Quinn Cook scores Duke's final 8 points in upset of Louisville - ALL-MET ELITE

Quinn Cook scores Duke's final 8 points

 in upset of Louisville

ALL-MET ELITE

DEMATHA HS.

HYATTSVILLE MD

 

MVP

BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS

2012

 

Quinn Cook directed No. 5 Duke on its run to the championship of the Battle 4 Atlantis.

The sophomore guard scored 11 of his 15 points in the final 7:46, including the Blue Devils' last eight of the game, and they beat No. 2 Louisville 76-71 for the title.

"Respect is not something you can give. It's earned," Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. "I think since the Georgia State game, Quinn has earned the respect of everyone. What he did in the Kentucky game, everyone talks about a kid getting confidence. It's when a team has confidence in its point guard that you take off. This team has great confidence in Quinn and he has earned it."

 Cook, who had six assists and just four turnovers against Louisville's pressure defense, was 4 of 8 from the field and made all six of his free throws. He started his closing run when he took a long inbounds pass from Mason Plumlee and scored to give Duke a 70-68 lead with 1:14 left. Every time the Cardinals scored, Cook answered. His biggest hoop was a running jumper with 3 seconds left on the shot clock that made it 72-67 with 27 seconds to go.

"I thought that play was one of the separators," Krzyzewski said.

Cook said the "coaches get mad at us for not shooting our shots. I hit the 3 and that got me going. Then I hit the runner. I just wanted to stay aggressive. I was open so I shot the ball."