Late Saturday night, long after Duke's 94-81 loss to North Carolina but while the celebration of Mike Krzyzewski's final home game continued, two Blue Devils whose jerseys hang in Cameron Indoor Stadium's rafters discussed the troubling outcome.
Shane Battier offered Shelden Williams some perspective by pointing to the NCAA championship ring on his finger. Battier's Blue Devils lost, 81-70, to Maryland on his senior night, Feb. 27, 2001, at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
The following week, he and his teammates beat Maryland, 84-82, in the ACC tournament semifinals in Atlanta before pounding North Carolina, 79-53, to win the ACC championship. Three weeks after that, Battier reminded Williams Saturday night, they celebrated a national championship win in Minneapolis.
