Video of USC vs Duke - 2001 Regional Finals
- Final Score: USC: 69, Duke: 79
- NCAA Tournament Game: 2001 Regional Finals
- First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jason Williams' 28 points and Shane Battier's fourth consecutive double-double led the Blue Devils to their 13th Final Four appearance ever. The Trojans' David Bluthenthal and Sam Clancy tried to keep the night interesting with a combined 36 points and 24 rebounds, however, Duke prevailed and took one step closer to clinching the 2001 national championship.
NCAA Tournament Video Highlights
- A behind the back pass from Jeff Trepagnier to David Bluthenthal for 3 (Jeff Trepapagnier, USC)
- Shane Battier shows defensive dominance swatting Brian Scalabrine’s shot (Shane Battier, Duke)
- Shane Battier steals the ball then passes it to an open Jason Williams, who dunks it, to push Duke further ahead. (Shane Battier, Duke)
- Chris Duhon gets a steal and a layup to push Duke’s lead to 4030. (Chris Duhon, Duke)
- Sam Clancy rejects a Jason Williams layup. (Sam Clancy, USC)
- Brian Scalabrine defends the fast break and then knocks down a 3 as part of a 50 run that brought USC within 3. (Brian Scalabrine, USC)
- Chris Duhon and Jason Williams answer USC’s run with backto back threes. (Chris Duhon, Duke)
- Chris Duhon and Jason Williams answer USC’s run with backto back threes. (Jason Williams, Duke
- Mike Dunleavy knocks down a jumper as Duke opens the biggest lead of the game 6048. (Mike Dunleavy, Duke)
- Sam Clancy swats Shane Battier’s shot to keep USC in it. (Sam Clancy, USC)
- David Bluthenthal gets a layup to close the game to 8. (David Bluthenthal, USC)(Chris Duhon, Duke)