March Madness: top seeds Duke and Florida move on to men’s Final Four

Blue Devils beat Alabama 85-65 to reach 18th Final Four
Gators rally past Texas Tech 84-79 in Elite Eight matchup

Duke’s stream of long, tall NBA-ready standouts smothered Alabama and papered over Cooper Flagg’s rough shooting night to lift the Blue Devils to the program’s 18th Final Four with an 85-65 victory Saturday night in the NCAA Tournament’s East Region final.

Flagg made only 6 of 16 shots, including a brick that got stuck in the flange of the rim, but still finished with 16 points. Kon Knueppel, another potential lottery pick, led the Blue Devils with 21 points.

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