We’re pretty sure we’ve linked this before but since we heard that Wednesday was the anniversary of Duke’s 2001 Final Four comeback against Maryland. In the canon of great Duke games, it’s probably underrated.
First, remember that Maryland was a very, very good team. Led by Juan Dixon and Steve Blake, the Terps were nearly Duke’s equal.
Nearly, but not.
The then-ACC rivals played four times that season with Duke winning three. The first was the Miracle Minute/Gone In 54 Seconds game in College Park, but people forget that Maryland was in total control of that game until Duke’s legendary comeback.