but well do whatever it takes. ' ' ' 
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