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.
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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
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it into that exclusive club. 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.
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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. ' ' '