IU coach believes Duke vulnerable

By The Associated Press     Mar 18, 2002

? A.J. Moye doesn’t need a film session or a scouting report to break down the Hoosiers’ opponent in the South Regional semifinals.

“I think everybody in the world knows what Duke is and who their personnel are,” Indiana’s sophomore guard said. “They’re kind of like the college Globetrotters.”

Don’t expect strains of “Sweet Georgia Brown” or buckets of confetti at Rupp Arena on Thursday, though, when top-seeded Duke (31-3) faces the No. 5 Hoosiers (22-11) in the round of 16.

Duke, the defending national champion, only seems to win as often as basketball’s Clown Princes. But Indiana coach Mike Davis thought he saw some vulnerability in the Blue Devils’ 84-77 second-round victory over Notre Dame here Saturday.

“Hopefully, they will play like they did today when we play them,” Davis said Saturday.

Don’t count on it, Irish coach Mike Brey said.

“The one thing about them is you put on the jersey and you really don’t think you’re supposed to lose,” said Brey, who watched such dominance up close for eight seasons as a Duke assistant. “They’re going to be tough to beat. There’s fearlessness about them. There’s a belief that it’s their destiny to do this again.”

Duke trailed Notre Dame 71-64 with about six minutes left, but outscored the Irish 20-6 the rest of the way.

Jason Williams, sometimes a liability at the free-throw line, made four pressure-packed foul shots down the stretch.

“If anything, I think this toughens us up,” Williams said. “I think it’s what we need.”

That must be a scary thought for those in the way.

The Hoosiers ended the run of 13th-seeded North Carolina Wilmington 76-67 in Sacramento, Calif., on Saturday to reach the round of 16.

It wasn’t easy, though. Brett Blizzard and the Seahawks cut Indiana’s 49-32 lead down to 64-61 near the end. Jared Jeffries kept the Hoosiers in front, scoring half his 22 points in the last six minutes.

Indiana guard Tom Coverdale thinks his team matches up well with Duke.

“Their athleticism is obviously better than ours,” Coverdale said. “We’re just going to have to go in this week and see what we have to do to beat them.”

One thing Indiana might want to do is simply hope that Williams, Mike Dunleavy and Carlos Boozer look as flat at times as they did against Notre Dame.

Williams was just 3-for-10 on 3-pointers and had four turnovers; Dunleavy was 3-for-8 from the field; and Boozer fouled out in the last minute with the game still in doubt.

IU coach believes Duke vulnerable

By The Associated Press     Mar 18, 2002

? A.J. Moye doesn’t need a film session or a scouting report to break down the Hoosiers’ opponent in the South Regional semifinals.

“I think everybody in the world knows what Duke is and who their personnel are,” Indiana’s sophomore guard said. “They’re kind of like the college Globetrotters.”

Don’t expect strains of “Sweet Georgia Brown” or buckets of confetti at Rupp Arena on Thursday, though, when top-seeded Duke (31-3) faces the No. 5 Hoosiers (22-11) in the round of 16.

Duke, the defending national champion, only seems to win as often as basketball’s Clown Princes. But Indiana coach Mike Davis thought he saw some vulnerability in the Blue Devils’ 84-77 second-round victory over Notre Dame here Saturday.

“Hopefully, they will play like they did today when we play them,” Davis said Saturday.

Don’t count on it, Irish coach Mike Brey said.

“The one thing about them is you put on the jersey and you really don’t think you’re supposed to lose,” said Brey, who watched such dominance up close for eight seasons as a Duke assistant. “They’re going to be tough to beat. There’s fearlessness about them. There’s a belief that it’s their destiny to do this again.”

Duke trailed Notre Dame 71-64 with about six minutes left, but outscored the Irish 20-6 the rest of the way.

Jason Williams, sometimes a liability at the free-throw line, made four pressure-packed foul shots down the stretch.

“If anything, I think this toughens us up,” Williams said. “I think it’s what we need.”

That must be a scary thought for those in the way.

The Hoosiers ended the run of 13th-seeded North Carolina Wilmington 76-67 in Sacramento, Calif., on Saturday to reach the round of 16.

It wasn’t easy, though. Brett Blizzard and the Seahawks cut Indiana’s 49-32 lead down to 64-61 near the end. Jared Jeffries kept the Hoosiers in front, scoring half his 22 points in the last six minutes.

Indiana guard Tom Coverdale thinks his team matches up well with Duke.

“Their athleticism is obviously better than ours,” Coverdale said. “We’re just going to have to go in this week and see what we have to do to beat them.”

One thing Indiana might want to do is simply hope that Williams, Mike Dunleavy and Carlos Boozer look as flat at times as they did against Notre Dame.

Williams was just 3-for-10 on 3-pointers and had four turnovers; Dunleavy was 3-for-8 from the field; and Boozer fouled out in the last minute with the game still in doubt.

IU coach believes Duke vulnerable

By The Associated Press     Mar 18, 2002

? A.J. Moye doesn’t need a film session or a scouting report to break down the Hoosiers’ opponent in the South Regional semifinals.

“I think everybody in the world knows what Duke is and who their personnel are,” Indiana’s sophomore guard said. “They’re kind of like the college Globetrotters.”

Don’t expect strains of “Sweet Georgia Brown” or buckets of confetti at Rupp Arena on Thursday, though, when top-seeded Duke (31-3) faces the No. 5 Hoosiers (22-11) in the round of 16.

Duke, the defending national champion, only seems to win as often as basketball’s Clown Princes. But Indiana coach Mike Davis thought he saw some vulnerability in the Blue Devils’ 84-77 second-round victory over Notre Dame here Saturday.

“Hopefully, they will play like they did today when we play them,” Davis said Saturday.

Don’t count on it, Irish coach Mike Brey said.

“The one thing about them is you put on the jersey and you really don’t think you’re supposed to lose,” said Brey, who watched such dominance up close for eight seasons as a Duke assistant. “They’re going to be tough to beat. There’s fearlessness about them. There’s a belief that it’s their destiny to do this again.”

Duke trailed Notre Dame 71-64 with about six minutes left, but outscored the Irish 20-6 the rest of the way.

Jason Williams, sometimes a liability at the free-throw line, made four pressure-packed foul shots down the stretch.

“If anything, I think this toughens us up,” Williams said. “I think it’s what we need.”

That must be a scary thought for those in the way.

The Hoosiers ended the run of 13th-seeded North Carolina Wilmington 76-67 in Sacramento, Calif., on Saturday to reach the round of 16.

It wasn’t easy, though. Brett Blizzard and the Seahawks cut Indiana’s 49-32 lead down to 64-61 near the end. Jared Jeffries kept the Hoosiers in front, scoring half his 22 points in the last six minutes.

Indiana guard Tom Coverdale thinks his team matches up well with Duke.

“Their athleticism is obviously better than ours,” Coverdale said. “We’re just going to have to go in this week and see what we have to do to beat them.”

One thing Indiana might want to do is simply hope that Williams, Mike Dunleavy and Carlos Boozer look as flat at times as they did against Notre Dame.

Williams was just 3-for-10 on 3-pointers and had four turnovers; Dunleavy was 3-for-8 from the field; and Boozer fouled out in the last minute with the game still in doubt.

IU coach believes Duke vulnerable

By The Associated Press     Mar 18, 2002

? A.J. Moye doesn’t need a film session or a scouting report to break down the Hoosiers’ opponent in the South Regional semifinals.

“I think everybody in the world knows what Duke is and who their personnel are,” Indiana’s sophomore guard said. “They’re kind of like the college Globetrotters.”

Don’t expect strains of “Sweet Georgia Brown” or buckets of confetti at Rupp Arena on Thursday, though, when top-seeded Duke (31-3) faces the No. 5 Hoosiers (22-11) in the round of 16.

Duke, the defending national champion, only seems to win as often as basketball’s Clown Princes. But Indiana coach Mike Davis thought he saw some vulnerability in the Blue Devils’ 84-77 second-round victory over Notre Dame here Saturday.

“Hopefully, they will play like they did today when we play them,” Davis said Saturday.

Don’t count on it, Irish coach Mike Brey said.

“The one thing about them is you put on the jersey and you really don’t think you’re supposed to lose,” said Brey, who watched such dominance up close for eight seasons as a Duke assistant. “They’re going to be tough to beat. There’s fearlessness about them. There’s a belief that it’s their destiny to do this again.”

Duke trailed Notre Dame 71-64 with about six minutes left, but outscored the Irish 20-6 the rest of the way.

Jason Williams, sometimes a liability at the free-throw line, made four pressure-packed foul shots down the stretch.

“If anything, I think this toughens us up,” Williams said. “I think it’s what we need.”

That must be a scary thought for those in the way.

The Hoosiers ended the run of 13th-seeded North Carolina Wilmington 76-67 in Sacramento, Calif., on Saturday to reach the round of 16.

It wasn’t easy, though. Brett Blizzard and the Seahawks cut Indiana’s 49-32 lead down to 64-61 near the end. Jared Jeffries kept the Hoosiers in front, scoring half his 22 points in the last six minutes.

Indiana guard Tom Coverdale thinks his team matches up well with Duke.

“Their athleticism is obviously better than ours,” Coverdale said. “We’re just going to have to go in this week and see what we have to do to beat them.”

One thing Indiana might want to do is simply hope that Williams, Mike Dunleavy and Carlos Boozer look as flat at times as they did against Notre Dame.

Williams was just 3-for-10 on 3-pointers and had four turnovers; Dunleavy was 3-for-8 from the field; and Boozer fouled out in the last minute with the game still in doubt.

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