(Deep Breath) MBB: Duke 70, Purdue 57 Post-Game Thread

[OldPhiKap]

Whew! Survive and advance.

[gwwilburn]

I second this.

[Welcome2DaSlopes]

Great second half.

[AdjustNation]

If the box score could show how close this game was it would be

Duke 50.5 to Purdue 50

[Andre Buckner Fan]

Jon found his shot. It was in Houston.

[CameronDuke]

Let's Go Duke!

Elite Eight, Baby!

Way to go, fellas!

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Welcome2DaSlopes]

It's going to be hard for me to pick just one MOTM

[sweetchiba51]

If the box score could show how close this game was it would be

Duke 50.5 to Purdue 50

Nah, we dominated that second half! This Duke team is tough as nails, teams of the past couple years would have lost this game.

[Greg_Newton]

There's an 800-lb gorilla roaming around Houston somewhere!

So, so, so happy for Duke and for the seniors. This was such an important game to win for so many reasons... not least of which, we won't be hearing the sweet 16 dismissal jokes anymore!

[oldnavy]

I hope there are some whirlpools close by, I think our boys are going to need to soak some after this bruiser!

Thank goodness we got aggressive and started taking the ball to the lane in the second half. I was about to pull what little hair I have out in the first half.

Great win!

[arnie]

What a difference a half makes

[jkidd31]

Kudos to JS to keep stroking the ball, tha 3 he hit really got us going. He took his drives up much stronger in the 2nd half.

[pfrduke]

That was a street fight, through and through. Extremely intense defensive contest. We made all the plays down the stretch. Excellent, excellent job by the boys. Bring on Baylor - let's go Duke!

[Lord Ash]

So, so, so happy with that final outcome. The first half was SO painful, so tough, so many mistakes... and still up by 1. Purdue's d was insane... toughest, most scrappy, most forcing D we've seen this year.

Then in the second Jon came back to us. That, plus the rest of the guys turning it on... good stuff.

A great game to watch... I feel like a hundred thousand pounds are off our shoulders.

[Les Grossman]

As ugly as the 1st half was, the 2nd half was very good indeed. Lets hope they are able to stay loose for the Baylor game.

[Ultrarunner]

Jon found his shot. It was in Houston.

It was on the end of a Nolan pass.

Jon called for the ball on that three, hit it and just seemed to relax. Great confidence shown by Nolan in Jon.

I really like this team.

[miramar]

Nah, we dominated that second half! This Duke team is tough as nails, teams of the past couple years would have lost this game.

There's just something about these guys...

[GODUKEGO]

I sure hope we have different ref's on Sunday. I can not believe the hand checking they were allowing by Purdue.

[DukeGirl4ever]

Jon found his shot. It was in Houston.

Eh, I would say he found his driving ability! If the shots don't fall, take it to the rim! So, he did find his shot, just not his long range shot.

God love his ability to make that adjustment in the 2nd half and do what was necessary to help his team!

[proelitedota]

Based on the fact that we advanced a round every single year since 2006, it means we will lose to Baylor and win the championship in 3.