When Does Duke Play Basketball Again?
Men'south higher basketball: Duke, UNC moving on to Sweet 16
Published March 21, 2022 at two:03 PM EDT
Brynn Anderson
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Mike Krzyzewski's farewell bout continues, and Hubert Davis' get-go March Madness dance has been extended.
The men's basketball game teams from Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill survived the first weekend and are advancing to the Sugariness 16 of the NCAA Tournament.
Second-seeded Duke trounce Cal Country Fullerton and Michigan State in Greenville, South Carolina, while the No. 8 Tar Heels topped Marquette and tiptop-seed Baylor in Fort Worth, Texas.
According to NCAA.com, there are no perfect fan-picked brackets left.
Should the Blue Devils and the Tar Heels win both of their side by side two games, they'll face each other in the Final Iv. The two bitter rivals have never met before in the NCAA Tournament. They split games this past regular season.
Hither'due south how Duke and UNC won this past weekend, and what lies ahead for them.
Knuckles
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- Get-go Win: The Blueish Devils beat No. 15 Cal Land Fullerton on Fri, 78-61. Five Duke players scored in double-digits, but Paolo Banchero – the ACC Rookie of the Year – led the way with 17 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and two blocks. Mark Williams had 15 points, seven rebounds, five assists and v blocks. As a squad, Duke blocked 10 shots, its most in a first-round NCAA Tournament game.
- Second Win: Knuckles shell No. 7 Michigan State 85-76 on Sunday. Again, v Duke players scored in double figures, and once again, Banchero powered the Blue Devils with 19 points, seven rebounds and 4 assists. Williams had xv points, eight boards and v blocks. Knuckles is now 14-4 all-time vs. Michigan Land.
- Fun Fact: Mike Krzyzewski will autobus in the Sweet xvi for the 26th fourth dimension. No other coach in the history of Division I men'southward basketball has appeared in the 2nd weekend of the tournament more than Coach Thousand.
- They Said Information technology: "Look, I'grand 75. To take moments similar that, you've got to exist kidding me. Actually, how damn lucky can y'all exist to exist in that? And I want to share it. I don't want to sit down downwards and say, 'You guys savor it.' I want to be in the party a little bit. That'south the enjoyment I've got; (that) I've had for 47 years. Today was 1 of the really adept days." – Krzyzewski on jubilant the win over Michigan State.
- Up Next: Duke volition play No. 3 Texas Tech on Th at 9:30 p.g. EST in San Francisco.
North Carolina
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- Outset Win: The Tar Heels topped No. 9 Marquette on Thursday, 95-63 for Hubert Davis' kickoff NCAA Tournament win as a caput coach. North Carolina shared the ball and dished out a season-best 29 assists on 34 made-baskets in the victory. Brady Manek led the Tar Heels with 28 points and eleven rebounds, while Caleb Love added 23 points. Marquette had iii technical fouls.
- Second Win: RJ Davis scored a career-high 30 points equally N Carolina upset No. 1 seed Baylor – final twelvemonth's national champions – 93-86 in overtime. It was the ninth time N Carolina defeated a No. 1 seed in the tournament. Davis also had five rebounds and half dozen assists, while Brady Manek scored 26 points and Armando Bacot tallied xv points and 16 rebounds.
- Fun Fact: Due north Carolina made xiii iii-pointers against Marquette, the nearly its ever made in an NCAA Tournament game. The Tar Heels' previous high was 12 in 2005 vs. Oakland. Love'southward six iii-pointers against Marquette tied a UNC single-game NCAA Tournament record.
- They Said Information technology: "I didn't want to go domicile. I mean, there was no fourth dimension to be tired. When we were going to go to overtime, I knew what was at stake. And we all wanted to win." – RJ Davis after beating Baylor.
- Up Next: The Tar Heels will face No. 4 UCLA on Friday at 9:40 p.m. EST om Philadelphia.
Source: https://www.wunc.org/sports/2022-03-21/mens-college-basketball-duke-unc-sweet16-ncaa-tournament-acc
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