March 22, 2008

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Duke Upset In Second Round By West Virginia, 73-67

WASHINGTON - No. 9 and second-seeded Duke fell in the second round of the 2008 NCAA Tournament Saturday at the Verizon Center to seventh-seeded West Virginia, 73-67, to ends its 2007-08 campaign. The Blue Devils finish with a 28-6 record while the Mountaineers improve to 26-10 and advance to the Sweet 16 for the third time in four years.

Gerald Henderson led the way for the Blue Devils with 18 points off of a 5-of-9 performance from the field. Jon Scheyer added 15 points off the bench while Greg Paulus was the only other Duke player in double figures with 13 points and three three-pointers.

The Mountaineers were led Joe Mazzulla off the bench with 13 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists in 31 minutes. Joe Alexander had 22 points and 11 rebounds while Alex Rouff had 17 points.

"The story of this game is Joe Mazzulla," Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. "He looked like a mini Jason Kidd out there getting all those rebounds and assists. He played tremendously."

Duke controlled the majority of the first half and after falling behind 4-0 in the first two minutes, fueled by a pair of threes from Paulus, they were able to score 14 unanswered to take a 14-4 lead six minutes into the half. After Kyle Singler hit a pair of free throws to give Duke a 18-8 lead, West Virignia rattled off seven straight to cut the lead to three nine minutes into the half.