|
|
Article: MEN'S FINAL FOUR; Right to the end; Georgia Tech, Connecticut earn nerve-wracking victories; Emeka Okafor and the Huskies had some magic left and overtook the Blue Devils down the stretch.(SPORTS)
- Article from:
- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
- Article date:
- April 4, 2004
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2004 Star Tribune Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Byline: Jeff Shelman; Staff Writer
San Antonio, Texas -- This game was all but over. Connecticut was cooked.
At least that's how it looked in Saturday's national semifinal.
The Huskies trailed Duke by nine points with 4 minutes, 40 seconds to play and eight with 3:28 remaining. Was there any way for the Blue Devils to not advance to Monday night's national championship game?
Apparently so. Led by Rashad Anderson and Emeka Okafor, Connecticut used a 15-2 run to pull off an amazing come-from-behind 79-78 victory over the Blue Devils. The Huskies - the overwhelming preseason No. 1 - will face Georgia Tech for the title.
It was a ...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:
|
|
Article: Duke women's power, too Blue Devils rate slight ...
Chicago Sun-Times;
November 24, 2002 ;
700+ words
... ... powerhouse of her own. The Blue Devils head into the season ... will challenge, too. UConn coach Geno Auriemma lost ... again last season." UConn's title-game opponent ... Caitlin Howe, give the Blue Devils more depth than they ... be factors. But for UConn to be successful, Taurasi ...
|
|