February 19, 2015

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The Chronicle T H E I N D E P E N D E N T D A I LY AT D U K E U N I V E R S I T Y

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2015

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ONE HUNDRED AND TENTH YEAR, ISSUE 83

TOBACCO ROAD: NOT FOR THE MEEK

Emma Loewe | The Chronicle Freshman Tyus Jones scored Duke’s last nine points in regulation as the Blue Devils stormed back from a seven-point deficit in the final 1:30 to force overtime, eventually defeating No. 15 North Carolina 92-90 in the extra session.

Blue Devils erase late deficit and prevail in overtime behind Jones’ 22 points Nick Martin Sports Editor Tobacco Road—meet Tyus Jones. Playing what will go down as one of the best of the 239 Tobacco Road rivalry games, No. 4 Duke downed No. 15 North Carolina 92-90 in overtime Wednesday at Cameron Indoor Stadium behind senior captain Quinn Cook’s six 3-pointers and Jones’ late-game heroics. The pair combined for 44 points by the time it was all over. “I was just trying to make a play. My brothers believe in me when I have the ball in my hands and that gives me all the confidence in the world,” Jones said. “There was a point—I think

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it was 79-72 in a timeout—and [head coach Mike Krzyzewski] told us, ‘We’re going to win this game.’ We believe in everything Coach says. There wasn’t one moment we doubted ourselves. Even down 10, we know there’s a lot of basketball left.” The Blue Devils (23-3, 10-3 in the ACC) trailed by seven with 1:38 remaining in regulation and seemingly could not buy a bucket—they were 3-of-10 from the field since the eightminute mark. Luckily for them, Jones lives for those kind of moments. The Apple Valley, Minn., native scored Duke’s next nine points—including the game-tying layup with 27 seconds left—and put the Blue Devils right back in the game. ”He’s got cold blood, he’s got cold blood in his veins. It’s amazing to watch,” Cook said of Jones. The freshman kept it going in overtime, converting on a layup and finding his backcourt partner Cook for a fast-break layup—Jones’ eighth assist of the game. Cook came through

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moments later with 31.8 seconds remaining, as he converted 1-of-2 free throws to push the Duke lead to 91-89. Twentythree seconds later, the senior sealed it with one more from the charity stripe to give the Blue Devils their final margin of victory in the first overtime game the rivalry has seen since 2004. “It’s tough for this game to always live up to the hype, but I think tonight’s game exceeded it,” Krzyzewski said. “Every once in a while, one team doesn’t do its part—us or them. But for the most part, both teams come and play at a high, high level. And that’s what happened tonight.” And as the score indicated, the game was arguably Duke’s hardest-fought of the season. After opening the first half on a 15-6 tear, the Blue Devils fell flat coming out of halftime and for the first time

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