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Duke drained the life out of the nation’s fastest-moving and highest-scoring offense Saturday night.
From The New York Times
“I had all the confidence in the world that Cooper could do this,” Kelly Flagg said, “with the right team and with the right coach. And we’re just very fortunate that that’s the situation.”
From Miami Herald

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How Alabama basketball’s season ended with crushing loss to Duke in Elite Eight
Alabama basketball had a chance to make the Final Four for the second straight season. All the Crimson Tide has to do is beat the No. 1 seed in the region. Duke had other plans. The Blue Devils stifled the Tide offense, the same one that put up a record-breaking performance against BYU in the Elite Eight, and beat Alabama 85-65.
Defense, depth drive Duke basketball past Alabama, into NCAA Tournament Final Four
For the 18th time in program history and the first time under head coach Jon Scheyer, the top-seeded Duke Blue Devils will play in the Final Four after they ousted No. 2 Alabama on Saturday night.
How Duke’s defense shut down Alabama’s offense in Elite Eight to reach Final Four
Two days after Alabama set an NCAA Tournament record, Duke's defense put the clamps on the Tide's high-scoring attack.
‘The right team. The right coach.’ Why Duke basketball has been all Cooper Flagg hoped
American and national player of the year, Cooper Flagg chases an NCAA championship before heading to NBA as the likely No. 1 pick
Efficiency metrics touted Duke, Houston, Florida and Auburn all year. Now they’re in Final Four
Of this year’s Final Four teams, Duke, Houston and Auburn have ranked inside the top five in all of KenPom’s daily rankings.
Duke fans bring Cameron Crazies spirit to early-morning sendoff
Duke fans young and old came out to campus to see of the Blue Devils for the Final Four. (Carolina Routh for WRAL News)
March Madness scores, results, highlights: Duke blows out Alabama to reach Final Four, Florida outlasts Texas Tech
Alabama has chipped into Duke's lead over the first four minutes of the second half. Grant Nelson blocked a Cooper Flagg dunk and Mark Sears hit a 3-pointer. Duke leads 52-45 at the under-16 timeout with Alabama's Chris Youngblood looking to cap an and-one after the TV timeout.
Alabama basketball’s Nate Oats reveals big 'problem' vs. Duke wasn't Cooper Flagg
Alabama basketball’s Nate Oats reveals the main reason for Elite Eight loss against Duke, and it wasn’t Cooper Flagg.
Sears, Alabama can’t duplicate record 3-point night, fall to Duke with Final Four at stake
Mark Sears was held to six points and Alabama followed an NCAA Tournament-record 25 3-pointers with only eight, dooming its shot at a second straight Final Four in an 85-65 loss to Duke in the East Region final.
NCAA’s 5-Word Message to Duke After Eliminating Alabama from NCAA Tournament
Following the win, the NCAA sent a five-word message to the Blue Devils about getting back to the Final Four on their NCAA March Madness account. "WELCOME BACK TO THE #MFINALFOUR," the post read. Some fans chimed in on the NCAA's post to Duke as well in the comments section.
Auburn’s Broome, Florida’s Clayton and Flagg of Duke among John R. Wooden Award men’s finalists
LOS ANGELES — Johni Broome of Auburn is one of five finalists for the John R. Wooden Award as the outstanding men’s college basketball player. The other finalists are Walter Clayton Jr. of Florida, Duke’s Cooper Flagg, Mark Sears of Alabama and Braden Smith of Purdue.
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A star in Alabama’s Elite Eight win over Clemson a year ago, Chapel Hill native and Seaforth High graduate Jarin Stevenson has the abilities to help the Crimson Tide match up with Duke’s immense talent.
3 takeaways from Alabama’s loss to Duke: Why Tide missed second straight Final Four
Alabama basketball and Duke faced off in the Elite Eight of March Madness on Saturday. Here are three takeaways from the game that ended the Crimson Tide's season and sent the Blue Devils to the Final Four.
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