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Preview: No. 7 Duke vs. No. 13 Connecticut

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Robbi Pickeral

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When: Approximately 5 p.m. today in the championship game of the NIT Season Tip-Off

Where: Madison Square Garden, New York

TV/Radio: ESPN/WDNC-620

OBSERVATIONS

Beating Arizona State "was an important win for us because we really hadn't been challenged yet," Duke center Brian Zoubek said after Wednesday night's 64-53 victory.

The Blue Devils (5-0) get another challenge today.

UConn (4-0) also enters the game undefeated, and coach Jim Calhoun called his team's semifinal blowout of LSU a "breakout game" after the Huskies' first three underwhelming performances. Guards Jerome Dyson and Kemba Walker each poured in 20 points to win 81-55.

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