Okananwa’s 12 points and 12 rebounds played a large role in the Blue Devils storming back from a sluggish start to beat USC in the Sweet 16.
Duke is now tied for the second most trips to the Final Four with a win over Alabama in the men's NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.
Two days after Alabama set an NCAA Tournament record, Duke's defense put the clamps on the Tide's high-scoring attack.
And his former player, assistant coach and handpicked successor, Jon Scheyer, got the country's top recruit Cooper Flagg to come to Duke — then retooled the Blue Devils around him and got them back to the Final Four in just his third year in charge.
What went down on Saturday night? Insights from Duke's win over Alabama and Florida's victory over Texas Tech.
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The Duke and North Carolina women have faced each other 110 times, including 16 games on a neutral court, but they’ve never played in the NCAA Tournament — until Friday.
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The Gamecocks will play either Texas or TCU on Friday. They are two wins away from a second straight national championship.
The 2025 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament has reached the Elite Eight, and the first matchup of the Regional Final round sees the defending national champion and Regional 2 Birmingham 1 seed South Carolina Gamecocks going against the 2 seed Duke Blue Devils on Sunday, March 30 at Legacy Arena at BJCC in Birmingham, Ala.