Duke Was Golden In The Clutch Against Texas Tech

Mar 24, 2022; San Francisco, CA, USA; Duke Blue Devils forward Theo John (12) and forward AJ Griffin (left) reacts after a play against the Texas Tech Red Raiders during the second half in the semifinals of the West regional of the men’s college basketball NCAA Tournament at Chase Center.Duke defeated Texas Tech 78-73 Thursday night to advance to the Elite Eight, where they’ll play Arkansas Saturday.

Duke shot lights out down the stretch, making big shot after big shot and they needed every single one of them.

Forget every notion you may have heard about Duke being a Cadillac team or some such. This was a tough, gritty, street-fight game against a team whose much-hyped defensive prowess was…