Scott Rich

Or not the next five points, but Duke was up five just two minutes later.

Isaiah hit a big three that was very well-timed.

So, yes, in an ideal world, you want Duke to come out of the half and stretch that seven-point lead.

to 15 to 20 right away but i was encouraged that yes we lost that lead but we responded to that and started building it up right away rather than letting that momentum grow and sort of you know and turn into something where we have a deeper hole to dig out of i think the last thing for me is just recognizing that two players uh on this team i would love for them

So I think it's about time we go talk about the play of the game.

I think it's about time that we admit we probably have the same play of the game.

I'm going to operate on that assumption, but I want to make this a two-parter.

I want to make this a two-part play of the game because we're talking about Isaiah Evans' dunk at the end of the first half.

But that was not the only point of the game.

where Duke had an offensive rebound off of a missed free throw that they turned into a solid offensive possession at a key, key moment.

Isaiah Evans' dunk at the end of the first half as part of that huge run was the first one.

But lest we forget, with about 11 minutes to go in the second, where we're in the midst of this, Cal has brought this game back.

It's a close game.

We have that possession where we get four shots at the rim.

And that all comes after a Cam Boozer offensive rebound off of a missed free throw.

It's fitting that Cam was the one who ended up finishing it off.

And I'm sorry, I think we had three shots of the rim, not four.

But he takes that third.

He gets that two-point bucket.

That both of those plays that were hustle plays off, you know, any time you get a rebound off of your own missed free throw, that is a, you know, the epitome of a hustle play.