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Game.Top-seeded Duke squeezed by its last two opponents in the final
possession and faces an even bigger challenge Sunday when it battles
red-hot second seed Michigan State in the East Region final at
Washington D.C., for a trip to the Final Four. The Blue Devils survived
two potential winning shots against Central Florida in the second round
and Virginia Tech’s attempt to tie in the final second Friday in the
Region semifinal.


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“Now that it’s March Madness, every game is kind of going to be like
this, close, hard-fought games,” Duke freshman forward RJ Barrett told
reporters after recording 18 points and a career-high 11 assists Friday.
“And we somehow find a way to keep winning at the end. It’s great and
we’re not surprised by it, but we’ve just got to keep it up.” Blue
Devils freshman phenom Zion Williamson scored 23 and added three blocks
in the 75-73 victory over Virginia Tech and is averaging 26.8 points in
six games since returning from a knee sprain, but Michigan State comes
in with an eight-game winning streak and has won its three NCAA
Tournament games by 48 points combined. The Spartans have gotten
consistent performances from senior point guard Cassius Winston, who is
averaging 18.7 points and seven assists in the tournament, and received
career games from freshmen Aaron Henry and Gabe Brown to beat LSU 80-63
in Friday’s Region semifinal. “Amazing,” Winston told reporters after
the win. “Just finally being in that position - the work we put in, the
time we spent, the ups and downs we’ve been through. At the end of the
day to have this moment, to have another opportunity to do some special
things.”


When: 5:05 PM ET, Sunday, March 31, 2019


Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia


TV: 5:05 p.m. ET, CBS


ABOUT MICHIGAN STATE (31-6): The 6-foot-6 Henry is scoring just 6.0
per game overall, but registered career highs of 20 points along with
six assists against LSU and told reporters: “It was one of those nights
where I just felt like the basket was huge.” Winston averages 18.8
points while shooting 40.2 percent from 3-point range and broke the
program record for assists in a single season with 279, moving past
Mateen Cleaves (274) on Friday. Second-leading active scorer Nick Ward
(13.4), a junior forward, told reporters he expects to play Sunday
despite falling on his left hand Friday and suffering a deep bone
bruise.


ABOUT DUKE (32-5): Coach Mike Krzyzewski called Tre Jones’
performance Friday “magnificent” after the freshman point guard
registered season highs of 22 points and five made 3-pointers while
handing out eight assists with no turnovers in 40 minutes. “These guys
believed in me all year, especially after the last game with me
struggling from 3,” Jones told reporters. “. … Coach kept telling me to
take the shots and these guys kept telling me to take my shots. They
were able to fall tonight.” Freshman swingman Cam Reddish (13.6 points)
was a late scratch Friday due to a knee injury and his status for Sunday
is uncertain.


TIP-INS


1. Michigan State is looking to reach the Final Four for the 10th time while the Blue Devils seeks their 17th trip.


2. Duke sophomore G Alex O’Connell registered career highs with 35 minutes and seven rebounds in Friday’s win.


3. Brown scored a career-high 15 off the bench Friday and Spartans
sophomore F Xavier Tillman is averaging 14 points in the tournament.


PREDICTION: Duke 78, Michigan State 72