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.

The second spot in the NCAA men's tournament Final Four has been secured. Duke slowed down high-powered Alabama and will head to San Antonio, Texas.

And his former player, assistant coach and handpicked successor, Jon Scheyer, got the country's top recruit Cooper Flagg to come to Duke — then retooled the Blue Devils around him and got them back to the Final Four in just his third year in charge.

Kon Knueppel helped Duke basketball beat Alabama in the Elite Eight. The Blue Devils face Houston or Tennessee next in the Final Four of the 2025 NCAA Tournament.

The nation's highest-scoring offense was no match for Duke's defense and size. The Blue Devils will be the favorites to cut down the nets in San Antonio.

Duke basketball coach Jon Scheyer has already accomplished so much in his first three seasons at the helm. He's won an ACC regular-season conference title, a pair of ACC Tournament titles, and reached the Elite Eight twice.

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South Carolina celebrates as time expires in its 54-50 victory over Duke in the Elite Eight.