Duke vs. VCU highlights packed weekend in hoops NCAA.com
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PRESENTED BY In his third game as the VCU coach, Will Wade must prepare for the difficult task of playing Duke after the Blue Devils were exposed and handled Tuesday night in an 11-point loss to Kentucky. Also, the game will be played in Madison Square Garden. Last time Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski was in the building he earned career victory 1,000 as the Blue Devils improved to 18-3 in their last 21 games in one of basketball’s iconic venues. He’s been focused instead on mapping an effective plan for his 2-0 Rams against the third-tallest team Krzyzewski has coached in 36 seasons at Duke. “They are very talented, very well coached and very, very long - significantly bigger than us at every position,” Wade said earlier this week. “Combatting their length and scoring in different ways is going to be critical for us.” Still, the matchup is hardly one-sided. The Blue Devils committed turnovers on 23.9 percent of their possessions against Kentucky and have an inexperienced point guard. Those facts surely fuel the Rams, who forced opening opponents Prairie View and Radford into 42 turnovers and consistently rank among the national leaders in all turnover related statistics. Duke - VCU (tonight, 7:30 p.m., ESPN) is one of several interesting guaranteed matchups this weekend. Several ongoing tournaments offer potential title games between ranked teams. More on the tasty weekend ahead later, but first a glance at what we learned this week: Per usual, Weekend watching: Friday Nov. 20 Wisconsin vs. Georgetown, Madison Square Garden, NYC (5 p.m., ESPN2) Both were upset victims early on, but the first semifinal of the 2K Classic should be a tight one between two of the nation’s most deliberate teams. Xavier at No. 24 Michigan (9 p.m., Big Ten Network Beginning of a brutal stretch for the Wolverines, who head to the Bahamas for the Battle 4 Atlantis next week. Saturday Nov. 21 Belmont at Evansville (1 p.m., ESPN3) Don’t be surprised if either team makes magic in March. Purple Aces guard D.J. Balentine can score. No. 1 North Carolina at Northern Iowa (2 p.m., ESPN3) It would be cooler if Paige could play in front of the home folks, however the Heels would be wise not to overlook UNI, which looked strong in beating Stephen F. Austin 70-60 on Tuesday. 2K Classic Consolation / Championship (evening, ESPN2) Check the starting times, but regardless of how the matchups play out there should be two solid games in the Garden. Sunday Nov. 22 Hall of Fame Tip-Off championship game (5:30 p.m., ESPN2) This could be many’s first look at Florida, under new coach Michael White, and Purdue, with a tall frontcourt featuring elite freshman Caleb Swanigan and recently returned A.J. Hammons. Puerto Rico championship game (7:30 p.m, ESPN2) High-octane Butler directed by point guard Tyler Lewis is likely to emerge from its half of the bracket to face the Miami - Utah winner. Either way, it should be entertaining. Charleston Classic championship game (9:30 p.m., ESPN2) This is shaping up as a matchup between Oklahoma State, which is trying to gain early momentum, and Virginia, which has 3-point shooting questions to answer. Division I Women s Soccer Committee reveals top 10
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