Jared McCain and No. 4-seed Duke will take the court against Jamal Shead and No. 1-seed Houston tonight.
The No. 4 seed in the South Region, Duke, will take on the No. 1 seed in the same region, Houston, in a Sweet Sixteen matchup of the Men’s NCAA Tournament at American Airlines Arena in Dallas, Texas. The Blue Devils entered the NCAA Tournament as a No. 4 seed after losing against North Carolina to end the regular season and NC State in the ACC Tournament. However, they have proven that they are more talented than that. They took down No. 13-seeded Vermont in the first round of the tournament 64-47 with 15 points from Jared McCain leading the team. Kyle Filipowskis also had 12 rebounds and four assists in the win with every other starter besides him finishing in double figures. In the second round, Duke matched up with No. 12-seeded James Madison, the team that knocked off No. 5-seeded Wisconsin in the first round. Duke won that game easily, 93-55. Jared McCain dropped 30 points in that win including eight three-pointers and five rebounds. Tyrese Proctor also had 18 points in the win.
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Game Date: Mar. 29, 2024
Game Time: 9:39 p.m. ET
TV: CBS
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The Cougars come into this game with top three odds to win the NCAA Tournament. They have one of the best offenses and defenses in the nation. In the first round, they took on and defeated No. 16-seed Longwood 86-46 with L.J. Cryer leading the charge with 17 points on 6-of-11 shooting.
Heading into the second round, No. 9-seeded Texas A&M gave them everything they could handle sending the game into overtime with Houston eventually coming out on top 100-95. Emanuel Sharp led the team dropping 30 points while Jamal Shead had 21 points with five rebounds and 10 assists.
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