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“I’m not going to hide behind the analytics… that’s not winning games for us. We’re going to have to get a little nastier,” said Bowness.

The stage is set for four epic showdowns this weekend with berths in the Final Four on the line. 

Duke has proven its regular-season losses are meaningless in March. A 30-point loss to UCLA is hard to forget.

Barnes, who once shouldered the burden of March underachievement, is headed to a third straight Elite Eight with a team defying expectation.

Bump is learning how to use his 6-foot-2, 202-pound frame more effectively.