I am loathe to ever write anything positive about Duke basketball, but credit needs to be given where it’s due. On Wednesday night senior Mason Plumlee took an alley-oop pass from sophomore guard Quinn Cook and threw it down with authority. The above video shows just how insane a dunk it was. I mean wow. No. 2 Duke ended up beating No. 4 Ohio State 73-68, and Plumlee’s dunk was definitely the highlight of the night.
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