Duke_NN1 is_VBZ right_JJ at_II home_NN1 against_II 15th-ranked_JJ Gonzaga_NN1 at_II Madison_NP1 Square_NNL1 Garden_NN1 Former_DA Duke_NN1 guards_VVZ Chris_NP1 Duhon_NP1 ,_, Jason_NP1 Williams_NP1 and_CC Greg_NP1 Paulus_NP1 all_RR made_VVN guest_NN1 appearances_NN2 in_II the_AT Blue_JJ Devils_NN2 '_GE locker_NN1 room_NN1 Saturday_NPD1 after_II their_APPGE alma_NN121 mater_NN122 clobbered_VVD 15th-ranked_JJ Gonzaga_NP1 ,_, 76-41_MCMC ,_, at_II the_AT Garden_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ like_II a_AT1 family_NN1 reunion_NN1 on_II Broadway_NP1 ,_, which_DDQ has_VHZ become_VVN a_AT1 home_NN1 away_II21 from_II22 home_NN1 for_IF No._NN1 7_MC Duke_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ is_VBZ 3-0_MCMC here_RL this_DD1 season_NNT1 ,_, having_VHG defeated_VVN Arizona_NP1 State_NN1 and_CC Connecticut_NP1 last_MD month_NNT1 to_TO win_VVI the_AT preseason_NN1 NIT_NN1 ._. 
"_" Want_VV0 to_TO look_VVI good_JJ in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 the_AT alumni_NN2 ,_, "_" junior_JJ guard_NN1 Nolan_NP1 Smith_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" Try_VV0 to_TO put_VVI on_II a_AT1 show_NN1 for_IF them_PPHO2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 saw_VVD today_RT we_PPIS2 have_VH0 two_MC good_JJ guards_NN2 here_RL ._. "_" 
The_AT 6-2_MCMC Smith_NP1 tied_VVD his_APPGE career_NN1 high_JJ with_IW 24_MC points_NN2 while_VV0 6-5_MCMC senior_JJ point_NN1 guard_NN1 Jon_NP1 Scheyer_NP1 added_VVD 20_MC for_IF Duke_NN1 (_( 9-1_MCMC )_) ,_, which_DDQ punished_VVD the_AT normally_RR resilient_JJ ,_, but_CCB shell-shocked_JJ Bulldogs_NN2 ._. 
The_AT two_MC combined_JJ to_TO outscore_VVI the_AT entire_JJ Gonzaga_NN1 team_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Zags_NP1 (_( 8-3_MCMC )_) ,_, who_PNQS defeated_VVD Colorado_NP1 ,_, Wisconsin_NP1 and_CC Cincinnati_NP1 to_TO win_VVI the_AT Maui_NP1 Invitational_NP1 and_CC lost_VVN to_II to_II Wake_NN1 Forest_NN1 and_CC Michigan_NP1 State_NN1 by_II a_AT1 combined_JJ sixpoints_NN2 ,_, never_RR knew_VVD what_DDQ hit_VVD them_PPHO2 ._. 
This_DD1 was_VBDZ their_APPGE worst_JJT loss_NN1 since_II March_NPM1 3_MC ,_, 1990_MC ,_, when_CS the_AT late_JJ Hank_NN1 Gathers_VVZ scored_VVN 28points_FO to_TO lead_VVI Loyola_NP1 Marymount_NP1 to_II a_AT1 121-84_MCMC rout_NN1 in_II the_AT West_ND1 Coast_NN1 Conference_NN1 tournament_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 thought_VVD we_PPIS2 got_VVD throttled_VVN in_II every_AT1 aspect_NN1 of_IO basketball_NN1 ,_, "_" Gonzaga_NP1 coach_NN1 Mark_VV0 Few_DA2 said_VVD ._. 
"_" Their_APPGE physical_JJ play_NN1 bothered_VVD us_PPIO2 as_CS31 far_CS32 as_CS33 finishing_JJ shots_NN2 around_II the_AT rim_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 outrebounded_VVD us_PPIO2 ._. 
We_PPIS2 turned_VVD the_AT ball_NN1 over_RP ._. 
They_PPHS2 made_VVD more_RGR free_JJ throws_NN2 than_CSN us_PPIO2 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 old-fashioned_JJ ,_, take_VV0 you_PPY out_RP to_II the_AT woodshed_NN1 and_CC beat_VV0 you_PPY down_RP ._. "_" 
This_DD1 old-school_JJ Duke_NN1 backcourt_NN1 can_VM leave_VVI you_PPY with_IW psychological_JJ scars_NN2 when_CS it_PPH1 plays_VVZ like_II this_DD1 ._. 
Scheyer_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS averaged_VVD 32points_FO as_II a_AT1 senior_JJ on_II his_APPGE high_JJ school_NN1 team_NN1 in_II Glenbrook_NP1 ,_, Ill._NP1 ,_, has_VHZ blossomed_VVN into_II a_AT1 low-error_JJ player_NN1 who_PNQS leads_VVZ the_AT NCAA_NN1 Division_NN1 I_ZZ1 in_II assist-to-turnover_JJ ratio_NN1 and_CC had_VHD eight_MC assists_VVZ and_CC only_RR two_MC turnovers_NN2 in_II 35_MC minutes_NNT2 Saturday_NPD1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 has_VHZ also_RR become_VV0 a_AT1 willing_JJ defender_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 think_VV0 I_PPIS1 knew_VVD in_II high_JJ school_NN1 you_PPY needed_VVD to_TO play_VVI defense_NN1 to_TO win_VVI games_NN2 but_CCB especially_RR going_VVG into_II Duke_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 knew_VVD defense_NN1 would_VM have_VHI to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 big_JJ emphasis_NN1 ,_, "_" Scheyer_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" And_CC it_PPH1 's_VBZ something_PN1 I_PPIS1 've_VH0 grown_VVN to_TO love_VVI ._. "_" 
Smith_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 natural_JJ scorer_NN1 who_PNQS played_VVD in_II the_AT same_DA backcourt_NN1 with_IW current_JJ NBA_NN1 point_NN1 guards_NN2 Ty_NN1 Lawson_NP1 and_CC Brandon_NP1 Jennings_NP1 at_II Oak_NP1 Hill_NNL1 (_( Va_FW ._. )_) 
Academy_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ developing_VVG into_II a_AT1 dangerous_JJ perimeter_NN1 threat_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 shot_VVD 10-for-18_MC ,_, including_II 3-for-3_MC on_II three-pointers_NN2 ._. 
There_EX are_VBR still_RR some_DD questions_NN2 about_II the_AT Blue_JJ Devils_NN2 ,_, whose_DDQGE batteries_NN2 can_VM go_VVI dead_RG offensively_RR when_CS versatile_JJ 6-8_MCMC junior_JJ Kyle_NP1 Singler_NP1 --_NN1 their_APPGE go-to_NN1 guy_NN1 who_PNQS had_VHD nine_MC points_NN2 and_CC 11_MC rebounds_VVZ --_JJ struggles_NN2 with_IW his_APPGE shooting_NN1 ._. 
Duke_NN1 could_VM get_VVI hurt_VVN by_II a_AT1 quick_JJ guard_NN1 such_II21 as_II22 Trevon_NP1 Hughes_NP1 of_IO Wisconsin_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS can_VM create_VVI and_CC score_VVI off_II the_AT dribble_NN1 ._. 
Hughes_NP1 had_VHD 26_MC points_NN2 when_RRQ the_AT Badgers_NN2 beat_VV0 the_AT Blue_JJ Devils_NN2 ,_, 73-69_MCMC ,_, three_MC weeks_NNT2 ago_RA ._. 
But_CCB the_AT Dukies_NP1 took_VVD major_JJ steps_NN2 forward_RL when_CS they_PPHS2 shut_VV0 down_RP a_AT1 Gonzaga_NN1 team_NN1 that_CST has_VHZ won_VVN nine_MC straight_JJ WCC_NP1 championships_NN2 and_CC could_VM be_VBI the_AT best_JJT team_NN1 in_II the_AT Pacific_NP1 Time_NNT1 Zone_NN1 ._. 
Duke_NN1 coach_NN1 Mike_NP1 Krzyzewski_NP1 had_VHD to_TO be_VBI impressed_VVN by_II the_AT defensive_JJ job_NN1 that_CST Singler_NP1 did_VDD on_II Gonzaga_NP1 shooting_NN1 guard_NN1 Matt_NP1 Bouldin_NP1 ._. 
The_AT Zags_NP1 '_GE leading_JJ scorer_NN1 at_II 16.8points_FO per_II game_NN1 coming_VVG in_RP ,_, Bouldin_NP1 got_VVD limited_JJ touches_NN2 and_CC shot_VVD just_RR 1-for-7_MC and_CC scored_VVD just_RR four_MC points_NN2 ._. 
No_UH Gonzaga_NP1 player_NN1 scored_VVN in_II double_JJ figures_NN2 ,_, as_CSA 7-foot_JJ center_NN1 Robert_NP1 Sacre_NP1 led_VVD the_AT Zags_NN2 with_IW nine_MC ._. 
As_II a_AT1 team_NN1 ,_, Gonzaga_NP1 shot_VVD just_RR 1-for-10_MC from_II three-point_JJ range_NN1 ,_, and_CC 27.8%_FO overall_RR from_II the_AT field_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Zags_NN2 could_VM n't_XX help_VVI themselves_PPX2 at_II the_AT free-throw_JJ line_NN1 ,_, shooting_VVG 10-for-21_MC ,_, and_CC finished_VVN with_IW 18_MC turnovers_NN2 and_CC only_RR eight_MC assists_VVZ ._. 
"_" This_DD1 year_NNT1 ,_, our_APPGE defensive_JJ mindset_NN1 is_VBZ a_RR21@ lot_RR22 tougher_JJR than_CSN my_APPGE first_MD two_MC years_NNT2 ,_, "_" Smith_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" This_DD1 team_NN1 definitely_RR takes_VVZ a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO pride_NN1 in_II stopping_VVG teams_NN2 ._. 
The_AT Gonzaga_NP1 team_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN scoring_VVG the_AT ball_NN1 tremendously_RR this_DD1 year_NNT1 ._. 
The_AT defense_NN1 we_PPIS2 were_VBDR able_JK to_TO put_VVI on_RP today_RT just_RR shows_VVZ the_AT effort_NN1 we_PPIS2 put_VV0 into_II practice_NN1 and_CC games_NN2 for_IF 40_MC minutes_NNT2 ._. "_" 
Duke_NN1 made_VVD a_AT1 fast_JJ break_NN1 for_IF Newark_NP1 Airport_NN1 afterward_RL ,_, trying_VVG to_TO escape_VVI on_II a_AT1 charter_NN1 flight_NN1 before_II the_AT snowstorm_NN1 blanketed_VVD the_AT area_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Blue_JJ Devils_NN2 had_VHD already_RR buried_VVN Gonzaga_NP1 ._. 
