Duke 62, Clemson 54

This one is on me. The basketball gods clearly saw through my not-so-subtle post when Clemson was up 6.

I don't know if it's possible that Shavlik Randolph's illness alone can explain Duke's performance. They've beaten a few good teams, so I'm going to wait to draw any firm conclusions, but they looked awfully pedestrian last night. The way to defend them appears to be to eliminate either Redick or Shelden "fit to play for Duke, just not for my high school team" Williams as an offensive threat and watch them struggle. Clemson did a great job on Redick in the first half, but lost him in the second, and that was the difference.