Sloppy, choppy, and tiring to watch, but Duke is back in the Elite 8!!!

Duke 70 Purdue 57

Purdue Boiler Makers are the hardest team(record wise) that Duke has played all year, but even after a terrible first half on both ends of the court, Duke took advantage of the game and won. Duke ruled the boards by having almost 20 more rebounds than Purdue. Duke seemed to be a bit tired and there shots, and stupid turnovers led them to an only 24 point half while Purdue had 23. But still Duke came out strong and won by 13.

PURDUE BOILERMAKERS
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
JaJuan Johnson, C	30	10-17	0-0	3-6	1	5	0	2	4	2	3	23
Chris Kramer, G	32	0-5	0-1	0-1	0	4	1	1	0	0	2	0
Keaton Grant, G	30	2-8	2-7	0-0	1	3	4	1	0	0	5	6
Lewis Jackson, G	22	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	4	0	0	0	2	0
E'Twaun Moore, G	36	7-18	2-3	2-2	0	4	1	2	0	0	1	18
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Kelsey Barlow, G	14	1-1	0-0	3-4	2	3	0	1	1	1	1	5
D.J. Byrd, G	18	0-3	0-3	5-7	0	0	2	0	0	3	3	5
Ryne Smith, G	7	0-1	0-1	0-1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Mark Wohlford, G	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Patrick Bade, F	10	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	1	3	0
TOTALS		FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
		20-54	4-15	13-21	4	22	12	7	6	7	21	57
		37.0%	26.7%	61.9%
DUKE BLUE DEVILS
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Kyle Singler, F	39	7-16	4-6	6-8	1	8	1	2	0	3	3	24
Lance Thomas, F	31	0-2	0-0	1-2	4	5	2	1	1	3	3	1
Brian Zoubek, C	24	1-2	0-0	2-2	4	14	0	0	0	3	5	4
Nolan Smith, G	38	7-17	1-3	0-0	2	5	4	0	1	3	1	15
Jon Scheyer, G	38	5-15	1-6	7-8	1	5	4	1	0	1	2	18
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Mason Plumlee, F	9	0-0	0-0	2-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	2
Andre Dawkins, G	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Miles Plumlee, F	15	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	7	0	0	0	1	4	4
Ryan Kelly, F	1	0-0	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Jordan Davidson, G	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTALS		FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
		22-55	6-15	20-24	15	45	11	4	2	14	20	70
		40.0%	40.0%	83.3%

Technicals: None
Officials: Doug Shows ,Ed Corbett ,Joe Lindsay 
Attendance: 45,505

TEAM STAT COMPARISON
	PURDUE	DUKE
Points	57	70
FG Made-Attempted	20-54 (.370)	22-55 (.400)
3P Made-Attempted	4-15 (.267)	6-15 (.400)
FT Made-Attempted	13-21 (.619)	20-24 (.833)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant)	21 (0/0)	20 (0/0)
Largest Lead	4	15

GAME LEADERS
	PURDUE	DUKE
Points	J. Johnson 23	K. Singler 24
Rebounds	J. Johnson 5	B. Zoubek 14
Assists	K. Grant 4	J. Scheyer 4
Steals	E. Moore 2	K. Singler 2
Blocks	J. Johnson 4	L. Thomas 1
· Team Stats: Purdue | Duke

GAME FLOW

SERIES
DATE	GAME	LINKS
· Mar 26, 2010	@DUKE 70, PUR 57	Recap | Box Score

Associated Press

HOUSTON -- Duke is done answering questions about its sooner-than-expected exits from the NCAA tournament.

The top-seeded Blue Devils are back in the round of eight for the first time since 2004, with Kyle Singler and Jon Scheyer helping them pull away in the second half Friday night for a 70-57 win over Purdue in the South Regional semifinals.

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Singler scored 24 points and Scheyer added 18, snapping out of a shooting slump just in time.

The Blue Devils (32-5) had lost in the round of 16 in three of the past five seasons, leading to rumblings about whether the mighty program was losing its edge. Now, they stand one victory from their 11th Final Four appearance under coach Mike Krzyzewski.

Coach K snapped at a reporter who referred to the Blue Devils' recent run of early exits as "meltdowns."

"What is a meltdown?" Krzyzewski said. "I want to know what a meltdown is. Somebody losing? I don't know what a meltdown is."

Duke kept marching through the NCAA tournament while other favorites are falling by the wayside. The Blue Devils and Kentucky are the only No. 1 seeds left after Kansas and Syracuse were upset.

Blue Devils Back

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski hasn't led his team to the Elite Eight since 2004. But he and his Blue Devils are back. And judging from his history, Duke could be moving on.

Best Win Pct. by Head Coach
All-Time in Regional Finals

Coach	Win pct.	W-L
Guy Lewis	1.000	5-0
John Wooden	.923	12-1
Mike Krzyzewski	.909	10-1
Denny Crum	.857	6-1
Tom Izzo	.833	5-1
*Minimum five games

Duke will play third-seeded Baylor in Sunday's regional final. The Blue Devils have reached the Final Four in 10 of the last 11 times they've advanced this far.

"It feels good, but we really can't relax at all," Scheyer said. "It's really important to refocus. We can't enjoy wins right now. After the season, we can look back and enjoy them. But for us, we want to keep moving forward."

Scheyer, Duke's leading scorer, was 5-for-18 from the field in Duke's first two NCAA tournament games. He went 5-for-9 in the second half after missing