Duke basketball vs. Michigan State: Live Updates — The Blue Zone ...

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by Bobby Colton on March 29, 2013 · 0 comments

Duke 15, Michigan State 14, (11:39, first half): Thornton’s hard foul on Nix prior to the media timeout was reviewed and ruled intentional, sending Nix to the line for two free throws and giving Michigan State the possession. Ryan Kelly’s shooting slump from long range continued, as he missed his first 3-point attempt of the game. He did, however, hit his first 2-point attempt of the night, already giving him more points than he scored in the Round of 32. The officials have been blowing a quick whistle against the Spartans thus far tonight when it comes to Mason Plumlee getting positioning in the paint. A Curry mid-range jump shot has Duke ahead at the second media timeout. Both teams have had the touch offensively, making well more than 50 percent of their shots.

Duke 10, Michigan State 9, (15:07, first half): Mason Plumlee immediately used his quickness and athleticism to get around 270-pound Derrick Nix to put in a pretty reverse layup and get Duke on the board first. Plumlee had four points before the first media timeout. On the Spartans’ first offensive possession Kelly made matters worse for Nix by rejecting his shot attempt. Seth Curry opened up the game a bit shot-happy, launching two 3-pointers and a long-two in the games’ first four possessions. Tyler Thornton started the game on the bench, but immediately made his presence felt with a corner 3-pointer, followed by a hard foul on Nix on the other end. Keith Appling leads the way for Michigan State with five points on 2-of-2 shooting.

Starters

Duke: G Quinn Cook, G Seth Curry, G Rasheed Sulaimon, F Ryan Kelly, F Mason Plumlee

Michigan State: G Keith Appling, G Gary Harris, F Branden Dawson, F Adreian Payne, C Derrick Nix

Some pregame notes:

• Duke won the 1991 and 2010 NCAA tournaments in Indianapolis, with the 2010 title coming right here in Lucas Oil Stadium.


• Mason and Marshall Plumlee, and Gary Harris are all originally from Indiana.


• The last time these two teams met was November 15, 2011 at Madison Square Garden. The Blue Devils’ victory was record breaking No. 903 for head coach Mike Krzyzewski.

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