The SportsLine Projection Model has revealed its Houston Cougars vs. Duke Blue Devils picks for the Final Four of the 2025 NCAA Tournament on Saturday

Duke’s head coach Jon Scheyer hugs Cooper Flagg (2) as time expires in Duke’s 85-65 victory over Alabama in their Elite 8 game in the 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., Saturday, March 29, 2025. Ethan Hyman [email protected]

Even when Alabama limited national player of the year front runner Cooper Flagg to 4-for-14 shooting through 28 minutes, Duke’s other future first-round picks picked up the slack. It had four different double-figure scorers midway through the second half when Alabama had just Chris Youngblood’s 10.

Here's what Duke coach Jon Scheyer and players Tyrese Proctor and Sion James said about Alabama after Saturday's Elite Eight showdown.

A star in Alabama’s Elite Eight win over Clemson a year ago, Chapel Hill native and Seaforth High graduate Jarin Stevenson has the abilities to help the Crimson Tide match up with Duke’s immense talent.

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.

Alabama and Duke met Saturday night in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. Here is what some on social media are saying about the game.

Duke got it's biggest challenge of the tournament yet, but advances to a showdown against an Alabama team that just hung 113 points on BYU.