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Booth Review: Louisville Larceny
5/10/2020 4:17:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Duke men's basketball play-by-play announcer David Shumate is giving fans an inside look at some of his memorable hoops moments throughout his three years as the Voice of the Blue Devils. The events highlighted during this series are not meant to be a complete listing of all memorable accomplishments, but a sampling of great moments in Shumate's words.
"Fresh off of a 10-point win at No. 3 Virginia, Duke was riding high heading to Louisville in February of 2019. Winners of seven in a row, Coach K's young squad seemingly had an answer for every challenge thrown at them. Just three days earlier, the prevailing wisdom for the best way to defend the likes of RJ Barrett, Zion Williamson and Cam Reddish was to pack the paint and force them to hit shots from deep. Tony Bennett employed this strategy at home, and Duke promptly hit 13-of-21 from the perimeter – hanging 81 points on the Cavaliers, the most they'd surrendered in more than two years.
"But with just two days to get ready ,it probably shouldn't have been shocking when Duke came out flat against the No. 16 Cardinals, falling behind by nine at halftime, and missing 15 of their first 17 shots in the second half. Combine that with the fact that Williamson picked up his fourth foul with just over 12 minutes to play and things looked dire. With 9:41 on the clock and his team down by 23, 59-36, Coach K decided there was nothing to lose and brought Zion back into the game – what ensued over the next half hour at the KFC Yum! Center was nothing short of jaw dropping.
"Reddish started the rally with his first three-pointer of the game, sparking a 16-3 spurt that brought the Blue Devils within 10 with just over five minutes to go. At that point you could actually feel how nervous the previously-raucous Cardinal crowd was as Louisville turned it over on seemingly every possession, and the best transition offense in the country roared to life. After scoring merely seven points in the first 11 minutes of the second half, Duke poured in 30 over the next seven to claw within three, 69-66 with less than two minutes to play.Â
"Call it talent, instinct, or just pure confidence – when Barrett found Reddish trailing by going between his legs with a bounce pass everyone in the building knew the game tying three was going in. Suddenly the team once down by 23 looked every bit like the one that had run Louisville's Bluegrass state rivals off the floor three months earlier. Reddish would hit the game-winning free throws moments later, finishing the night with 22 points, while Williamson added 27 points and 12 rebounds – and Duke won 71-69, outscoring Louisville 33-12 over the final 9 minutes of the game.Â
"Coined the Louisville Larceny – it stands as the largest second-half comeback in the Coach K era – with freshmen accounting for each of the 33 points down the stretch." -- David Shumate
"Fresh off of a 10-point win at No. 3 Virginia, Duke was riding high heading to Louisville in February of 2019. Winners of seven in a row, Coach K's young squad seemingly had an answer for every challenge thrown at them. Just three days earlier, the prevailing wisdom for the best way to defend the likes of RJ Barrett, Zion Williamson and Cam Reddish was to pack the paint and force them to hit shots from deep. Tony Bennett employed this strategy at home, and Duke promptly hit 13-of-21 from the perimeter – hanging 81 points on the Cavaliers, the most they'd surrendered in more than two years.
"But with just two days to get ready ,it probably shouldn't have been shocking when Duke came out flat against the No. 16 Cardinals, falling behind by nine at halftime, and missing 15 of their first 17 shots in the second half. Combine that with the fact that Williamson picked up his fourth foul with just over 12 minutes to play and things looked dire. With 9:41 on the clock and his team down by 23, 59-36, Coach K decided there was nothing to lose and brought Zion back into the game – what ensued over the next half hour at the KFC Yum! Center was nothing short of jaw dropping.
"Reddish started the rally with his first three-pointer of the game, sparking a 16-3 spurt that brought the Blue Devils within 10 with just over five minutes to go. At that point you could actually feel how nervous the previously-raucous Cardinal crowd was as Louisville turned it over on seemingly every possession, and the best transition offense in the country roared to life. After scoring merely seven points in the first 11 minutes of the second half, Duke poured in 30 over the next seven to claw within three, 69-66 with less than two minutes to play.Â
"Call it talent, instinct, or just pure confidence – when Barrett found Reddish trailing by going between his legs with a bounce pass everyone in the building knew the game tying three was going in. Suddenly the team once down by 23 looked every bit like the one that had run Louisville's Bluegrass state rivals off the floor three months earlier. Reddish would hit the game-winning free throws moments later, finishing the night with 22 points, while Williamson added 27 points and 12 rebounds – and Duke won 71-69, outscoring Louisville 33-12 over the final 9 minutes of the game.Â
"Coined the Louisville Larceny – it stands as the largest second-half comeback in the Coach K era – with freshmen accounting for each of the 33 points down the stretch." -- David Shumate
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