Duke vs UConn: Elite Eight Showdown

0:00On March 2-8, Duke and Yukon are set to clash in the Elite 8, two powerhouses with eleven national championships between them. These squads have dominated college hoops since the 1990s, topping every other program in titles and deep tournament runs. A final four spot hangs in the balance for the winner. Their NCAA tournament history is straight fire, starting with Duke's overtime thriller over Yukon in the 1990 Elite 879-2. In 1978, the Blue Devils followed up with an 81-67 sweet 16 win the next year. But the Huskies flipped the script in the 1999 national championship, stunning Duke 77-74. That 1999 upset shocked the world, with Yukon as underdogs dropping just two games all season. Richard Hamilton dropped 27 points to lead the charge. Then in 2004, Yukon edged Duke again in the final four, 79-78, before grabbing their second straight title. These battles boosted both programs to legendary status.

1:02You saw and snagged six championships since that big win, while Duke kept stacking hardware. Fans still buzz about those nail-biders, cementing coaches like Jim Calhoun in the rivalries Epic V. All-time, Duke leaves the series five games to four, but Yukon owned a four-game streak from 1994 to 2004. Their last meeting was in 2014, a Duke victory. Now history repeats with everything on the line, whoever advances gets that final four glory.