Boilermakers upset Duke

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski found no fault with his team's effort -- he admits the offense needs work.\nHad Duke beaten unranked Purdue, the Blue Devils likely would have moved to the top of the polls because of Connecticut's loss earlier in the week.\nBut the No. 2 Blue Devils (3-1) ran into a Purdue team that was eager for a good showing against a ranked opponent after failing to reach the NCAA tournament the past two seasons.\n"We just haven't executed yet this year on the offensive end like we can, and we have to do, and that puts a lot of pressure on our defense," Krzyzewski said. "Our offense did not help our defense."\nPurdue matched the Blue Devils basket for basket inside for most of the first half Saturday night, then used strong guard play in the second to defeat Duke 78-68 in the title game of the Great Alaska Shootout.\n"We played hard. There's no question about it," Krzyzewski said. "We had more offensive rebounds (21) than I think we got all year, so the effort was there."\nNo. 1 Connecticut (4-1) lost to Georgia Tech 77-61 in the semifinals of the Preseason NIT.\nThe Blue Devils struggled early in their first three games. In the semifinals Friday night, they did not pull away from tiny Liberty until the second half.\nAgainst Purdue, Duke's guards shot just 11-for-28, including 4-for-14 from 3-point range and the team shot 32 percent in the second half.\n"You can tell they're a veteran team," Krzyzewski said. "They're ahead of us right now. The race goes on for a few months. It's good to play a team that is well coached with such good kids that are competitors like Purdue because that's how you get better."\nGuard Kenneth Lowe scored 22 points for Purdue and was named tournament MVP. Guard David Teague added a career-high 19. Combined, Lowe and Teague were 13-for-25 from the field, including 5-of-12 from 3-point range.\nDuke point guard Chris Duhon didn't attempt a shot in the first half, but the Blue Devils didn't need an outside game early. They scored eight of their first nine field goals in the paint and Duhon had six first-half assists. Shelden Williams had 10 of the Blue Devils first 13 points and Shavlick Randolph followed with two more buckets underneath the basket for an 18-13 lead.\nPurdue stayed close by forcing a dozen first-half turnovers. After three ties and nine lead changes, Duke's J.J. Redick was fouled as he hit a falling-down 3-pointer and his free throw put the Blue Devils up 39-33 at the break.\nDuke could not sustain the momentum. Purdue started the second half with 11 straight points and a 16-2 run that gave the Boilermakers a 49-41 lead at 14:41.\nLuol Deng's steal and dunk at 13:39 closed the gap to 49-47. But Chris Booker hit a jump hook, Teague drained a 3-pointer and the Blue Devils would get no closer than three the rest of the game.\nWilliams had 15 points and 13 rebounds and Deng had 15 points and eight boards for the Blue Devils.\nBooker poured in 20 points and led Purdue with five assists.\nPurdue coach Gene Keady was pleased with his entire team's effort.\n"We don't have any kids that are not as good as they think they are," Keady said. "They are better than they think they are, and that's an unusual thing. It makes it easy to coach them"