There were some very curious rebounding calls, especially considering what Matt Jones fouled out on, but Yale was allowed to do on the tip-in to cut it to 3.
If you looked at the final boxscore just looking at the final totals, Duke had a good day. There high was really high, but there bad was very bad. Do I wish it was a little more consistent, absolutely. This is a young team, and inconsistency will happen (yes we were young last year, but they had a lot more talent and Quinn Cook). The ND game, the Irish made that big run and Duke did nothing to stem the tide. EVERYTHING was on Yale's side in for 7-8 minutes in that second half, but the Blue Devils never let the lead slip below 7 until the very end of the game (and even then, never got less than 3).
They made their FT's in clutch time. They handled the press like the last 7-8 minutes. They blew a big lead like ND, but they never really were completely out of control. This team showed a lot of heart that quite frankly we would not have seen had Duke cruised to a 15-20 point win. So while everyone is spouting "survive and advance" and doom and gloom, excuse me for being a little the glass is half full.
If you want all the negatives, you can certainly get that from everyone else.
