Word: duking
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...schools now return wence they came; Duke (18-2) to the rough and-tumble Atlantic Coast Conference, whichcurrently places three teams in the national topfive, and Harvard (now 4-11 overall) to thesheltered courts of the Ivy League--far away fromplayers like Johnny Dawkins...
...Dawkins, Duke's senior All-American guard andleading scorer (19 points per game) had an offnight--scoring only 10 points in 19 minutes--butprovided the contest's most exciting moment whenhe attempted a 180-degree, double-pump reversedunk on a breakaway...
...winners were gracious and self-assured invictory, as befits a national powerhouse."Harvard--you know we're just a lot better thanthem and should win," Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewskisaid. "Overall they played very well. Theycertainly were not intimidated. They took the ballright at us and hit a couple of times...
...even after Duke had gone ahead to stay, thecagers hung tough and actually had a chance to tiethe game with 11 minutes left in the half, whenWeldon Williams was called for an intentional foulon Phillips' aborted dunk attempt--giving Harvardtwo free throws (and possession of the ball...
Harvard had moderate success in the first half,using a 2-1-2 zone which kept Duke shootersoutside and Duke shooting percentages low (41.2for the half...