After downing Alabama in impressive fashion, Duke is one win away from the national championship game. The Blue Devils saved perhaps their best display for Saturday’s Elite Eight, serving up a two-way masterpiece against the Crimson Tide’s explosive offense. Fresh off the back of a historic showing against BYU in the Sweet 16, Alabama figured to be Duke’s biggest test in its tournament run.
Jon Scheyer’s side passed with distinction, notching a 20-point victory to punch its ticket to its 18th Final Four. 📲 Follow The Sporting News on WhatsApp So, just who will Cooper Flagg, Khaman Maluach and Co. meet in the national semifinals? The Sporting News has you covered.
Who will Duke play in Final Four? The Blue Devils will face off against the winner of Houston vs. Tennessee (Sunday, 2:20 p.m.
ET) in the Final Four. The match is slated to take place on Saturday, April 5. Scheyer's squad hasn't faced off against either side this season.
But it has a special bit of history with the Cougars, having bested them in last season's Sweet 16, 54-51. That matchup was marred by injury; Houston star Jamal Shead exited the contest after rolling his right ankle. For all of LJ Cryer's (15 points) and J'Wan Roberts' (13 points) best efforts, Houston was unable to overcome Duke and its tandem of Kyle Filipowski (16 points, nine rebounds) and Jeremy Roach (14 points).
The Volunteers have also dueled against the Blue Devils in tournament play — the two sides jousted in the second round o.