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Memorable Moments at Cameron Indoor Stadium: 21-30
1/18/2015 5:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
This season Duke is honoring the 75th anniversary of Cameron Indoor Stadium. The legendary arena has hosted dozens of memorable men's basketball games over its 75-year history. Each Sunday, check back with GoDuke.com to learn more about 75 of the significant contests that took place in one of the nation's most historic venues, in chronological order.
This week we bring you moments 21-30.
VIC BUBAS ERA Cont.
21. Feb. 23, 1963 – No. 2 Duke 106, North Carolina 93
In his last home game, Heyman – who had supplanted Dick Groat as the school's greatest player – nearly matched his predecessor's brilliant finale. The 6-5 All-American scored a career high 40 points and added a career high 24 rebounds to lead the Blue Devils to an easy victory over the Tar Heels.
22. Feb. 15, 1964 – No. 4 Duke 82, No. 5 Davidson 75
Lefty Driesell may have started slow, but by 1964, he had a powerhouse at Davidson, led by All-American center Fred Hetzel – a player Vic Bubas passed on because he had used his last scholarship on Bill Bradley. Before the game, a Charlotte newspaper columnist broke down the two teams by position and suggested that the one place Davidson had the edge was at center, where Hetzel was vastly superior to Duke senior Jay Buckley. Well, Hetzel was great – 28 points and 10 rebounds – but Buckley was great too with 17 points and 16 rebounds. With Jeff Mullins leading the way with 28 points, Duke secured a dramatic victory. Driesell's angry outburst after the game is believed by many to be the reason he was not approached to succeed Bubas. More importantly, the game was a springboard for Buckley, who – much like Brian Zoubek 46 years later – would become a dominant player for the last month of his career, leading Duke to the national title game.
23. Feb. 11, 1965 – No. 5 Duke, 136, Virginia 72
Everything went right for the Blue Devils against the hapless Cavaliers, leading to the highest scoring performance in Duke history. A month earlier, Vic Bubas' high scoring team had set a new record with 121 points in a victory over Penn State. This one went beyond that as six Duke players topped double figures, topped by junior Jack Marin with 25, senior Hack Tison with 19 and junior Bob Verga with 18.
24. Dec. 10, 1965 – No. 6 Duke 82, No. 1 UCLA 66
John Wooden's UCLA Bruins had won two straight national championships, including a lopsided victory over Duke in the 1964 title game. To prepare for Wooden's fullcourt press, Bubas worked his team against six defenders. Duke ended up committing just six turnovers in the shockingly easy win. Senior Jack Marin led Duke's scoring with 20 points and sophomore center Mike Lewis added 16 points and 21 rebounds. One night later, Duke routed UCLA again in a game played in the Charlotte Coliseum.
25. Jan. 3, 1967 – Duke 89, Penn State 84
Vic Bubas had to suspend most of his team for this game, after catching the bulk of his players out after curfew on New Year's Eve. Ironically, the only regular not penalized was senior star Bob Verga, who was probably the hardest partier on the team. Bubas had just six players in uniform for the visit by Penn State – two of them walk-ons and two reserves who almost never got off the bench. But Verga scored 38 and little-used sophomore Steve Vandenberg added 16 points and 14 rebounds as Duke pulled out the victory.
26. Mar. 2, 1968 – No. 10 Duke 87, No. 2 North Carolina 86 (3 OTs)
It's impossible to recapture how obscure forward Freddie Lind was going into the final game of his junior season. He played 38 minutes and scored 12 points in Duke's first 23 games. But with All-American Mike Lewis in foul trouble, he would play 31 minutes against the nation's second-ranked team. Lind was amazing, finishing with 16 points and nine rebounds. He hit a dramatic, running jumper from the top of the key to force overtime. He hit two free throws at the end of the second overtime to force a third extra period. And after Steve Vandenberg put Duke ahead in the third overtime, Lind blocked a shot by UNC center Rusty Clark to preserve one of the most remarkable victories in college basketball's greatest rivalry.
27. Mar. 1, 1969 – Duke 87, No. 2 North Carolina 81
Vic Bubas told his 12-12 team that he was retiring on Friday night before the home finale against No. 2 UNC. His players responded with a brilliant performance, led by senior Steve Vandenberg, who scored 33 in his home finale. But when UNC coach Dean Smith was asked when his team lost the game, he said, “It was the day I lost Dick DeVenzio to Duke.” The diminutive sophomore point guard had 13 points and 11 assists in the win.
BUCKY WATERS ERA
28. Feb. 1, 1971 – Duke 82, No. 10 South Carolina 71
South Carolina, in its final year before leaving the ACC, was perhaps the most hated team in ACC history. But Frank McGuire's club was a power with guard John Roche, forward Tom Owens and center Tom Riker. Earlier in the season, Duke lost by 20 points in Columbia – and sophomore guard Dick DeVenzio was kicked by South Carolina guard Kevin Joyce while he was sprawled on the floor. But revenge was sweet as sophomore Richie O'Connor led four players in double figures to overcome 28 points by Roche and a 20-point, 17-rebound effort by Riker.
29. Jan. 22, 1972 – Duke 76, No. 3 North Carolina 74
A struggling Duke team (one that would finish 14-12) was a huge underdog to a powerful UNC team that would reach the Final Four on the day when Duke Indoor Stadium was renamed in honor of former coach Eddie Cameron. But sophomore Chris Redding and junior Richie O'Connor each scored 24 and junior Alan Shaw helped limited UNC star Bob McAdoo to three points on 1-of-12 shooting. With the game tied, Duke found an unlikely hero – senior guard Robbie West, who averaged 3.8 points a game in his career, hit a 20-foot jumper at the buzzer for the win.
30. Feb. 3, 1973 – Duke 85, No. 3 Maryland 81
Lefty Driesell's return to Duke was always a big event, but none was bigger than this 1973 visit, when he brought a powerful team led by Durham native John Lucas and big men Len Elmore and Tom McMillen. But Maryland's young backcourt star was outplayed by Blue Devil senior Gary Melchionni, who scored 39 points out of a delay game that Coach Bucky Waters dubbed “The Mongoose.” Alan Shaw, who had shut down Bob McAdoo the year before, limited Maryland center Len Elmore to three points in 33 minutes of action. Driesell picked up a late technical for calling a timeout he didn't have – afterwards, explaining that he made the call on purpose to stop the clock, Lefty uttered his immortal line: “Ah kin coach!”
Past games:
EDDIE CAMERON ERA
1. Jan. 6, 1940 – Duke 36, Princeton 27
2. Feb. 20, 1941 – Duke 35, North Carolina 33
3. Feb. 27, 1942 – Duke 41, North Carolina 40 (OT)
GERRY GERARD ERA
4. Feb. 16, 1946 – North Carolina 54, Duke 44
5. Mar. 8, 1947 – N.C. State 50, North Carolina 48
6. Feb. 4, 1949 – Duke 73, No. 15 NYU 44
7. Jan. 7, 1950 – Duke 58, No. 7 N.C. State 55
HAROLD BRADLEY ERA
8. Dec. 1, 1951 – Duke 85, Temple 48
9. Feb. 29, 1952 – No. 15 Duke 94, North Carolina 64
10. Mar. 8, 1954 – No. 18 N.C. State 75, No. 9 George Washington 73
11. Feb. 4, 1956 – No. 10 Duke 65, No. 9 North Carolina 59
12. Dec. 18, 1956 – No. 13 Duke 85, No. 7 Kentucky 84
13. Mar. 1, 1957 – No. 1 North Carolina 86, Duke 72
14. Jan. 27, 1958 – Duke 72, No. 1 West Virginia 68
15. Feb. 26, 1958 – No. 6 Duke 59, No. 9 North Carolina 46
16. Feb. 14, 1959 – Duke 64, Navy 63
VIC BUBAS ERA
17. Feb. 4, 1961 – No. 4 Duke 81, No. 5 North Carolina 77
18. Dec. 5, 1961 – No. 7 Duke 117, Davidson 72
19. Dec. 28, 1962 – No.8 Duke 85, Princeton 74
20. Jan. 26, 1963 – No. 4 Duke 111, No. 6 West Virginia 71
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