10 Memorable Meadowlands Moments

1.  3-24-90 | No. 15 Duke vs. No. 3 UConn (Elite 8, W 79-78 OT)
Alaa Abdelnaby gave Duke 27 points and 14 boards, and two of Christian Laettner’s 23 points came at the buzzer in this Elite Eight thriller that sent Duke to the Final Four for the third straight year.

2.  3-23-86 | No. 1 Duke vs. No. 17 Navy (Elite 8, W 71-50)
Johnny Dawkins made sure Coach K would reach his first Final Four, contributing 28 points and seven boards against a Navy team led by David Robinson.

3.  3-26-89 | No. 9 Duke vs. No. 2 Georgetown (Elite 8, W 85-77)
In a Laettner performance that may get overlooked due to his many other big moments, Christian scored 24 points and pulled down nine boards as a freshman to lead Duke past a second-ranked Georgetown squad that featured Alonzo Mourning, Dikembe Mutombo, and Charles Smith.

4.  3-26-88 | No. 5 Duke vs. No. 1 Temple (Elite 8, W 63-53)
Danny Ferry’s 20 points and 5 boards paced Duke in an upset win over No. 1 Temple that sent the Blue Devils to the Final Four for the second time in three years.

5.  3-21-99 | No. 1 Duke vs. Temple (Elite 8, W 85-64)
11 years later, Duke and Temple met again in the Elite Eight at the Meadowlands, and Trajan Langdon (23 points) and Elton Brand (21 points) made this one easier for the top-ranked Blue Devils.

6.  12-18-01 | No. 1 Duke vs. No. 7 Kentucky (W 95-92 OT)
It took overtime to settle the 2001 Jimmy V Classic as Jason Williams poured in a career-high 38 points to lead No.  1 Duke past No. 7 Kentucky.

7.  12-10-05 | No. 1 Duke vs. No. 2 Texas (W 97-66)
In a No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown, J.J. Redick picked a good time for perhaps the finest outing of his career, scoring 41 points and leading Duke past Texas.

8.  12-22-98 | No. 2 Duke v. No. 3 Kentucky (W 71-60)
In another Meadowlands matchup between two of the most storied programs in history, Elton Brand scored 22 points and grabbed 8 boards to lead Duke past No. 3 Kentucky.

9.  3-24-88 | No. 5 Duke vs. Rhode Island (Sweet 16, W 73-72)
Rhode Island tested fifth-ranked Duke in this Sweet 16 matchup but Robert Brickey hit four key free throws down the stretch to help secure the win for the Blue Devils.

10.  12-20-08 | No. 6 Duke vs. No. 7 Xavier (W 82-64)
Jon Scheyer scored 14 of his 23 points in the first nine minutes of the game as Duke raced out to a 31-point halftime lead against seventh-ranked Xavier.

Duke at the Meadowlands
*Duke is 18-1 all-time

*Duke has a higher winning percentage (.947) in the Meadowlands than any other building in which the Blue Devils have played at least 10 games (including Cameron).  

*Five of Coach K’s 10 Final Fours have gone through East Rutherford
Only one active coach has reached more Final Fours in total (Roy Williams with six) than Coach K’s five at the Meadowlands

*Duke is 8-1 against ranked teams

*Duke has been ranked No. 1 in seven of the 19 games

*Duke has been ranked in the Top 10 in 15 of the 19 games

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“I don’t go out on the court until the last few minutes and I was really just jacked up for the game and the court looked great.  I told my staff it was like going to the best restaurant.  It was done well.  They had an NBA game [Friday] night and another one [Saturday] night.  They have to bust their rear ends to make that happen.  I just think that extra attention sets the stage for some good things.  They have always done that here.” Coach K, after the Xavier game