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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) -- Don't count on Duke easily
rolling through the Atlantic Coast Conference again. And don't
count on another last-place finish from Virginia.
Duke (10-2, 1-0), which beat the Cavaliers three times last year by an average of 43 points, rallied from a 10-point second-half
deficit Wednesday night for a 109-100 overtime win.
It was the 23rd consecutive ACC win for the Blue Devils (No. 7 ESPN/USA Today, No. 8 AP) and
their 10th straight against the Cavaliers (9-4, 0-1).
Chris Carrawell had 25 points for Duke, which pulled away with a near-flawless performance in overtime, going 6-for-6 from the field and 7-for-8 from the free throw line.
But Virginia, who finished 4-12 in the conference last year,
gave the Blue Devils all they could handle with their fast-paced
offense, becoming the first team to score 100 points against Duke
and lose since the unforgettable NCAA tournament win over Kentucky
in March 1992.
"Virginia is just more talented," Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said of the Cavaliers' dramatic improvement. "They're a better basketball team. They can beat anybody here, or anywhere."
Chris Williams led the Cavaliers with 27 points and Donald Hand added 20 points and six assists.
Duke led 89-87 with 11 seconds remaining in regulation, but
after Mike Dunleavy missed the second of two free throws, Hand
forced overtime with an acrobatic driving layup with 5.1 seconds
remaining.
In overtime, however, the magic that led the Cavaliers back from a nine-point first-half deficit and helped them take back the
momentum after several big Duke runs evaporated. Jason Williams of
Duke hit an open 3-pointer just 10 seconds into the extra period,
igniting an 8-2 run.
"They weren't running an offense, they were just playing
one-on-one, and for some reason we couldn't get a stop,"
Virginia's Adam Hall said.
"He knew that he struggled," Krzyzewski said of Jason
Williams. "He knew that Hand got the better of him, and he goes
out and makes that play."
Virginia led 74-64 after Roger Mason's 3-pointer with 7:40
remaining. But Duke rallied, moving ahead 85-82 on a dunk by Shane
Battier with 2:15 left in regulation.
Another 3-pointer by Mason with 50 seconds left gave the
Cavaliers a one-point lead and sent the University Hall crowd into
a frenzy before Duke went ahead on Dunleavy's free throws.
"I thought our guys subconsciously thought the game was over," Virginia coach Pete Gillen said, referring to the Cavaliers'
10-point lead. "Duke being a poised team and a great team, they
kept playing."
Trailing by nine points early in the first half, Virginia fought
back with several big runs to forge a 43-43 halftime tie, narrowly
missing a lead when Keith Friel's halfcourt shot rimmed out at the
buzzer.
Virginia took a 50-47 lead on Hand's second 3-pointer of the
half with 17:30 left, then went ahead by five on Mason's layup with
16:52 to go.
Dunleavy, also a freshman, finished with 21 points off the bench in his first conference game.
"If every game's like that, it's going to be a long year," he
said.
"I'm disappointed we didn't win, but I can't ask our kids to
try any harder," Gillen said. "They played with tremendous
courage and a lot of heart."
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