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ATLANTA --- The Duke Blue Devils may not have put forth their best performance of the season Friday, but they advanced to the semifinals of the 59th ACC Tournament nonetheless.
The second seed, Duke ousted No. 9 Virginia Tech 60-56 on an evening neither team could find its stride or stroke. Tyler Thornton had perhaps his best game as a Blue Devil scoring 13 points and paying an...
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March 10, 2012
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Dukes Thornton kills Hokies gameplan
Zero points.
Tyler Thornton gets little attention when zero points shows up in Dukes final box score. It is not commonplace for him to be held scoreless, but it comes as little surprise. No media members crowd around his locker when he lays a goose egg. He does not get called to postgame press conferences when zeroes appear. The reaction is one of indifference.
But when he fills...
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March 09, 2012
Rivers' three-point play proves huge
Tyler Thornton scored a career-high 13 points, Austin Rivers hustled for a clinching three-point play and No. 6 Duke survived an ugly performance against cold-shooting Virginia Tech, beating the Hokies 60-56 in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament Friday night.
Seeking their fourth straight tournament title, the Blue Devils (27-5) advanced to the semifinals against either No...
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March 09, 2012
No. 6 Duke 60, Virginia Tech 56
Tyler Thornton scored a career-high 13 points, Austin Rivers hustled for a clinching three-point play and No. 6 Duke survived an ugly performance against cold-shooting Virginia Tech, beating the Hokies 60-56 in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament Friday night.
Seeking their fourth straight tournament title, the Blue Devils (27-5) advanced to the semifinals against either No...
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March 09, 2012
Thornton, Rivers lead Duke past Va. Tech
ATLANTA (AP) -- Tyler Thornton scored a career-high 13 points, Austin Rivers hustled for a clinching three-point play and No. 6 Duke survived an ugly performance against cold-shooting Virginia Tech, beating the Hokies 60-56 in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament Friday night.
Seeking their fourth straight tournament title, the Blue Devils (27-5) advanced to the semifinals against...
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March 09, 2012
Tyler Thornton shoots Duke into ACC semifinals
How shrewd and diabolical is Mike Krzyzewski? He devised a game plan where Tyler Thornton, yes Tyler Thornton leads the Blue Devils to victory. Virginia Tech coach Seth Greenberg never saw that coming. Of course neither did any Duke fan or any observer of the game of basketball.
Duke's starting point guard isn't known much for shooting, or scoring but against Virginia Tech...
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March 09, 2012
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March 09, 2012
Duke Scouting Report — Player By Player
Much has been made of Duke’s defensive struggles on offense this season, but what seems to get brushed under the rug is just how efficient the Blue Devils have been offensively. Their adjusted offense according to Ken Pomeroy is 5th best in the country. The team also boasts the 11th highest points per possession number in the nation, good for 1st in the ACC, according to Statsheet...
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February 08, 2012
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February 08, 2012
Clutch Thornton Leads Duke Over Kansas
by David Cassilo / @dcassilo
While the Maui Invitational final featured two college powerhouses and a handful of potential lottery picks, it was the little known Tyler Thornton who sank two late three-pointers to lead No. 6 Duke over No. 14 Kansas, 68-61.
Thornton, a sophomore who averaged 1.6 ppg last season, was in the lineup late in the second half as Austin Rivers rested with...
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November 24, 2011
Duke beats Kansas 68-61 for 5th Maui title
Tyler Thornton had taken nine shots all season, and was on the court for his defense.
When Duke needed a big shot, he hit two.
Thornton capped a thrilling game between basketball behemoths, hitting an off-balance 3-pointer with 20 seconds left to give the sixth-ranked Blue Devils enough cushion to finish off a 68-61 win over No. 14 Kansas for its fifth Maui Invitational title....
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November 24, 2011
Thornton's clutch 3-pointers spur Duke
Duke is still the king of Maui. Tyler Thornton made sure of it.
Thornton capped a thrilling game between basketball behemoths, hitting an off-balance 3-pointer with 20 seconds left to give the sixth-ranked Blue Devils enough cushion to finish off a 68-61 win over No. 14 Kansas for its fifth Maui Invitational title.
Thornton hit one 3-pointer with 1:10 left and gave the Blue Devils...
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November 24, 2011
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