re: Former Arizona basketball star Michael Wright killed in NYC

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I had seen Arizona play at LSU the year before, and Loren Woods wasn't very strong and turned out to be an overrated player who didn't pan out at all in the pros. Shane Battier was stronger and matched up well with him to say the least, and Woods was vulnerable to away-from-the-ball picks; it takes a little more than Woods' muscle to navigate through well-run five-man motion offenses. Duke also shot better from downtown (9-27 to 4-22), which alone accounts for more than the 10-point difference in final score. I can't remember who was guarding Gilbert Arenas (Jay Williams?), but whoever it was did a great job since Arenas was ice cold from the field that night.

Cliff Notes: Arizona was cold all night. Their shots didn't fall.

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I remember Mike Dunleavy Jr. had this stretch of 3 threes in a row that helped Duke pull away, one after the epic Battier block and save.