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Horror, standing ovations and tears in Mike Sziewski’s last home game against Duke
Mike Sziewski entered Cameron Indoor for the last time as a coach, on a night that had very intense moments but also… a loss to North Carolina.
The Cameron Indoor was stiflingly packed for Duke’s last home game, with Mike Sziewski on the edge of the bench. One of the top coaches in NCAA history took the final step in his current capacity to the applause and adoration of the crowd, who didn’t leave a single seat for the game against North Carolina.
It is noteworthy that tickets for this (not least historical) game reached $ 79,988 – Adam Silver was among the spectators.
And as you can understand, the moments before but also after the finale of the game were of particular value, full of strong emotions. Like that of Mike Szyzewski, who cried when he saw the Duke’s tribute to him.
How could it be otherwise if we are talking about the coach who won 572 games at Cameron Indoor when all his predecessors counted 358 wins at the same stadium.
However, the final wasn’t what he would have liked as North Carolina clinched the win (94-81). A result that caused irritation for Coach K, who, contrary to the general mood of the evening, emphasized: “The result I’m sorry, what happened tonight is unacceptable. Most seasons were more than good. This season is not over yet! “.
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