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the sting of their Final Four loss to Houston Saturday night remained fresh, a stunning event not yet 24 hours in the past.
From The (Raleigh) News & Observer
Duke was the best at plus-39.62 for the No. 2 rate ever recorded by KenPom.
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It was one part of what will go down as one of the more crushing losses in the storied program’s history.
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