Conte was rockin’ like it was 2006. There was more excitement in the building than there had been all season long. But at the end of the day the Eagles could not knock off the Dukies like they did last year. The game came down to the final possession, with Joe Trapani misfiring on a tough three-point look.

The game was a defensive struggle in the first half. Duke got hot towards the end of the first half though which put the Eagles in a considerable hole. Even though a ten-point deficit should not be insurmountable, it proved to be the difference in the game.

The Eagles slowly crept closer and closer to tying things up in the second half. However it seemed that whenever the Eagles started to gain momentum, Duke would grab a big offensive rebound and either put it back up or kick it out for a three ball.

Things really started to heat up for the Eagles with 5:15 to go in the second half. Nolan Smith drove hard to the hoop but Rakim Sanders would have none of it. The Eagles’ best player pinned Smith’s feeble attempt at a dunk against the hoop. The Eagles then quickly moved the ball down the court and finalized a four-point swing.

That transition cut the deficit to seven.  The Eagles were able to minimize Duke damage and kept inching closer and closer. Meanwhile the student section looked like a sea of bobble heads as the SuperFans continuously jumped up and down. While BC was getting closer to tying it up, there was a feeling throughout that they would never fully catch Duke.

However, that changed with fifteen seconds left when Reggie Jackson drained a clutch trifecta. It seemed ill-advised  when it left his finger tips but brilliant when it found nothing but nylon. The Eagles then quickly fouled the Blue Devil who received the inbound pass. Unfortunately that man was Jon Scheyer, one of the best free throw shooters in the country. Perhaps the skinniest man in D1 basketball, he converted both attempts from the charity stripe. Thus, Conte was going insane as it was clear that about ten seconds and some intimidated security guards stood between the students storming the court and raising Rakim and Reggie onto their shoulders.

However, there would be no image on SportsCenter of the court swarmed with young, highly excitable, yellow shirted, perhaps inebriated people. Jackson brought up the ball and could not find anyone open until he threw it to Trapani with about three seconds left. Trapani was also blanketed by a Blue Devil and heaved a last second desperation three off balance. It glanced off the iron and fell to the hardwood as that ugly buzzer resounded throughout Conte.

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