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NCAA Tournament preview: #2 Duke vs #3 Villanova
No. 2 Duke (30-6) vs. No. 3 Villanova (28-7)
Time/Day/TV: 9:57 EDT/Thursday/CBS
Duke Road to the Final Four: D. No. 15 Binghamton 86-62 D. No. 7 Texas 74-59
Villanova Road to the Final Four: D. No. 14 American 70-57 D. No. 6 UCLA 89-69
Duke Moment of Truth: The Blue Devils blew a 10-point lead in the second half to Texas and were tied twice but survived.
Duke Leading Scorers: Gerald Henderson 16.8, Kyle Singler 16.5, Jon Scheyer 14.9
Villanova Moment of Truth: The Wildcats were down, 41-31, at the end of the first half to American but then prevailed in the second half.
Villanova Leading Scorers: Dante Cunningham 16.3, Scottie Reynolds 15.1, Corey Fisher 10.9
Key Matchup: Duke G-F Gerald Henderson vs. Villanova G-F Dwayne Anderson. Anderson hasn’t gotten hot yet but Henderson has kicked his game up a notch and really been the X-factor to Duke’s return to the Sweet 16. Expect the Wildcats to throw several defenders at him.
Who Wins and Why: Villanova. The Wildcats will contest Duke’s perimeter game and Cunningham is physically stronger against Duke’s Singler. Singler was really exposed against Texas and fouled out.
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By: Kevin Lonnquist
DFN Sports Staff Writer