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823 | MICHIGAN ST | 139.5 | 139 | 824 | DUKE | -4.5 | -5 |
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All Games | 27-11 | +0.9 | 22-15 | 20-16 | 71.4 | 32.8 | 46.7% | 37.5 | 63.2 | 28.0 | 39.3% | 31.9 | Road Games | 15-7 | +6.7 | 14-7 | 13-9 | 69.3 | 31.8 | 46.4% | 36.2 | 64.2 | 30.5 | 39.6% | 32.3 | Last 5 Games | 4-1 | +3.7 | 4-1 | 3-2 | 67.4 | 29.8 | 44.2% | 35.2 | 64.8 | 28.4 | 36.5% | 36.8 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 71.4 | 32.8 | 26-56 | 46.7% | 8-20 | 38.6% | 12-18 | 63.2% | 37 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 5 | vs opponents surrendering | 64.4 | 29.6 | 23-55 | 42.0% | 6-19 | 33.7% | 12-17 | 68.8% | 33 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 3 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 69.3 | 31.8 | 25-55 | 46.4% | 8-20 | 39.2% | 11-16 | 65.3% | 36 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 4 | Stats Against (All Games) | 63.2 | 28.0 | 21-54 | 39.3% | 6-18 | 31.6% | 15-21 | 72.1% | 32 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 3 | vs opponents averaging | 68.7 | 32.4 | 24-54 | 44.4% | 7-19 | 35.6% | 14-19 | 71.4% | 34 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 4 | Stats Against (Road Games) | 64.2 | 30.5 | 21-53 | 39.6% | 5-17 | 32.0% | 16-22 | 73.9% | 32 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
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All Games | 33-4 | +10.6 | 23-14 | 17-17 | 79.5 | 38.3 | 50.2% | 36.9 | 64.3 | 28.8 | 42.3% | 31.3 | Road Games | 18-3 | +6.6 | 14-7 | 8-13 | 73.9 | 34.7 | 47.7% | 35.0 | 65.1 | 29.9 | 42.7% | 32.8 | Last 5 Games | 4-1 | -0.6 | 4-1 | 0-5 | 69.2 | 32.6 | 48.9% | 33.8 | 57.6 | 27.6 | 39.1% | 31.8 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 79.5 | 38.3 | 28-56 | 50.2% | 7-19 | 39.0% | 15-22 | 69.5% | 37 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 4 | vs opponents surrendering | 64.9 | 29.7 | 23-55 | 41.8% | 6-19 | 33.0% | 13-18 | 68.7% | 33 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 3 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 73.9 | 34.7 | 26-55 | 47.7% | 7-18 | 37.3% | 15-21 | 70.4% | 35 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 4 | Stats Against (All Games) | 64.3 | 28.8 | 25-59 | 42.3% | 5-16 | 31.2% | 10-14 | 69.5% | 31 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 12 | 3 | vs opponents averaging | 69.3 | 32.4 | 25-55 | 44.7% | 6-18 | 34.8% | 14-20 | 69.1% | 35 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 4 | Stats Against (Road Games) | 65.1 | 29.9 | 25-58 | 42.7% | 5-16 | 32.0% | 10-14 | 72.3% | 33 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 4 |
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| Average power rating of opponents played: MICHIGAN ST 78.9, DUKE 78.2 |
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2/14/2015 | OHIO ST | 59-56 | W | -2.5 | W | 138 | U | 24-50 | 48.0% | 31 | 11 | 23-52 | 44.2% | 31 | 9 | 2/17/2015 | @ MICHIGAN | 80-67 | W | -5 | W | 118 | O | 31-50 | 62.0% | 33 | 8 | 19-48 | 39.6% | 25 | 6 | 2/22/2015 | @ ILLINOIS | 60-53 | W | -2.5 | W | 127 | U | 20-47 | 42.6% | 36 | 11 | 15-52 | 28.8% | 28 | 5 | 2/26/2015 | MINNESOTA | 90-96 | L | -8 | L | 132.5 | O | 29-63 | 46.0% | 37 | 13 | 29-56 | 51.8% | 33 | 7 | 3/1/2015 | @ WISCONSIN | 61-68 | L | 9 | W | 126.5 | O | 24-53 | 45.3% | 24 | 7 | 26-50 | 52.0% | 35 | 8 | 3/4/2015 | PURDUE | 72-66 | W | -6.5 | L | 129.5 | O | 23-52 | 44.2% | 32 | 8 | 24-53 | 45.3% | 34 | 14 | 3/7/2015 | @ INDIANA | 74-72 | W | -1.5 | W | 143 | O | 28-64 | 43.7% | 40 | 8 | 24-52 | 46.2% | 35 | 14 | 3/13/2015 | *OHIO ST | 76-67 | W | -1.5 | W | 134 | O | 29-61 | 47.5% | 39 | 8 | 23-58 | 39.7% | 38 | 12 | 3/14/2015 | *MARYLAND | 62-58 | W | -4 | T | 131 | U | 22-50 | 44.0% | 33 | 11 | 20-50 | 40.0% | 30 | 13 | 3/15/2015 | *WISCONSIN | 69-80 | L | 7 | L | 128 | O | 27-53 | 50.9% | 32 | 13 | 25-52 | 48.1% | 23 | 7 | 3/20/2015 | *GEORGIA | 70-63 | W | -5.5 | W | 126.5 | O | 26-57 | 45.6% | 35 | 9 | 19-57 | 33.3% | 43 | 12 | 3/22/2015 | *VIRGINIA | 60-54 | W | 4.5 | W | 117.5 | U | 17-40 | 42.5% | 32 | 6 | 17-57 | 29.8% | 39 | 5 | 3/27/2015 | *OKLAHOMA | 62-58 | W | -1 | W | 137 | U | 22-57 | 38.6% | 36 | 5 | 20-55 | 36.4% | 38 | 7 | 3/29/2015 | *LOUISVILLE | 76-69 | W | -2 | W | 127 | O | 26-60 | 43.3% | 41 | 12 | 23-64 | 35.9% | 41 | 9 | 4/4/2015 | *DUKE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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2/14/2015 | @ SYRACUSE | 80-72 | W | -7.5 | W | 148.5 | O | 27-57 | 47.4% | 42 | 15 | 29-67 | 43.3% | 32 | 9 | 2/18/2015 | N CAROLINA | 92-90 | W | -9 | L | 155.5 | O | 33-65 | 50.8% | 46 | 16 | 38-83 | 45.8% | 49 | 11 | 2/21/2015 | CLEMSON | 78-56 | W | -13 | W | 129.5 | O | 30-58 | 51.7% | 33 | 11 | 22-53 | 41.5% | 29 | 14 | 2/25/2015 | @ VIRGINIA TECH | 91-86 | W | -16 | L | 145.5 | O | 35-59 | 59.3% | 31 | 9 | 31-58 | 53.4% | 26 | 11 | 2/28/2015 | SYRACUSE | 73-54 | W | -12 | W | 147 | U | 28-58 | 48.3% | 42 | 17 | 19-62 | 30.6% | 36 | 15 | 3/4/2015 | WAKE FOREST | 94-51 | W | -18 | W | 150.5 | U | 34-59 | 57.6% | 38 | 12 | 22-53 | 41.5% | 22 | 19 | 3/7/2015 | @ N CAROLINA | 84-77 | W | 1.5 | W | 154.5 | O | 27-59 | 45.8% | 32 | 10 | 28-58 | 48.3% | 32 | 16 | 3/12/2015 | *NC STATE | 77-53 | W | -9 | W | 147 | U | 30-53 | 56.6% | 28 | 5 | 20-56 | 35.7% | 34 | 9 | 3/13/2015 | *NOTRE DAME | 64-74 | L | -8 | L | 152 | U | 27-60 | 45.0% | 34 | 12 | 25-50 | 50.0% | 27 | 10 | 3/20/2015 | *ROBERT MORRIS | 85-56 | W | -23 | W | 143.5 | U | 34-54 | 63.0% | 40 | 11 | 24-66 | 36.4% | 28 | 8 | 3/22/2015 | *SAN DIEGO ST | 68-49 | W | -9 | W | 130.5 | U | 30-55 | 54.5% | 33 | 9 | 19-58 | 32.8% | 33 | 11 | 3/27/2015 | *UTAH | 63-57 | W | -4.5 | W | 133 | U | 20-45 | 44.4% | 31 | 14 | 21-60 | 35.0% | 36 | 15 | 3/29/2015 | *GONZAGA | 66-52 | W | -1.5 | W | 145 | U | 21-56 | 37.5% | 31 | 3 | 22-50 | 44.0% | 35 | 13 | 4/4/2015 | *MICHIGAN ST | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | MICHIGAN ST: The Spartans have lost a lot from last year's Elite Eight team, but there are still some pieces for head coach Tom Izzo to build on for another great season. F/G Branden Dawson (11.2 PPG, 8.3 RPG, 1.3 SPG) is one of the most versatile players in the country. He can have a big night on the offensive end, but he is also capable of a double-digit rebounding game by dominating the glass. This year, he will have to take on more of a scoring role, as the Spartans will have to replace a majority of their points. The backcourt of PG Denzel Valentine (8.0 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 3.8 APG) and SG Travis Trice (7.3 PPG, 2.3 APG and 1.6 RPG) are two solid guards who must provide the Spartans leadership and a calming presence on the field. Freshman G/F Javon Bess made some noise in the offseason, as he was playing very well in scrimmages. He is a guy who is physically ready to play as a freshman, and he could be contributing very early in his career. | | DUKE: Duke was ousted from the NCAA Tournament in the first round last year, but there is still plenty of talent in Durham. All of the talk begins with the freshman class including C Jahlil Okafor, PG Tyus Jones and SF Justise Winslow. Okafor is already one of the top centers in college basketball, and he will be a major contributor right away. His biggest strength is his offensive game, as he has a variety of moves on the block. Jones was one of the top point guards in the class, and should give the Blue Devils a talented playmaker. Winslow has a chance to earn major playing time early because of his defense, and he is terrific in the open floor. While the freshmen get a lot of hype, there is a lot of returning talent as well. PG Quinn Cook (11.6 PPG, 4.4 APG, 37% threes) has three years under his belt for the Blue Devils, giving the team a true leader at the point guard position. Look for Duke to play Cook and Jones together a lot, giving the team more opportunities to get out and run. SG Rasheed Sulaimon (9.9 PPG, 2.4 APG, 41% threes) had some sophomore struggles last season, but he is still capable of scoring 20 points on any given night. Maybe the most important player for Duke will be PF Amile Jefferson (6.5 PPG, 6.9 RPG). He shows flashes of being an all-conference player, but also has a tendency to disappear. Duke certainly has the talent to compete for an ACC title and national championship, but with so many freshmen, the Blue Devils will have to get big performances from the upperclassmen early in the season. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER COLLEGE BASKETBALL PREVIEW (MICHIGAN ST-DUKE) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(With AP Photos.)
*Michigan St.-Duke Preview* ===========================
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer
Michigan State (27-11) at Duke (33-4), 6:09 p.m. EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Any other year, this would probably be the premier matchup of the Final Four.
On one bench sits top-seeded Duke and its record-setting coach, Mike Krzyzewski. On the other is upstart Michigan State and Tom Izzo, one of the finest coaches in the game come March.
But with overall No. 1 seed Kentucky chasing perfection against those loveable goofballs from Wisconsin, the opening game of Saturday night's national semifinals has taken on an undercard feel - two of the game's most tradition-rich programs kicking things off at Lucas Oil Stadium before a massive crowd and potentially record-setting TV audience.
"We've been that way all year: overlooked, doubted the whole time," said the Spartans' Travis Trice, who Krzyzewski lauded as the biggest breakout star of this year's NCAA Tournament.
"But we don't really look like it like that," Trice added, moments later. "If we win, people are going to be talking about us. We win a national championship, everybody will be talking."
The seventh-seeded Spartans (27-11) have certainly come a long way since November, when they were routed by the Blue Devils (33-4) just down the street at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
Freshman guard Tum Tum Nairn has replaced Bryn Forbes in the starting lineup, giving Michigan State a much-needed shot of speed. Trice and fellow senior Branden Dawson have learned to shoulder the leadership role. And just about everyone else has found their niche for a team that missed out on the Final Four a year ago, when everyone expected it to contend for the title.
"That was a devastating loss last year," Izzo recalled Friday. "That's what the beauty and the terror of the tournament is, you've got to play well six straight games to win."
They've already done that four times, beating Georgia and then knocking off in succession second-seeded Virginia, third-seeded Oklahoma and fourth-seeded Louisville.
Now, they a chance to topple a No. 1 seed.
Relying on stingy defense, the Blue Devils have run roughshod through the opening two weeks of the tournament. Even when shots weren't falling and All-American forward Jahlil Okafor was held in check by Utah and Gonzaga, Coach K's bunch of bluebloods have been just fine.
That doesn't mean there haven't been potholes on the road to Indianapolis.
The Blue Devils went through a lull in January, losing to North Carolina State and getting pounded by Miami. Junior guard Rasheed Sulaimon was booted from the team, the first player to be dismissed by Krzyzewski in 35 seasons. And there were times when the trio of Okafor, Tyus Jones and Justise Winslow looked like wide-eyed freshmen rather than superstar prospects.
All those growing pains? They turned Duke into a monster by March.
"It's just special. You can just feel it in the air now, how important it is, what it means to be here," Jones said. "Just look out and see how many seats are out there. On Saturday night, those seats are all going to be filled. It's a special feeling."
There is no shortage of story lines as two of college basketball's premier programs try to move one step closer to another national title. Here are some to watch:
OKAFOR AND JONES: Izzo should be quite familiar with Duke's star freshmen - he recruited both of them heavily. The close friends even visited the Michigan State campus in East Lansing before committing to the Blue Devils. "They were one of the first schools to recruit me," Okafor said. "I love Tom Izzo and their coaching staff. They have a great relationship with my family."
TURNOVER TROUBLE: When the teams met Nov. 18, the Blue Devils forced 13 turnovers that they turned into 24 points. Izzo has been harping on ball security ever since. "That's definitely been the key since that game," Trice said. "We feel like we beat ourselves."
DAWSON VS. WINSLOW: Sure, there are other stars in the spotlight, but this could be one of the pivotal matchups. Dawson is arguably Michigan State's toughest defender, and Winslow has been one of the Blue Devils' hottest players, averaging 14 points in the NCAA Tournament.
THE COACHING MATCHUP: Krzyzewski and Izzo have met nine times, and Coach K has won eight of them. That includes a 2-1 mark in the NCAA Tournament. But there may be no coach more dangerous as an underdog than Izzo, who has a record 13 tournament wins as the lower-seeded team.
"You know, stats are unbelievable, man," Krzyzewski said. "That doesn't make a difference at all. They're going to be ready. You know what? They don't lack talent."
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