He called at the hospital first to see how Dukes was getting on.

"You'll get your five grand plus what Duke got on top."

The Duke wants to prevent this, but cannot get through.

But the Dukes got no closer than 23 points after that.

Duke (5-4) got no closer than 12 points the rest of the way.

Duke cut the lead to 11 twice, the last time at 81-70 with 2 minutes 9 seconds to play, but got no closer.

What did he care if Duke got into a mess?

Duke built a 29-point lead in the first 15 minutes, got lazy and still won by 88-78.

If the Duke should get his hands on you, he could have your eyes put out, or worse.

Do you think the Duke will get another contract this year?