Duke and Florida turned the primary two colleges to advance to the 2025 Remaining 4 with their Elite 8 wins on Saturday.
Duke smothered Alabama on the perimeter defensively whereas having a balanced scoring assault of their 85-65 win over Alabama. Cooper Flagg had 16 factors, 9 rebounds and three assists, whereas Ken Knueppel had 21 factors, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.
Walter Clayton Jr. scored 13 of his 30 factors within the ultimate 5:24 as Florida made a late comeback to defeat Texas Tech 84-79. The Gators’ win got here at Chase Heart in San Francisco with Clayton’s play drawing comparisons to Stephen Curry.
“[Comparing him to Curry] is sort of loads to placed on a younger man,” mentioned head coach Todd Golden. “However I might say the one factor the place Walt 100% is just like Steph is their shot-making and their potential to get it off every time they need.
“Similar to the Warriors need Steph to have the ability to discover a solution to get open and get these pictures in these moments, we would like Walt taking the pictures for us down the stretch. There is a motive why he was an AP first-team All-American. He’s, in my humble opinion, the most effective guard in America.”
