Perhaps somebody will cease Duke earlier than this faculty basketball season involves a detailed at subsequent week’s Remaining 4.
That point was not Saturday evening in its Elite Eight showdown with Alabama.
No. 1 seeded Duke superior to one more Remaining 4 with its 85-65 win over No. 2 Alabama on the Prudential Heart, sending the Blue Devils to one more Remaining 4.
Duke will play the winner of Sunday’s sport between Houston and Tennessee within the nationwide semifinal.
A lot the way in which Duke’s win over Arizona within the Candy 16 sport went on Thursday evening, Alabama delivered a sport and gutsy efficiency, refusing to be put away by the Blue Devils till the very finish.
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However in the long run, identical to within the Arizona sport, Duke was merely higher.
Two days after Alabama scored 113 factors in its Candy 16 win over BYU, it was held to 48 fewer by an extended, extra proficient and deeper Duke workforce.
The Blue Devils have been led by freshman guard Kon Knueppel, who scored 21 factors.
Fellow freshman star Cooper Flagg, who’s the sure No. 1 decide within the upcoming NBA Draft, scored 16 factors.
Tyrese Proctor scored 17 and Khaman Maluach scored 14.
