Duke Gets Their Revenge

Coming in to this game Duke was struggling. Not really knowing what the identity of this team was, they hung their hat on defense. They held most of their opponents in check, and never let games get out of hand.

In the first half of the game Saturday, the mistakes and offensive play continued to haunt Duke. The ball just wouldn't fall, and passes were being thrown away. On top of that Georgetown was using their familiar back door cuts to shred Duke. Georgetown dominated the first half.

And then......

Whatever adjustments were made, they were the right ones. Duke came out of the locker room, and played with the pride and passion everyone from Duke plays with. The defense picked up, and when a mistake was made they got up and tried harder next time. They were limiting what Georgetown could do with the basketball, and making them play at Duke's pace.

Greg Paulus everyone's favorite underacheiver, took hold of the reins and played like a true leader. This was Paulus's best game of the year. And hopefully this will be the defining moment where he then goes on to becoming a great leader.

Josh McRoberts(although not early on) finally control of his offense, and at times looked very solid. Just like Paulus, I hope this is McRobert's way of saying I am ready to be a force.

Nelson, and Scheyer also had solid games. But this game was marked by the way that Paulus and McRoberts played when it counted.


PLAYER OF THE GAME
Greg Paulus
He picked the Devils up in the second half, and carried them on his shoulders. He deserves this.


*Next up for Duke is Wednesday against Holy Cross