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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, MARCH 24, 2016

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WEST COAST SHOWDOWN Blue Devils face top-seeded Ducks with Elite Eight berth at stake

ONE HUNDRED AND ELEVENTH YEAR, ISSUE 94

Rap duo Rae Sremmurd to headline LDOC Samantha Neal The Chronicle

Kristen Shortley and Jesús Hidalgo | The Chronicle Two of the best swingmen in the country—Oregon’s Dillon Brooks and Duke’s Brandon Ingram—will do battle Thursday night.

Brian Pollack The Chronicle ANAHEIM, Calif.—There were many terms thrown around Wednesday to describe an Oregon team that is largely unfamiliar to most of the country. Athletic. Versatile. Aggressive. But one word came up time and time again, no matter who was speaking—unique. After surviving a second-half scare from 12th-seeded Yale Saturday, fourth-seeded Duke is set to make its 23rd Sweet 16 appearance under head coach Mike Krzyzewski Thursday night at approximately 10:07 p.m. against topNo. 4 seeded Oregon at the Duke Honda Center. Tip-off vs. is set for 30 minutes No. 1 after the first West Oregon regional semifinal between secondTHURSDAY, 10:07 p.m. seeded Oklahoma Honda Center and third-seeded Texas A&M, with a trip to the Final Four on the line Saturday between the winners of the semifinal matchups. The Ducks have quietly put together one of the most impressive seasons in program history, claiming both the Pac-12 regularseason title and conference tournament crown

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en route to the region’s top seed. Much like its national power football team, Oregon thrives on the hardwood with an up-tempo pace and aggressive style of play that forces opponents to make uncharacteristic mistakes. “I don’t think there’s any direct parallel I can make—they have that unique of an identity,” Duke center Marshall Plumlee said. “They play at such a high level in that regard, so there’s not any one team I can single out that they’re like. They play an exciting, effective style of basketball, so we’re really going to have to prepare for it.” Head coach Dana Altman’s lineup defies the traditional one-through-five mold, and every player possesses the ability to do damage both inside and out. The Ducks’ de-facto center—6-foot-10, 190-pound junior Chris Boucher—is third in the nation in blocks with 3.03 per game, but can also stretch the floor and ranks third on the team by knocking down 34.6 percent of his 3-pointers. Oregon (30-6) maximizes its athleticism by employing a fluid seven-man rotation—with reserve forwards Dwayne Benjamin and Jordan Bell both averaging more than 20 minutes per game—and utilizing a pressure defense that can trap opponents in the backcourt. Even for a Duke team that withstood the rigors of a full ACC schedule, there is still a great deal of uncertainty as to what playing against the Ducks will be like.

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“We don’t watch [Oregon]—you know, we watch our own neighborhood,” Krzyzewski said. “What I have learned a lot in watching them now is just how athletic they are. They basically have seven starters, and they play off each other really well. They rebound. They play with a great verve. They’re a unique team because they don’t necessarily have that traditional lowpost presence. One of their better 3-point shooters is their top shot-blocker, and I’m not sure that anybody has that.” Krzyzewski pointed to Miami as an ACC squad that could be similar to Oregon, but noted the Hurricanes cannot block shots and move as well laterally as the Pac-12 champions. The Blue Devils (25-10) struggled in each of their two NCAA tournament games when their opponents turned up the defensive intensity, a weakness the Ducks are sure to try and exploit Thursday. Oregon has compiled a 26-2 record when generating more steals than its opponents this season. With three starters in addition to Boucher checking in at 6-foot6 or taller, the Ducks have plenty of length to clog passing lanes and wreak havoc on opposing offenses—an advantage the Ducks have translated into 14.2 forced turnovers per game. See M. BASKETBALL on Page 16

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The Last Day of Classes concert this year will be a no flex zone with the rap duo Rae Sremmurd headlining the concert. The lineup—which also features indie pop band Saint Motel, rapper Wes Walker and DJ Matoma—was announced via a text messaging service and a video posted to the LDOC Facebook page at 5 p.m. Wednesday. The video was a collaboration between the committee, Duke Student Broadcasting and the student-run digital publication The Standard at Duke. Seniors Kristin Miller and Holly McLean, LDOC committee co-chairs, said they believe that students will be excited about the lineup and should recognize a few songs from each artist. “I think there is something for everyone,” McLean said. The LDOC lineup had last been announced via a text messaging service in 2013. Miller said that the committee wanted to make learning the lineup accessible, noting that K-Ville had used a similar system to call checks during tenting. “We just wanted another way, so students wouldn’t have to be actively See LDOC on Page 16

Chronicle File Photo Students noted that they were excited for this year’s LDOC concert April 27.

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