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Coach K's Duke into Sweet 16, top-pick favourite bounced by Miami
Written by Sports Desk. Posted in NCAA Basketball. | 20 March 2022 | 1412 Views
Tags: Basketball, Auburn Tigers, Duke, Michigan State Spartans Basketball, Nba, Ncaa Division I

Legendary Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski is through to the Sweet 16 at his last March Madness before he retires.

'Coach K' is in his 42nd season in charge at the school, and is searching for his sixth national championship.

His Blue Devils took on Michigan State and fellow Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Tom Izzo in the second round on Sunday, pulling away late to win 85-76.

Duke boasts three likely first round picks in this year's NBA Draft, and they showed exactly why, headlined by potential number one overall Paolo Banchero.

Banchero, who stands at six-foot-10, showed his all-round game, hitting tough pull-up jump shots, flashing an advanced interior passing game and defensive mobility to finish with a team-high 19 points on 8-of-14 shooting, including 2-of-5 from long range, and an equal team-high four assists.