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Despite loss, Duke has plenty to be proud of

By Mechelle Voepel
Special to ESPN.com

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

DURHAM, N.C. -- It doesn't happen after every game Tennessee plays … but most of them. The opposing coach looks at the rebounding statistic and needs Alka-Seltzer. Or Excedrin. Or both. Or maybe something stronger than either. The names and jersey numbers change as the decades of dominating play go by, but Tennessee's rebounding prowess doesn't. And more than anything, that's what sunk Duke in the Blue Devils' 67-64 loss to Tennessee on Monday. Duke was beaten on the boards 40-29. A ...

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