Following the conclusion of the Sweet 16 matches at Prudential Center on Thursday, Mar. 27, the stage is now set for the Elite Eight. Duke and Alabama, who both won their matchups at Prudential Center, will now face off against one another on Saturday, Mar. 29 to crown the winner of the East region.
Duke, who are favored to win the entire tournament, enter the game as significant favorites over the Alabama Crimson Tide. Both teams impressed in their most recent games, with each team putting up triple digits.
Duke is led by Cooper Flagg, who scored 30 points in the team’s Sweet 16 matchup and is one of the nation’s best players. He will look to lead the team past Alabama, who are led by Mark Sears, who scored 34 points in the team’s most recent game.
The No. 1 seed Duke will face their toughest battle yet of the tournament in No. 2-seeded Alabama. The two teams are arguably the two best to come out of the East region, which guarantees an exciting matchup in Newark over the weekend.
The game will tip off at 8:49 p.m. as the two powerhouse basketball squads battle it out for a spot in the Final Four. The winning team will find themselves just two wins away from a national championship and the title of the best team in college basketball this year. While Duke is favored to win the game, Alabama’s most recent performance has shown that they have the ability to take them down.