INDIANAPOLIS — Their deficit had ballooned to nine early in the second half. Their star player was saddled with foul trouble. Their ears were ringing from the roars of the red-clad pro-Wisconsin crowd.
This could have been the point in Monday’s national title game when the enormity of the situation swallowed Duke’s freshmen whole. Instead it proved to be their finest moment.
Duke’s four freshmen scored all of their team’s points during the game’s final 13 minutes as the Blue Devils rallied to claim Mike Krzyzewski’s fifth national title with a 68-63 win over fellow No. 1 seed Wisconsin. And while stars Justise Winslow and Jahlil Okafor had a hand in the comeback, it was the freshmen you wouldn’t expect who did the most heavy lifting.
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Jeff Eisenberg is the editor of The Dagger on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at daggerblog@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter!
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