Kansas won in overtime. Here’s how close Duke came.
GOODNESS GRACIOUS. Grayson Allen was a slight roll away from becoming a Duke Icon. pic.twitter.com/NxLqC3465s
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) March 25, 2018Kansas and Duke gave us an Elite Eight game worthy of the hype.
Kansas is going to the Final Four.
Kansas 85, Duke 81 (OT), FINAL: Malik Newman took over in extra time, scoring all 13 points for Kansas in overtime, sending the Jayhawks to their 15th Final Four.
Duke played an elite team in a tough environment and lost a classic by a shred. There’s no need to overanalyze this.
As the season ends in the Elite Eight.
Duke nearly took Kansas out in regulation, missing two late attempts, including one by Grayson Allen that rolled around the rim before falling out as time expired.
With Draymond Green out with the flu, the Warriors won’t any any of their four All-Stars for Sunday’s match.
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Sure, watching a basketball game is fun, but it's common knowledge that all the really exciting stuff happens at the end.