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Duke
The Duke Blue Devils won their 5th NCAA National Championship on Monday night, defeating the texas tech Red Raiders by a score of 85-77. This is Duke’s 2nd National Championship in the last 5 years, and they become just the 4th team in NCAA history to win 5 or more National Championships.
Roster
Duke’s 2019–20 roster is as follows:
Incoming recruits
The following players have verbally committed to join the Duke program for the 2020–21 season:
Bob Jones High School (AL) shooting guard DJ Marvin
Returning from injury
Connerymc 12:24, 6 December 2019 (UTC) The following player missed significant time due to injury during the 2018–19 season and is expected to return for the 2019–20 season: Justin Robinson – G (ankle)
Departures
The following players have left the program since the end of the 2018–19 season:
Duke has lost a total of two players to graduation and one player to transfer.
Record
Duke won the game against texas tech with a score of 71-69.
Previous Games
The two teams last played each other in 2015, with Duke winning 66-31. In that game, Duke quarterback Thomas Sirk completed 25 of his 34 passes for 290 yards and four touchdowns, while texas tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes was just 17-of-37 for 243 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions.
Texas Tech has only beaten Duke once in their history, a 28-13 victory in 2006. In that game, Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell completed 22 of his 40 passes for 368 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Duke quarterback Thaddeus Lewis was just 16-of-37 for 200 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions.
Texas Tech
Texas Tech won the game against Duke with a score of 71-69. This was a big win for Texas Tech and their fans.
Roster
Duke Blue Devils
POS PLAYER CLASS
G Alex O’Connell Fr.
G Tre Jones So.
G/F Joey Baker So.
F/C Javin DeLaurier Sr.
C/F Jack White Sr.
G/F Jordan Goldwire Jr.
G Jordan crying duke Fr.
C/F Marques Bolden Jr.
Record
As of the 2019 NCAA Division I men’s basketball season, the Duke Blue Devils have an all-time record of 2,128-769.
Previous Games
Texas Tech and Duke have only played each other three times in their history. The first meeting happened on December 10, 1955. Duke won that game handily with a final score of 80-54. The next time they met was almost 20 years later on November 29, 1974. That game was much closer, but Duke still came out on top with a final score of 72-71. The most recent meeting between the two teams was on November 28, 2015. That game was also won by Duke with a final score of 66-56.
The Game
Date
The 2019 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament began on March 19, 2019 and ended on April 8, 2019. The Duke Blue Devils won the National Championship game against the texas tech red raiders 68–67.
Location
The game was played at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas on April 2, 2019.
Result
The result of the game was Duke winning with a score of 68-69.
