Offensive Rebounding, Or How Duke Beat Baylor
As the Blue Devils wrapped up their first trip to the Final Four since 2004, non-Duke fans all around the country groaned (at best) when it became official that the Dookies would be playing for a spot in the National Championship game. But how did it come to this? How was Duke able to get past Baylor on Sunday? The answer is simple, says Eamonn Brennan (who used to roam these SBNation halls): offensive rebounding.
Taking a deeper look at the rest of the Final Four field, and extending it to the Elite Eight, and you’d quickly see that this “offensive rebounding” thing is a pretty important key to winning a basketball game.
Read Article >Duke 78, Baylor 71: Blue Devils Ensure At Least One No. 1 Seed Is In 2010 Final Four
Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Nolan Smith finished with 29 points, leading top-seeded Duke back into the Final Four with a 78-71 victory over Baylor in the South Regional final.
Duke had not advanced to the Final Four since 2004, but did so Sunday thanks to a potent three-point shooting attack. Smith hit 4-of-6, while Jon Scheyer made 5-of-10 on his way to 20 points. The Blue Devils (33-5) made only 22 field goals, but half of them came from beyond the arc.
Read Article >Duke-Baylor, 5:05 P.M.: Bears Stand In Way Of Blue Devils’ First Final Four Since ‘04
Preview by Chris Dobbertean of Blogging the Bracket.
South Region Final: No. 3 Baylor vs. No. 1 Duke, 5:05 p.m. ET (Jim Nantz/Clark Kellogg)
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