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All season, Mike Krzyzewski's Duke has been playing youngsters, keeping its rotation tight and figuring out ways to score a lot - and, of course, win more often than not. Playing for the second time in about 24 hours at the ACC Tournament, the defending NCAA champion simply seemed spent. Suddenly unable to put the ball in the basket, and their lack of depth made clear, Grayson Allen and the 19th-ranked Blue Devils let a 16-point, second-half lead evaporate Thursday and lost 84-79 in overtime in the ACC quarterfinals to Notre Dame, which got 19 points and 22 rebounds from Zach Auguste. Continue to Article

March 10, 2016 6:24:pm EST

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Looking exhausted down the stretch, 19th-ranked Duke gave away a 16-point, second-half lead against Notre Dame and lost to the Fighting Irish 84-79 in overtime in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals Thursday. Continue to Article

March 10, 2016 5:00:pm EST

With March Madness right around the corner, The Dagger is picking an all-time starting five from some of college basketball's most tradition-rich programs. Our picks were based on a variety of factors, including stats, tourney success, All-America selections, and of course, our opinions. [ Yahoo Tourney Pick’em is open. Sign up now and play for $50K ] Next up: North Carolina Tar Heels. Who was considered from North Carolina: 1. Michael Jordan, G, 1981-84 (17.7 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 1.8 apg) 2. Phil Ford, G, 1974-78 (18.6 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 6.1 apg) 3. Tyler Hansbrough, F, 2005-09 (20.2 ppg, 8.6 rpg) 4. James Worthy, F, 1979-82 (14.5 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 2.5 apg) 5. Antawn Jamison, F, 1995-98 (19.0 ppg, 9.9 rpg) 6. Sam Perkins, F, 1980-84 (15.9 ppg, 8.6 rpg) 7. Lennie Rosenbluth, G, 1954-57 (26.9 ppg, 10.4 rpg) 8. Charlie Scott, G, 1967-70 (22.1 ppg, 7.1 rpg) 9. Jerry Stackhouse, F, 1993-95 (15.7 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 2.3 apg) 10. Sean May, F, 2002-05 (15.8 ppg, 10.0 rpg) Continue to Article

March 09, 2016 8:26:pm EST

North Carolina has reached the ACC tournament championship game four times in the previous five years only to lose every one of them, with last season's defeat particularly disheartening. The seventh-ranked Tar Heels are hoping to finish the job this year as they begin against Pittsburgh in Thursday's quarterfinals in Washington D.C. North Carolina (25-6) lost three straight tournament finals from 2011-13 before a 90-82 defeat to Notre Dame last year which remains stuck in many players' memories. Continue to Article

March 09, 2016 6:24:pm EST

Notre Dame point guard Demetrius Jackson pulled out his Atlantic Coast Conference championship ring the other day as a reminder. The Fighting Irish (20-10) head into the ACC tournament this week at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., with the title of defending tournament champions, a title they've never held before in any conference. Coach Mike Brey doesn't want the fourth-seeded Irish to dwell too much on that, but he encouraged his players to wear those championship rings this week. Continue to Article

March 08, 2016 3:19:pm EST

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