After a record-shattering Sweet 16, Alabama basketball fell flat in the Elite Eight. Breaking down how the Crimson Tide missed getting back to the Final Four:

Cooper Flagg and the Blue Devils defeated Alabama 85-65 in Saturday night's regional final action to earn a trip to the Final Four in San Antonio. Duke last made it to the national championship game when Tyus Jones and the Blue Devils won it all in 2015.

Mark Sears was held to six points and Alabama followed an NCAA Tournament-record 25 3-pointers with only eight, dooming its shot at a second straight Final Four in an 85-65 loss to Duke in the East Region final.

Cooper Flagg and Duke basketball are playing Alabama in the Elite Eight of March Madness. Follow live score updates.

The Duke Blue Devils defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide 85-65 for a spot in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Final Four. Duke was led by outstanding play by freshmen Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel and Khaman Maluach. This will be Jon Scheyer’s first trip to the Final Four as Duke’s coach.

Duke basketball will play Houston in the Final Four of the 2025 men’s NCAA Tournament on Saturday, April 5, at the Alamodome in San Antonio. The top-ranked Blue Devils (35-3) beat Arizona in the Sweet 16 and Alabama in the Elite Eight to win the East Regional in Newark,