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to the Final, though, it appeared the
defending champions were suscepti
ble to the speed and enthusiasm of
the Michigan players.
Before the game, Duke sopho
more Antonio Lang said his team
was like a heavyweight boxer who
had taken a lot of punches but had
one more to go. In the end, it was the
old fighter who won.
| The five freshman of Juwan
Howard, Jimmy King, Jalen Rose,
Chris Webber and Ray Jackson are,
undeniably, one of the most talented
groups of starting collegiate basket
ball players ever.
But they are, at least for now, still
young.
The Blue Devils, on the other
hand, were in their sixth Final Four in
seven years and their third straight
championship game. It was old hat
to the players from Durham, N.C.
Of the five Duke starters, Chris
tian Laeftner and Thomas Hill are
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See O'Brien/Page 8
History repeats - Duke wins NCAA
Laettner wakes up,
sparks Blue Devils
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - History
didn't come easy for the Duke Blue Dev
ils. Nevertheless, history they made, ener
gized at last by their star, Christian Laet
tner.
They became the first team in 19 years
to repeat as NCAA champions Monday
night with a 71-51 victory over Michigan's
Fab Five freshmen, the youngest team to
ever vie for the title.
Not since UCLA ended a seven-year
reign as national champions in 1973 had a
team managed to win two NCAA titles in
a row.
Duke did it the hard way, with nation
al player of the year Laettner struggling
for the second straight game and another
starter hobbled by injury.
Laettner, who personally lifted the
Blue Devils to two of their five straight Fi
nal Four appearances with buzzer-beat
ers, rebounded from his worst half of the
year to lead a closing 23-6 Duke charge.
After missing six of eight shots and
making a season-high seven turnovers in
the first half, Laettner finished with 19
points and seven rebounds.
Duke's defensive pressure, mean-
Laettner
Grant Hill
while, limited Michigan to only 20 sec
ond-half points on 29 percent shooting —
nine for 31. It was the Wolverines' lowest
point total in eight years.
Grant Hill had a terrific all-around
game for Duke with 18 points, 10 re
bounds, five assists, three steals and two
blocks. Thomas Hill added 19 points and
seven rebounds for the Blue Devils.
However, it was Laettner's long-dis
tance shooting that sparked Duke, which
trailed 31-30 at halftime.
Laettner's 3-pointer 44 seconds into
the second half gave Duke the lead for
gobd, 35-33. Another 3-pointer by Laet
tner with 11:05 left gave the Blue Devils a
46-39 lead, and they took off from there.
Mike Krzyzewski, in his 12th season
with the Blue Devils, has taken Duke to
six Final Fours in the last seven years.
Graham tired of wait,
ready for big returns
By Steve O'Brien
The Battalion
For two years, Texas A&M linebacker Reggie Gra
ham has paid his dues.
Now he wants a return on the investment.
The redshirt freshman was a special-team's player
last fall and watched as Quentin Coryatt and Jason
Atkinson led the Aggies to the 1992 Cotton Bowl on
defense.
The year before, he watched A&M linebacker An
thony Williams get all-Southwest Conference honors
and take the spotlight in A&M win over BYU in the
1991 Holiday Bowl.
Graham is tired of watching.
This spring, he is the leading candidate to replace
Coryatt, who is expected to be a top pick in this
month's National Football League draft.
"Right now Reggie is at the point in his career
where it's time for him to become part of our defense,"
A&M defensive coordinator Bob Davie said. "We
spend an awful lot of time out here on the practice
field. He hasn't played in a lot of games, but I've been
with Reggie for two years now, everyday.
"His development and career started out here on
the practice field."
Graham said he is ready to becoine a starter on
Jackson built in mold
of former LB Coryatt
By Becky Blum
Special to the Battalion
DARRIN HILL/The Battalion
He might be the next Quentin Coryatt.
Larry Jackson, who stands 6-foot-4 and weighs 240
pounds, measures up with the former A&M lineback
er and future NFL star inch for inch, pound for pound.
Coryatt, a senior and A&M's defensive team lead
er last season, stunned his victims with explosive tack
les and helped carry the Aggies to a 10-2 record and a
trip to the 1992 Mobil Cotton Bowl.
But Coryatt's position stands vacant now as the
Aggies continue spring football drills at Kyle Field.
Jackson will be pushing fellow redshirt freshman Reg
gie Graham and sophomore Jessie Cox for one of the
starting inside linebacker spots next to Jason Atkin
son when A&M begins its season next August.
Jackson said he has learned a great deal from
watching Coryatt play in practice and in games. A&M
defensive coordinator Bob Davie said he fits the mold
of the recent Aggie tradition of top-notch linebackers.
"When you look at Larry, at his size and weight
and speed, he compares favorably with any linebacker
at A&M, or anywhere else," Davie said.
Jackson was recruited by every Southwest Confer
ence school, as well as national standouts like Stanford
and Oklahoma. He said he chose A&M because of the
See Graham/Page 8
Former A&M linebacker Quentin Coryatt gives,
advice to Reggie Graham at Monday's spring practice.
See Jackson/Page 8
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