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Show WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2015 Duke drops BY LAURA KEELEY MCT SPORTS nailed, giving Duke a 0 lead and forcing a Jamie Dixon trme-ou- t. Jones finished from deep, with 22 total points, tying his career e 3 late in the high. An shot clock in the second half gave him 21 points, put Duke up 7 and forced Prtt to use its last tune-owith 6:01 left in the game. Rasheed Sulaimon also found his from stroke, making behind the arc. Justise Winslow, who left the game twice with right shoulder pain, went from deep. Late in the second half, when attempting to chase down Pitts Josh Newkir k from behind on a dunk attempt, Winslow didnt attempt to contest it with his right hand. Its tough to predict from game to game how much effort and intensity the Blue Devils will put into defending, for the first 20 minutes Monday, both qualities were present in abundance. After debuting a 3 zone in the win against Louisville on Saturday, Duke opened in the zone again 3 against the Panthers (13-Pitt shoot doesnt ACC). many 7-- -6 NBA-rang- Flash on the Cameron Indoor Stadium jumbotron before the game read, Were going to party like its 999. And thats exactly what the Blue Devils did, defeating Pittsburgh 79-6- 15 5, giving head coach Mike Krzyze-ws999 wins for his career. His first attempt at No. 1 ,000 will come Sunday against St. Johns in Madison Square Garden. No. 5 Duke (16-2 ACC) returned to shooting like Duke teams of old. After stringing together three straight games shooting worse than 27 percent from range, the Blue Devils broke out for an (48 percent) performance. Tyus Jones, who entered the game from shooting range in ACC play, saw his first attempt do a full rotation around the rim before falling out. An offensive rebound by Quinn Cook gave him a chance from the opposite comer this one he ki 2, i 4-- 3cn is k's vWfTi for Pi Si 72-5- ut -5 2-- 6, 3-- DIXIESUNNEWS.COM -- 5- career win entering the game, just 32.5 percent of its points came from range, last in the ACC and 221st nationally and, to their credit, the Panthers didnt jack up many against the zone (just three in the first half). But Pitt still struggled to hit jump shots from inside the arc, from shooting 41 percent field goal range, featuring mainly jump shots Defensive rebounding, especially challenging in the zone with fewer players available to crash the boards, wasnt a problem for the Blue Devils early, as they grabbed eight defensive rebounds before the Panthers pulled down their first offensive board. The zone created turnovers in the fust half, too, as Duke converted six Pitt turnovers into 14 points in the (10-of-2- 4) first half. Of course, a scheme alone wont stymie an opponent, the effort has to be there, too. Until the final minute of the game, the Panthers were shooting over 60 percent from the field. The Panthers scored on their first six possessions of the second half. n Duke played three in man-to-ma- Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski fires up the crowd during the first half of play on Monday, at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C. and three in zone prompting a quick Krzyzewski timeout. Pitt got as close as 10, at 4 midway through the second half, but a 19-- 8 Duke run took care of that threat. The Panthers didnt totally go away, cutting it to 10 again with less than three minutes remaining Dukes nonexistent transition defense was largely to blame for 44-3- that, but the Panthers simply ran out of time. During the Dukes final timeout, with 56.6 seconds remaining, all three student sections took turns chanting Nine, nine, nine, a fitting send off for Krzyzewski and the Blue Devils as they play their next three games on the road. Dixie intramurals expecting high participation this semester BY PORTER LARSEN PLarsenDSN i I ies : - If youre trying to avoid that infamous freshman 15, intramural sports offer a number of ways to keep you active. There are 22 different intramural activities that are being played this semester alone, including basketball, volleyball, soccer and many more. In the 2013-1- 4 school year, over 2,000 DSU mr.TTjTr J. students competed in intramural sports, and that number is expecting to more than double this year. Some students take the games far more seriously than others do, and the Dixie intramural program is welcoming no matter how competitive you are. Zach Wynn, a sophomore business major from Bountiful, said he loves playing basketball for the social aspect of it. I like having a social life, and I love playing basketball, so it works out perfectly for me, Wynn said. The intramural staff puts a big emphasis on basketball. Games will be played under NCAA rules. There 2 is expected to be teams, many of which athletes have college-leve- l on their rosters. These players arent just your average Joes, said Ken Turley, a senior business major from Alamo, Nevada. Turley said he is heav five-on-fi- ve 10-1- ily involved in DSUs intramural program and regularly competes in the games. We keep full stats for basketball: points, rebounds, everything, Turley said. No other intramural does that. Its always a lot of fun. There is also a skills shoot competition, and dunk contest out, game. If basketball isnt your cup of tea, there are many other events to get involved in. Some increas all-st- ar ingly popular ones are ultimate Frisbee, softball, and dodgeball. To sign up for any of these sports, students must have a Dmail account. You will log in or register at IMLeagues. com using your Dmail account. From there, students can create a new team or join an existing team, which requires an invitation. If you have any questions or concerns, you can contact the staff or visit the intramural office in the southeast corner of the Student Activities Center (Old gym). For information Intramural Office Office hours: Monday-Frida- y 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Phone: 435-879-42- Email: ntramurals dixie .edu Website: www.dixie .eduintramu-ral- s i UK' 1 I jr i It m n Si ll sea ugh w tft to pin is ysing ,tpR unst Cali1 sa ay, |