Soon the Duke lead was back to 14 points, and the Connecticut season was near its end.

Never known as an outside shooter, Greene put one up from the left corner that cut the Duke lead to 36-28.

Texas made a bit of a run to cut the Duke lead to 47-42 with 17 minutes 48 seconds left, but Redick answered right back with a 3-pointer.

The 4-point play turned a 36-35 UConn lead into a 39-36 Duke lead.

In the final minute, Hinnant scored on a running 3-pointer to cut the Duke lead to 77-76 with 4.4 seconds to go.

Battier then took a pass from Williams and dunked for a 77-72 Duke lead.

Wojciechowski hit a 3-pointer to start the period, extending the Duke lead to 10 points.

Redick had a chance to increase the Duke lead to 8 points, but another of his 3-point field-goal attempts rimmed out.

Duke lead at halftime, then went on a 14-5 run the extend the lead.

The biggest Duke lead in the half was 12 points (28-16) with 6:54 remaining.