Duke’s great D sends Blue Devils to their 18th Final Four with an 85-65 win over Alabama

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 over Alabama.
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