***Texas vs Duke Official Game Thread***

[joeywa]

Duke has cut the lead to 7, as Texas has settled in to taking poor shots and completely abandoning the low post attack. 

 

[joeywa]

Just as I say that, Texas attacks the rim and gets two quick buckets. Back to a 9 pt lead 53-44

 

[joeywa]

Bamba on the bench with 3 fouls. He will be fresh for the stretch run. 

Allen with a nice dunk off an inbounds pass. 

 

[joeywa]

Simms with a turnover gives Duke possession but it is not a successful possession. 

Roach answers with a big Dunk followed by Big O driving the lane for the and-one

Horns up by 13

 

[Huskie1]

Great answers by the Horns! 

 

[Aaron Carrara]

Roach is going beastmode with the dunks tonight.

TEXAS 59, DUKE 46  11:43 left 2nd half

 

[Aaron Carrara]

Osetkowski's addition to the team showing itself.  He shot poorly last night but he is using his size tonight. 13 points so far.

 

[joeywa]

Big O sinks the FT and Texas leads 60-46; under 12

 

[joeywa]

Osetkowski's addition to the team showing itself.  He shot poorly last night but he is using his size tonight. 13 points so far.

He needs to keep attacking the rim like that. Gets the steal and bumps the lead to 16. Duke answers and it’s bsck to 14. 

Big O with a offensive putback dunk. 64-48 10:05

 

[joeywa]

Stupid foul by Bamba. His 4th

 

[joeywa]

Duke cuts the lead to 64-52; 9:40

 

[joeywa]

Big O with the dish to Jones for the easy deuce pushes the lead back to 14

 

[Huskie1]

A back door cut! Don't remember seeing one of those last year

 

[joeywa]

Turnover Duke. 

Simms misses the easy bucket down low. 

Simms follows that up with a reach foul, his 4th. 

That takes us to the under 8 TO, Horns up 66-52

 

[joeywa]

A back door cut! Don't remember seeing one of those last year

A new wrinkle.

 

[joeywa]

Duke makes one of two, gets the offensive board and Allen hits a 3. 

10-pt game. 

Big O misses a dunk. 

Allen jacks a 3 off the mark, and Bagley gets the easy putback. 

66-58; under 7

shaka calls a TO

 

[joeywa]

Bamba comes in for Simms

Texas turnover and Allen feeds Bagley to cut the lead to 6

 

[DMAC]

SMH

 

[joeywa]

Big O with a hook that falls.  

Lead back to 8

duke answers with an easy low post bucket. 

Lead to 6. 

Coleman gathers a loose ball in the paint, dishes to Bamba who is fouled

5:24 69-62

 

[DMAC]

How is that not a foul on O