NEWARK, N.J. — The opponent has been set for Alabama basketball‘s third appearance in the Elite 8.
With a 113-88 win to bounce No. 6 seed BYU from the NCAA Tournament in the Sweet 16, the Crimson Tide has a Saturday date on the dance floor with No. 1 seed Duke.
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Duke is opponent for Alabama basketball in Elite 8 after Tide’s third straight Sweet 16 win
Led by a 30-point performance with six boards and seven assists from unanimous first-team All-American Cooper Flagg, Duke (34-3) advanced to its 24th Elite 8 for the program. No. 4 seed Arizona fell 100-93 after reaching the Sweet 16 with an 87-83 win over No. 5 seed Oregon.
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Alabama and Duke tip off on Saturday at approximately 7:49 p.m. CT on CBS, which can be streamed via Fubo and Paramount+.
2024-25 schedule for Alabama basketball
Record: (28-8)
Nov. 4: UNC-Asheville (W 110-54)
Nov. 8: Arkansas State (W 88-79)
Nov. 11: McNeese State (W 72-64)
Nov. 15: at Purdue (L 87-78)
Nov. 20: Illinois − C.M. Newton Classic (W 100-87)
Nov. 26: Houston − Players Era Festival (W 85-80)
Nov. 27: Rutgers − Players Era Festival (W 95-90)
Nov. 30: Oregon − Players Era Festival final (L 83-81)
Dec. 4: at UNC − SEC/ACC Challenge (W 94-79)
Dec. 14: Creighton (W 83-75)
Dec. 18: at North Dakota (W 97-90)
Dec. 22: Kent State (W 81-54)
Dec. 29: South Dakota State (W 105-82)
Jan. 4: Oklahoma (W 107-79)
Jan. 8: at South Carolina (W 88-68)
Jan. 11: at Texas A&M (W 94-88)
Jan. 14: Ole Miss (L 74-64)
Jan. 18: at Kentucky (W 102-97)
Jan. 21: Vanderbilt (W 103-87)
Jan. 25: LSU (W 80-73)
Jan. 29: at Mississippi State (W 88-84)
Feb. 1: Georgia (W 90-69)
Feb. 8: at Arkansas (W 85-81)
Feb. 11: at Texas (W 103-80)
Feb. 15: Auburn (L 94-85)
Feb. 19: at Missouri (L 110- 98)
Feb. 22: Kentucky (W 96-83)
Feb. 25: Mississippi State (W 111-73)
Mar. 1: at Tennessee (L 79-76)
Mar. 5: Florida (L 99-94)
Mar. 8: at Auburn (W 93-91)
Mar. 14: Kentucky (W 99-70) – SEC Tournament quarterfinals
Mar. 15: Florida (L 104-82) – SEC Tournament semifinals
Mar. 21: Robert Morris (W 90-81) − NCAA Tournament first round
Mar. 23: Saint Mary’s (W 80-66) − NCAA Tournament second round
Mar. 27: BYU (W 113-88) − NCAA Tournament Sweet 16
Emilee Smarr covers Alabama basketball and Crimson Tide athletics for the Tuscaloosa News. She can be reached via email at [email protected].
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