ANAHEIM, Calif. — Here were the three main concerns for Arizona coming into the game against the No. 1 seeded Duke Blue Devils: avoiding turnovers against Duke’s coveted ball pressure, playing against the interior size of the Blue Devils and finding a way to stop the back-court combo of Kyrie Irving and Nolan Smith.
It looked like a recipe for disaster, but when the Wildcats finally hit the court against the Blue Devils on Thursday, a convincing 93-77 victory in Anaheim, Calif., Arizona used all three of their main concerns against head coach Mike Krzyzewski’s squad.
It left one of the most highly-respected coaches baffled at how the Wildcats out-attacked his Blue Devils. After weathering a storm in the first half behind forward Derrick Williams’ 25-point outburst, his teammates put the pe
