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Louisville’s Kevin Ware after breaking leg: “You guys go win this thing.”
Louisville’s Kevin Ware delivered an inspiring message to his Cardinals teammates after he broke his leg in the Elite Eight game against Duke. He was lying in front of the Louisville bench in the first half. His right leg was so badly broken that the bone was showing through his skin. Ware called his teammates over. “Don't worry about me,” Ware said according to CBS...
Thornton Named to Inaugural Allstate NABC Good Works Team
Duke Athletics Press Release
DURHAM, N.C. — Duke junior Tyler Thornton is one of five players named to the inaugural Allstate NABC Division I Good Works Team as announced today by Allstate Insurance Company and the NABC.
The award recognizes a unique group of men’s college basketball student-athletes who have made outstanding contributions in the areas of volunteerism and civic...
Duke players continue to shine at the NC Pro-Am
Wayne Bumpass is back with another review of the Blue Devils’ performance at the NC Pro-Am. Marshall Plumlee, Josh Hairston, Seth Curry, Tyler Thornton, and Quinn Cook were all in action last night on NC Central’s campus. Check out ncproam.com to keep up with the schedule and rosters to see which Duke players will be participating.
Seth Curry looked good in the first game of...
Dukes Thornton kills Hokies gameplan
Zero points.
Tyler Thornton gets little attention when zero points shows up in Dukes final box score. It is not commonplace for him to be held scoreless, but it comes as little surprise. No media members crowd around his locker when he lays a goose egg. He does not get called to postgame press conferences when zeroes appear. The reaction is one of indifference.
But when he fills...
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March 09, 2012
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No. 6 Duke 60, Virginia Tech 56
Tyler Thornton scored a career-high 13 points, Austin Rivers hustled for a clinching three-point play and No. 6 Duke survived an ugly performance against cold-shooting Virginia Tech, beating the Hokies 60-56 in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament Friday night.
Seeking their fourth straight tournament title, the Blue Devils (27-5) advanced to the semifinals against either No...
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March 09, 2012
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Thornton, Rivers lead Duke past Va. Tech
ATLANTA (AP) -- Tyler Thornton scored a career-high 13 points, Austin Rivers hustled for a clinching three-point play and No. 6 Duke survived an ugly performance against cold-shooting Virginia Tech, beating the Hokies 60-56 in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament Friday night.
Seeking their fourth straight tournament title, the Blue Devils (27-5) advanced to the semifinals against...
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March 09, 2012
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Tyler Thornton shoots Duke into ACC semifinals
How shrewd and diabolical is Mike Krzyzewski? He devised a game plan where Tyler Thornton, yes Tyler Thornton leads the Blue Devils to victory. Virginia Tech coach Seth Greenberg never saw that coming. Of course neither did any Duke fan or any observer of the game of basketball.
Duke's starting point guard isn't known much for shooting, or scoring but against Virginia Tech...
Duke beats Kansas 68-61 for 5th Maui title
Tyler Thornton had taken nine shots all season, and was on the court for his defense.
When Duke needed a big shot, he hit two.
Thornton capped a thrilling game between basketball behemoths, hitting an off-balance 3-pointer with 20 seconds left to give the sixth-ranked Blue Devils enough cushion to finish off a 68-61 win over No. 14 Kansas for its fifth Maui Invitational title....
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November 24, 2011
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Thornton's clutch 3-pointers spur Duke
Duke is still the king of Maui. Tyler Thornton made sure of it.
Thornton capped a thrilling game between basketball behemoths, hitting an off-balance 3-pointer with 20 seconds left to give the sixth-ranked Blue Devils enough cushion to finish off a 68-61 win over No. 14 Kansas for its fifth Maui Invitational title.
Thornton hit one 3-pointer with 1:10 left and gave the Blue Devils...
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November 24, 2011
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Jayhawks fall 68-61 to Duke in Maui finale
Kansas didn't expect the first 3-pointer from Tyler Thornton. The Jayhawks couldn't believe his second long jumper.
Tyler hit one 3-pointer to give Duke the lead and dropped in another with the shot clock winding down and the Jayhawks in his face, sending No. 14 Kansas to a 68-61 loss and the sixth-ranked Blue Devils to their fifth Maui Invitational title Wednesday night...
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November 16, 2011
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