NCAA Basketball

#12 Duke Blue Devils (27-9)


Thu. 3/9 Fri. 3/10 Sat. 3/11 Thu. 3/16 Sat. 3/18
vs. Pitt 
W 96-69
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@ Mia-Fl 
W 85-78
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@ UVa 
W 59-49
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vs. OrRob 
W 74-51
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@ Tenn 
L 52-65
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Tennessee beats up Duke, wins 65-52 to advance to Sweet 16

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Olivier Nkamhoua was a little hesitant to enter Tennessee's postgame locker room after a career performance against powerhouse Duke in the NCAA Tournament. So Uros Plavsic picked him up and delivered him to teammates waiting to douse him with water.

It was a fitting payback considering Nkamhoua had carried the Volunteers much of the afternoon.

Nkamhoua tied his career high with 27 points, including 13 straight for Tennessee during a decisive stretch in the second half, and the fourth-seeded Volunteers bullied Duke 65-52 on Saturday to advance to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2019.

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Leaders
Points: K. Filipowski15.1
Rebounds: K. Filipowski8.9
Assists: T. Proctor3.3
FG%: K. Filipowski44.1%
FT%: K. Filipowski76.5%
3P%: No qualifiers
Steals: K. Filipowski1.3
Blocks: D. Lively II2.4
AP Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Alabama31-5
2 Houston33-3
3 Purdue29-6
4 Kansas28-8
5 Texas28-8
6 Marquette29-7
7 UCLA31-5
8 Arizona28-7
9 Gonzaga30-5
10 UConn27-8
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Coaches Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Houston33-3
2 Alabama31-5
3 Purdue29-6
4 Marquette29-7
5 Kansas28-8
6 UCLA31-5
7 Texas28-8
8 Arizona28-7
9 Gonzaga30-5
10 Virginia25-8
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Atlantic Coast Standings
 ConferenceOverall
  W-L W-L
16 Miami (FL) 15-5 27-7
14 Virginia 15-5 25-8
12 Duke 14-6 27-9
Clemson 14-6 23-11
Pittsburgh 14-6 24-12
North Carolina State 12-8 23-11
North Carolina 11-9 20-13
Wake Forest 10-10 19-14
Syracuse 10-10 17-15
Boston College 9-11 16-17
Virginia Tech 8-12 19-15
Florida State 7-13 9-23
Georgia Tech 6-14 15-18
Notre Dame 3-17 11-21
Louisville 2-18 4-28
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Offense (Rank)
Points: 72.0 (171)
Rebounds: 12.0 (38)
Assists: 14.6 (69)
FG%: 45.2% (142)
FT%: 76.6% (26)
3P%: 33.5% (218)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 63.6 (30)
Rebounds: 26.7 (41)
Assists: 11.4 (82)
FG%: 40.6% (27)
FT%: 76.3% (355)
3P%: 30.5% (24)
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