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left when he was called for a
charge. The basket was disal-
lowed, and UNLV had lost its
point guard and defensive
specialist for crunch time.
It made a difference. UNLV
had the shot-clock violation
and failed to move the ball as
crisply as usual in the final
minutes.
“When Greg was out of
there, we were a little out of
sync,” Tarkanian said.
Duke trailed 43-41 at half-
time, another improvement
from last season when the
Blue Devils were down 47-35
at intermission.
They scored the first two
baskets of the second half and
the lead changed hands in the
second half more often than
cards at the blackjack tables.
Dav is f inish ed with 1 5
points, and Hurley had 12 and
Grant Hill 11.
Anthony had 19 points and
six assists, while Johnson had
1 3 points and 13 rebounds.
The Runnin' Rebels fin-
ished with a 40-26 rebound
advantage, but couldn't comeup with one as big as Laet-
tner's with 12.7 seconds to
play.
Duke jumped on top 15-6
four minutes into the game,
one point shy of the largest
deficit UNLV faced all season.
Th e R u n n i n ' R e b e l s
quickly came up with an 8-0,
dominating the boards, espe-
cially on the offensive end —
1 1 o f f ensive rebo unds to
Duke's two in the first half
and a 24-12 overall advan-
tage.After Anderson Hunt (No. 12) misses 3-pointer with 2 seconds left, teammates comfort him as Duke celebrates
Final Four semifinal win in game considered one of greatest ever. The Blue Devils — led by Bobby Hurley and
Grant Hill (inset r.) — go on to win title, with coach Mike Krzyzewski cutting down net in Indianapolis. AP