Well this is the game we have been waiting over 10 months for. The Blue Devils come to Comcast undefeated and untested so far this season. They boast the nation's highest scoring team and block a ton of shots. In year's past, Maryland came into the game short-handed as they didn't have the same athletes as Duke. Three recruiting classes later and firepower at every position, Maryland sends its best team to the floor in its attempt to defeat Duke for the first time in 13 tries. Can we do it? Yes, but it won't be easy.
My keys to the game:
Match the defensive intensity we showed vs. MSU and UT. Duke is used to scoring at will, we need to show them it's not that easy.
Use pump fakes. Bales and Black are great at blocking shots and are the tallest duo we have played all season. We need to get them off their feet and get them in foul trouble to open the lane for Lang, Perry and Harper.
Will the old Toliver show up? Since he return to the line up Toliver has yet to make a shot from the field. We know she has it in her and hopefully tomorrow is the game where she recaptures the magic.
Handle Duke's press. Duke loves to press in order to jumpstart their offense. We can't get sucked in with their traps and make sure we spot the open people right away.
No slow starts. Against MSU and BC, we started slow and almost paid for it. Duke will make us pay for it.
Limit the turnovers. Scoring may be at a premium so we don't want to waste possessions.
I see a close game with the Terps coming away with the win in the final minutes.
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