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The Duke Blue Devils face the Houston Cougars in the Final Four of the men’s NCAA Tournament at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, on Saturday, April 5, 2025.

Maliq Brown, a defensive stalwart for Duke who missed the Blue Devils’ past four games with a dislocated shoulder, was available off the bench against Arizona in the teams’ NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 matchup.

Jordan Cornette and Nicole Auerbach discuss why Duke is more likeable this season, and how the Blue Devils' physicality and star power separates them from the rest of the remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament.

The tourney’s overall 1 seed, UCLA, knocked off LSU 72-65 to advance to its first women’s Final Four behind another big game by Lauren Betts. The 6-foot-7 All-American had 17 points, seven rebounds and six blocked shots despite sitting out the second quarter.

For the 18th time in program history and the first time under head coach Jon Scheyer, the top-seeded Duke Blue Devils will play in the Final Four after they ousted No. 2 Alabama on Saturday night.

Krzyzewski served as the head coach at Duke from 1980 to 2022, establishing himself as an NCAA legend. During his time with the Blue Devils, Krzyzewski led Duke to five national titles, 13 Final Four appearances and 15 ACC Tournament titles.

And in the late game, No. 1 USC is as an underdog against No. 2 UConn, led by star guard Paige Bueckers. The Trojans, despite losing star JuJu Watkins to a season-ending injury earlier in the tournament, managed to survive their Sweet 16 matchup against Kansas State. But UConn will provide a much stiffer test.