YouTube Gold: Duke vs. Maryland In The 2001 Final Four

Duke’s Shane Battier launches a three against Maryland in the 2001 Final FourYesterday we featured Nate James and his tip-in to beat Maryland in the 2001 ACC Tournament.

We mentioned the 2001 Final Four game and while we may have featured it before, it’s always worth another look.

Maryland came into that game fiercely motivated and went up by 22 in the first half. At a certain point, Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski just turned the game over the players, telling them that he wasn’t calling anymore plays. They just needed to play basketball.

Well they did. It was a pretty incredible comeback, with the Blue Devils ultimately winning 95-84.

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