Ncaa, the semifinals: Banchero show, Duke in the final

With an excellent Paolo Banchero to make the difference Duke overcomes, not without worries, a very good Miami 80-76 and earns the ACC Tournament final. The Blue Devils at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Saturday will deal with Virginia Tech who surprisingly took out, in the other semifinal, North Carolina (72-59 the score), thus depriving Duke the possibility of avenging the recent defeat that ruined the celebrations for the last game at coach Krzyzewski’s Cameron Indoor Field.

The show

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The blue gives the public of an arena accustomed to enjoying Nba basketball flashes of his crystalline talent and closes the semifinal against the Hurricanes with 18 points, 11 rebounds and four assists, making it clear why next June will be one of the top three choices in the draft of the National Basketball League. Miami does not show the slightest awe and leaves with enthusiasm and aggression. Moore gives Duke guards a headache, McGusty finds the basket regularly, the Blue Devils team up with avoidable turnover and go under 11 lengths. However, Banchero thinks about igniting Duke’s attack. The blue with a series of movements in post brings back under the team of coach K, but as soon as he goes to catch his breath on the bench Miami scores a 7-0 run. The other two potential “Lottery Pick” in the next NBA draft of Duke, Moore and Griffin, begin to produce, especially the second, the Blue Devils come back and even the score, coming to rest on 36 all.

Acceleration

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Banchero picks up where he left off, Duke in the second half plays with less frenzy and tries to control the pace of the race. Griffin begins to find rhythm from long distance, but Miami does not give up an inch and with a super McGusty (24 points and seven rebounds) responds blow for blow to the plays of the Blue Devils. The match remains uncertain but Duke with his “Big Three” manages to channel it on the tracks preferred by the troops of coach K. Banchero and Griffin sign decisive baskets in the final, so the Hurricanes have to raise the white flag and in the final then the Blues go there Devils.

Banchero’s words

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“When we went 11 points down in the first half – underlines Banchero at the end – I tried to shock me with my aggression. The group responded very well, I just try to do my best for the team. But we have to congratulate Miami, he played a great game ”. The compliments, from coach K, however, also received the blue. “Paolo is a great player – says Duke’s coach in his last season as the Blue Devils coach – he has made incredible progress in recent months and has become an extraordinary basketball player. He manages to make himself loved by his teammates because he is an extraordinary person, we know that he will be one of the first players chosen in the next NBA draft but he has never made his status weigh. I am proud of what Paolo has done this season ”.