We're running a tournament to find out who is the best ACC Team of all-time. Read more about it here.
Today's second round matchup features the 1 seed Duke Blue Devils 1991-92 against the 17 seed Virginia Cavaliers 1980-81. Virginia 80-81 defeated UNC 76-77 in the first round.
Game 1
Duke 91-92: 77
Virginia 80-81: 69
Duke leads the series 1-0
Notes: Three Blue Devils scored 16 points and Duke hit all 21 free throws they attempted to beat Virginia in the opening game of the series. Grant Hill finished with a double-double of 16 points and 11 rebounds, while Bobby Hurley and Christian Laettner added 16 points as well in the win. Thomas Hill added double-figures as well with 10 points. Jeff Lamp led Virginia with 21 points in the loss while Ralph Sampson finished with 17 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocks.
Game 2
Virginia 80-81: 75
Duke 91-92: 68
The series is tied 1-1
Notes: Ralph Sampson wouldn't let Virginia go down 2-0 as the big man finished with 26 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Lee Raker (19 pts) and Jeff Lamp (16 pts) also added double-figures in the win, but the story was Sampson who fininshed 11-19 from the field. Christian Laettner did his best to match Sampson with 25 points and 5 rebounds of his own. Laettner went 9-11 from the floor and made all 7 free throw attempts.
Game 3
Duke 91-92: 70
Virginia 80-81: 67
Duke leads the series 2-1
Notes: Christian Laettner led the Blue Devils with 22 points and 7 rebounds and Grant Hill added 11 points to give Duke the series lead after game three. Jeff Lamp and Ralph Sampson carried the load once again with 18 points a piece, while Sampson added 10 rebounds and 5 blocks in the loss.
Game 4
Duke 91-92: 79
Virginia 80-81: 73
OVERTIME
Duke wins the series 3-1
Notes: Christian Laettner led the Blue Devils to an overtime win with 18 points and 11 rebounds and was at the center of the defensive attack Mike Krzyzewski put in place to stop Ralph Sampson. Sampson had averaged nearly 20 points per game in the first 3 games of the series, but the Blue Devils held the 7 footer to just 13 points on 5-16 shooting. Constant double-teams from Brian Davis and Grant Hill never let Sampson get comfortable offensively. Sampson did add 14 rebounds and 6 blocks to go with his 13 points, but it wasn't enough in the loss. This game was the first of the tournament to go into overtime, thanks to Christian Laettner's two free throws with less than a second remaining in regulation. The Blue Devils move on to the Elite 8 to face the winner of Duke 90-91 versus Duke 09-10.
Tomorrow its a matchup of #8 Duke 90-91 against #9 Duke 09-10.
