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CHICAGO (AP) -- Elton Brand, William Avery, Corey Maggette and
Trajan Langdon packed up and headed to the NBA, their Duke careers
over -- some before they hardly got started.
Chris Carrawell said his goodbyes long ago. And now as the
team's lone senior, it's his turn to lead the Blue Devils.
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"It's my time to step up," he said Tuesday night after doing
just that. He scored 21 points, hit two free throws with 14 seconds
left and played tough defense as the Blue Devils (No. 15 ESPN/USA Today, No. 17 AP) beat No. 16 Illinois 72-69 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
"I've been in different roles since I've been here. I've played
down low, I've played sixth man. Now, I'm ready," Carrawell said.
"Every time there's a big shot to be taken, it's either me or
Shane (Battier), who's going to be taking it."
After Carrawell's two free throws put the Blue Devils (4-2)
ahead by three, Illinois' Frank Williams missed a 3-pointer, Duke's
Jason Williams rebounded and was able to dribble out the clock.
"I wanted to be in that situation, the shot didn't fall,"
Frank Wiliams said. "Whenever I get a shot like that, I'm going to
take it."
Jason Williams added 17 points and Battier had 12 points and 10
rebounds for Duke. Cory Bradford and Williams scored 14 points each
for Illinois (2-1) but both had tough shooting nights. Bradford,
being closely defended from Carrawell, shot just 5-of-19, while
Williams was 4-of-17.
"He's 6-6 and he's difficult to shoot over," said Bradford,
last year's Big Ten freshman of the year. "I'm expecting a lot of
big guys to guard me this year. We just forced some shots and
didn't take our time."
Brand, the Chicago Bulls' No. 1 pick in the NBA draft after
leaving Duke early, was seated near the Blue Devil bench and showed
little emotion as he watched his former team pull out the victory
after trailing by five at the half. He did go into the locker room
after the game and talked with Carrawell.
Duke's victory was its fourth straight after opening losses to
Stanford and Connecticut.
"It's not going to be like last year, beating everybody by 25
or 30," said Carrawell, referring to last year's 37-2 season that
ended with a loss in the NCAA Finals. "Teams think Duke's a little
weak now, so it's important for us to come out with a sense of
urgency."
Carrawell, made two free throws to put the Blue Devils ahead
70-66 before Bradford hit two for the Illini to make it a two-point
game with 1:37 remaining.
A charging foul on Jason Williams gave the Illini the ball with
55 seconds left. Robert Archibald made one of two at the line,
leaving the Illini a point behind with 41 seconds left.
Carrawell's game-tying three-point play started a quick 10-0
Blue Devil run and put Duke up 57-50 with 9:18 to go. The key play
was a 3-pointer by Mike Dunleavy, who hit the shot after a free
throw bounced long right into his hands.
Williams hit two straight 3-pointers to get the Illini within
68-63 with 3:34 left before Archibald's tip with 2:39 left brought
Illinois within two with 2:39 left.
With one of the loudest crowds at the United Center since
Michael Jordan was still playing for the Bulls, the Illini
rebounded from a slow start to take a 40-35 halftime lead.
Cleotis Brown hit a pair of 3-pointers and made a bank shot as
the Illini closed the half with 13-2 run that featured 11 straight
points.
The Blue Devils came out quickly, jumping out 19-9 behind three
baskets by freshman Dunleavy.
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ALSO SEE
Mens College Basketball Scoreboard
Duke Clubhouse
Illinois Clubhouse
ACC/Big Ten Challenge
AUDIO/VIDEO
Chris Carawell goes baseline for the dunk.
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Mike Dunleavy shows the nice "stroke."
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Frank Williams knocks down the three for Illinois.
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