Duke Defending Alabama Duke Leading Alabama From Start To Finish Saturday Night In Elite 8 Resulted In 85-65 Win , Duke Advancing To Final Four
In the Sweet 16 Thursday in the East Region Alabama scored 113 points shot 53 % on field goals , 49 % on 3 pointers was 25-51 on 3 pointers because BYU wasn’t defending them.
Alabama’s best player Mark Sears was 11-18 on field goals , 10-16 on 3 pointers , 2-2 on free throws to go along 3 rebounds, 8 assists , 3 steals 34 points. Laparon Philon was 2-3 on field goals , 2-3 on 3 pointers to along with 8 points. Chris Youngblood was 6-12 on field goals , 5-11 on 3 pointers to go along 3 rebounds 19 points . Aden Holloway was 7-14 on field goals , 6-13 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds , 3 assists, 23 points.
In Elite 8 Saturday Alabama was defended by Duke was held as a team to 35.4 % shooting , 25 % on 3 pointers.
Mark Sears was 2-12 on field goals , 1-5 on 3 pointers to go along with 6 assists, 6 points following scoring 34 points when Alabama opposed BYU in the Sweet 16 while only three players scored in double figures. Grant Nelson was 5-10 on field goals , 0-2 on 3 pointers to go along with 7 rebounds, 1 assists , 10 points. Labaron Philon was 4-9 on field goals , 3-6 on 3 pointers to go along 5 rebounds , 3 assists, 16 points , Chris Youngblood was 4-9 on field goals like Labaron Philon was 1-5 on 3 pointers to go along 4 rebounds , 1 assists , 10 points.
Duke defending Alabama leading Alabama from start to finish Saturday night in Elite 8 resulted in 85 -65 win, Duke advancing to Final Four
Duke led from start to finish shooting 53.6 % on field goals , 46.2 % on 3 pointers. Cooper Flagg was 6-16 on field goals , 1-2 on 3 pointers to go along with 9 rebounds, 16 points , Khaman Maluach was 6-7 on field goals to go along with 9 rebounds , 1 assists, 14 points . Kon Knueppel was 6-15 on field goals , 2-4 on 3 pointers to go along with 5 rebounds, 2 assists , 17 points. Tyrese Proctor was 7-10 on field goals , 2-5 on 3 pointers to go along with 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 17 points . Sion James was 2-3 on field goals to go along with 7 rebounds, 1 assists , 9 points. Isaiah Evans was 2-3 on field goals to go along with 7 rebounds , 1 assists, 9 points . Caleb Foster was 2-3 on field goals , 1-1 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds, 3 assists , 5 points.
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Following Duke defending Alabama Duke leading Alabama from start to finish Saturday night in Elite 8 resulted in 85-65 win, Duke advancing to Final Four. to play winner of Houston, Tennessee Saturday in San Antonio Sion James who is Graduate Transfer from Tulane who was 2-3 on field goals to go along with 7 rebounds, 1 assists , 9 points. Isaiah Evans was 2-3 on field goals to go along with 7 rebounds , 1 assists, 9 points had this to say about Alabama guard Mark Sears who against Duke was 2-12 on field goals, 1-5 on 3 pointers to go along with 6 assists, 6 points following his performance against BYU in Sweet 16 where he was was 11-18 on field goals , 10-16 on 3 pointers , 2-2 on free throws to go along 3 rebounds, 8 assists , 3 steals 34 points.
The big thing for him was showing him showing them bodies making sure whoever was guarding the ball knew they weren’t on an island by themselves and making sure Sears knew that he wasn’t on an island with our big or whoever else . And I think we did a good job for the most part of keeping him off the foul line where he gets a lot of his points from.
Following Duke defending Alabama Duke leading Alabama from start to finish Saturday night in Elite 8 that resulted in 85-65 win, Duke advancing to Final Four. to play winner of Houston, Tennessee Saturday in San Antonio Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer had this to say about his team offensively. We have multiple weapons and different teams play us different ways . So depending on match ups depending on coverages we’re seeing for me . I feel very confident . Obviously there’s a three -headed monster with Cooper , Kon Tyrese . Sion is such a connector, Khaman is such a connector for us, as well. But to have- the different actions we ran for each of them . I think with us Kon, his versality is huge for us, and his size . He’s able to pass . He’s able to finish . You feel he’s always going to get off a good look because he has great pivots in the paint and great patience.
According to Stephen Wiseman News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article303002004.html
Duke is now going to prepare for their opponent in the Final Four in San Antonio Saturday that is either going to be 1 Houston, 2 Tennessee out of Midwest Region who play Sunday afternoon.