“Seth Curry, as cool as he was hot, scored 26 points on 10-for-14 shooting, sky-hooking Mason Plumlee added 23 points, and Duke used its typically relentless man-to-man defense to push past gritty but outclassed Albany, 73-61, in its entertaining 2013 NCAA tournament debut at the Wells Fargo Center.”
– Frank Fitzpatrick, Philadelphia Inquirer

“Every game we play is a huge game. We almost always get an opponent’s best shot where people are not afraid to lose. They’re going to gain something if they win against us, but they’re also not going to lose anything if they lose to us. . . . Our guys have been in those situations really every game we play.”
– Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski

“Plumlee did the best Kareem Abdul-Jabbar imitation I’ve seen in a long time,” Brown said. “He hit three sky hooks. I haven’t seen somebody attempt that shot in my 12 years at Albany. . . . Curry is banking in threes. We made that team work.”
– Albany coach Will Brown

“Albany made it an eight-point game late in the second half, but this time, Seth Curry was there for the bailout. A year after a dismal game against Lehigh, Curry was the hero. He not only led the Blue Devils in scoring, he got the important bucket, too. Curry scooped up a slapped offensive rebound, drove the lane and scored, officially ending any Albany threat.”
– Dana O’Neil, ESPN.com

“If Duke is going to seriously challenge for Coach K’s 5th national title, two things have to happen. They must get better defending the ball being driven into the middle of their defense. Miami, Maryland and Albany all created problems driving to the basket and since the teams only get better from here on out, you’d have to think that issue isn’t going away. Duke also needs more than just two players filling up the score sheet.”
– Adam Gold, 99.9 The Fan