Duke Blue Devils Survive St. John's, Eye Final Four

0:00Due blue devils, the top seed overall, gutted out an 80-75 win over St. John's in the sweet 16th at Capital One Arena. They trailed by 10-2-2 against that gritty red storm defense, but flipped the script to advance. Now with 35 wins and 2 losses, they're set for the East Region final against 2nd seed Yukon on Sunday, final 4 on the line. Key weapons fired on all cylinders. Isaiah Evans dropped 25 points, hitting 10-15 shots, including 4-3s. Cam Boos are added 22 points and 10 rebounds, while Malik Brown locked down defensively. A 2nd half zone switch, St. John's momentum, and Caleb Foster played through foot pain for 18 tough minutes. Players talk toughness post-game, with Cam Boos are saying they proved out as wrong no matter how ugly it gets. Cam echoed that, noting they've weathered storms all year, taking punches from turnovers and dunks, but always responding. Evans got aggressive inside, turning closeouts into layups.

1:01Health is back at full strength too. Foster returns strong, and sophomore center Pat Nangva played 17 minutes after foot issues, clogging the, paint despite free throw woes. With their full 9-man rotation humming, Boos are called it super tough for opponents. Duke's rolling deep now, showing that tournament grit keeps them elite. Watch them clash with Yukon to punch that final 4 ticket. This has been Durham News Today, powered by AI.