European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 8, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 a the stars and stripes wednesday april 8,1992 Nunn tournament final two Hills too much for Michigan by Tom Foreman or. Minneapolis a Grant Hill and Thomas Hill did double duty in Dukes final drive to a repeat National championship a helping the Blue devils statistically and psychologically. Grant Hill a Sophomore nursing a sore knee had 18 Points and 10 rebounds. Thomas Hill a Junior also trying to keep an ailing knee going had 16 Points and seven rebounds. Together they stepped up their game when the Blue devils needed them in Dukes 71-51 Victory Over Michigan monday night. A Grant Hill his Little drives and his slithering moves really opened it up a Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said As his team Cut Down the nets. All along Thomas Hill said he and his teammates were trying to get slow Start ing All America Christian laettner going. A we were trying to let him know that we were behind him and we have All the Confidence in the world in him a Thomas Hill said adding that he told laettner to continue shooting. A i was talking to him the whole game. He had a big  Grant Hill said he took All he could get from the Wolverine defense. One thing he got from Michigan was a Clear path Down the Baseline for a monster Jam that punctuated a 10-2 Duke run. It came Over Michigan a Chris Webber who was in foul trouble and could t provide a lot of resistance. A i tried to take it to the Hole or make something happen a Grant Hill said. A the time when i drove was an end of the shot clock situation. I had to do  Grant Hill had six More Points As Duke closed the game with a 23-6 run. A i just tried to play my game a he said. A really it was things i was doing All year. I m just so Happy we  Thomas Hill got a Quick Start offensively. His tip in of Bobby Hurley a miss ended two minutes of scoreless action to Start the game. Four minutes later he had a 3-Pointer and added a jumper at the Halfway Point of the period. Besides his offence Thomas Hill said he was trying to get laettner pumped up to get his mind Back on the Challenge and off his slow Start. A it was kind of a Case like Indiana. We came out we were sluggish we weren t playing Well a he said. A your defense was t like we wanted to be but we went into halftime Down one. A we said some things to one another that really fired us up a Hill said. A then we got the defense going Guys stepped up at big moments Ana hit some big  Thomas Hill had some of those shots. He scored on a Baseline drive then hit two free throws in four attempts Early in the second half to help Duke climb from its 31-30 halftime deficit into a 39-35 Lead it  lose. In the 23-6 run to close the game Thomas Hill crashed the backboards and followed up his own miss with a Basket that pulled the Blue devils closer to their Victory party. Thomas Hill who hit half his 10 shots said the team handled the Burden of being no. 1 All season. Now with his help Duke carries another trophy Back to Durhah. Next comes vacation. Quot i m exhausted a he said. A a in a ready to go to the  s coach k reigns As King of the court by Mike Nadel Minneapolis a k As in Mike Krzyzewski confers with his National player of year Christian laettner. Keyed up. K As in killer instinct. K As in King of the court. Mike Krzyzewski a . Coach k a made the adjustments stroked the egos and showed some uncharacteristic sideline emotion monday night in guiding Duke to its second consecutive Mcaa basketball title with a 71-51 Victory Over Michigan. A coach All he did was Challenge us at halftime to play better a Grant Hill said. A we were making mental  it was the second time in this final four that Duke made major halftime adjustments. The first time the Blue devils Defeated Indiana and Krzyzewski a Mentor Bob Knight. The second time Krzyzewski was rewarded with another title. Krzyzewski the ninth coach to win More than one championship has taken Duke to the final four six times in seven years including the last five. A Duke trailed 31-30 at halftime. Christian laettner missed six of eight shots and committed seven turnovers and Michigan shot 48 percent while breaking the Blue devils press. Krzyzewski challenged laettner to be the Best he could be and got Duke to turn up the heat on defense. Of laettner his Star his senior his Leader his coach on the floor his nation Al player of the year Krzyzewski said a i done to know if its just the emotion of going through this thing or not. Seven turnovers. He was throwing up bricks. A and we were Only one Down. We knew if we could turn up the emotion we could get going. Our defense in the second half was the  As his Star turned up the attack finishing with 19 Points and As his team turned up the pressure Krzyzewski turned up Nis own emotion. Duke led Only 48-45 with 7 minutes left but finished the game with a 23-6 surge. The Blue devils held Michigan to 29 percent shooting in the second half and forced 10 turnovers after intermission. A in the second half we had no semblance of order on offence a wolverines coach Steve Fisher said. A and i think it was As much their defense As  Duke built its Lead and Krzyzewski became More and More animated. At first head pump a fist or take Little leaps along the sidelines. Finally when Hill stole a pass from James Voskuil and fed Antonio Lang for a fast break Dunk that put Duke ahead 62-49 with 1 54 to go Krzyzewski jumped out of his seat and pumped both fists into the air. His team had responded to his challenges and put Michigan away. Yet another Triumph for coach k a the King of the final  fab five lacked experience by Owen Canfield Minneapolis apr in the end the fab five were Only freshmen. Duke had the experience a five consecutive trips to the final four six in seven seasons a and not coincidentally the Blue devils won the National championship 71-51 monday night. A a great team look a really Good team to task Down the stretch a said coach Steve Fisher who won the 1989 title As interim coach of the wolverines Michigan which led 31-30 at halftime made just nine of 31 shots in the second half and Sank to its lowest offensive output since a 54-52 loss to Northwestern in 1984. A in the second half we found it difficult to get any kind of offensive flow at All a Fisher said. A i think their defense created a part of that a great Deal of that. It May have caused us to hurry a few shots and that led to a flurry of conversion baskets that they did not get in the first  Michigan 25-9 frustrated Christian laettner throughout the first half holding the All american to 2-of-8 shooting with seven turnovers. The wolverines had their own problems committing 10 first half turnovers but they seemed relaxed leading by As Many As four and never trailing by More than three in the first half. In the second half though Michigan missed six shots and made two turnovers while scoring just three baskets in the first five minutes. Duke outscored the wolverines 11-6 during that time a five of the Points coming from laettner a to take the Lead for Good. A the first half i Felt we did an excellent Job defensively on him a f Isher said. A you can to keep a Good Man Down forever. He got the Ball in areas where it was easier for him to  Michigan Forward Chris Webber had 14 Points and 11 rebounds to Lead the wolverines. But he had Only six Points in the second half when he picked up his third and fourth fouls. A you have to play less aggressive when you have foul trouble a Webber said. As he walked to the locker room after the game Webber cursed reporters in the hallway and shouted a get those cameras out of our  he and Jalen Rose Hung their Heads and consoled each other As they Rode a Golf cart from their locker to the interview room. A of course in a upset because we could have won the game As easy As we lost it a Webber said. A we had a great season. A we were supposed to lose to Oklahoma state and get killed by Ohio state in the regional. In a just glad we proved All of you wrong Ana showed Why a lot of you Arentt coaches. A there will never be a freshman class do that  Rose the wolverines 6-foot-8 Point guard made just 5 of 12 shots and com milled four of the teams 20 turnovers. A a it a frustrating when you get this a and done to achieve your goals a he said a but its also frustrating when you re a Home watching the game tonight. We halt a Chance to  Michigan Only trailed 48-45 after Ros scored on a drive with 7 06 remaining then laettner and Grant Hill score four Points apiece in a 10-2 run tha made it 58-47 with 3vi minutes to play. A the last 10 minutes that a when w. Usually turn it up and we  even get close to turning it up tonight a re serve Center Eric Dey said. A it was Era  a we did look a Little tired and maybe not being Here before played a role ii that a Junior James Voskuil said. A i think the previous times Duke has been to Thi final four really paid dividends of them. Just like this trip will pay dividend for