Indiana Upsets Duke, 74-73

(LEXINGTON, Ky.) - Maybe this upset of Duke will make Indiana forget about Bob Knight. <br><br>The Hoosiers rallied from a 17-point deficit under second-year coach Mike Davis to stun the defending national

Thursday, March 21st 2002, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

(LEXINGTON, Ky.) - Maybe this upset of Duke will make Indiana forget about Bob Knight.

The Hoosiers rallied from a 17-point deficit under second-year coach Mike Davis to stun the defending national champion Blue Devils 74-73 in the South Regional semifinals Thursday night.

Duke (31-4) had a chance to tie it with 4.2 seconds left when All-American Jason Williams was fouled on a long 3-pointer and the Blue Devils down 74-70. But he missed the free throw, and Carlos Boozer couldn't convert on a follow shot.

Fifth-seeded Indiana (23-11) makes it first trip to a regional final since Knight took them to the final eight in 1993, and the Hoosiers will play the winner of the Kent State-Pittsburgh game with a chance to move on to the Final Four.

Davis jumped high in the air and raced onto the court with his players to celebrate the victory over the No. 1 seed and a team that returned four starters from last year's title team.

Williams, only a 67 percent free-throw shooter, left the Rupp Arena court in tears.

Jared Jeffries had 24 points and 15 rebounds for the Hoosiers, who held Duke to 33 percent shooting in the second half.

Indiana used a 17-5 run to close to 63-62 with 5:42 left as Jarrad Odle scored 11 of his 15 points and Jeffries became nearly unstoppable inside.

But Mike Dunleavy made a long 3-pointer to give Duke a 70-64 lead with 2:50 left, and it appeared the Blue Devils would advance to their 11th regional final under coach Mike Krzyzewski.

Duke folded down the stretch, however, against a team that battled harder over the final minutes.

Indiana was helped by the poor shooting of Williams. The All-American guard followed up his 5-for-18 shooting game against Notre Dame in the second round with a 6-for-19 effort against Indiana.

Boozer led the Blue Devils with 19 points and nine rebounds, but he, along with several other starters, got into foul trouble late. Duke's defense, which caused a season-high 23 turnovers by Indiana, was soft inside late.