NEWARK, N.J. –– 1-seed Duke defeated 2-seed Alabama 85-65 on Saturday night in East Regional Final of the NCAA Tournament.

Mark Sears was held to six points and Alabama followed an NCAA Tournament-record 25 3-pointers with only eight, dooming its ...

While Duke did cut down the nets in Newark, it wasn’t due to a tour-de-force performance from Cooper Flagg. Instead, Kon Knueppel and Khaman Maluach took over.

Duke’s stream of NBA-ready standouts used smothering defense and other options on offense to paper over Cooper Flagg’s rough ...