



And then there were 1s. With wins by Houston and Auburn on Sunday, the Final Four will have all four No. 1 seeds for the second time in NCAA Tournament history. The only other time since seeding began in 1979 was in 2008, when Kansas, Memphis, UCLA and North Carolina went to the Final Four, in San Antonio, no less. This year also marks the first time higher seeds went 12-0 in the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight, capping a year of chalk that ends on the Riverwalk. Auburn will face Florida in an all-SEC national semifinal in San Antonio, with Duke playing Houston in the other.
Florida (34-4) vs. Auburn (32-5)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE
Blue Devils -5.5; over/under is 136.5
BOTTOM LINE
No. 1 Duke takes on No. 2 Houston in the NCAA Tournament Final Four. The Blue Devils have gone 22-1 against ACC teams, with a 13-2 record in non-conference play. Duke has a 1-1 record in games decided by less than 4 points. The Cougars are 22-1 in Big 12 play. Houston is sixth in the Big 12 with 33.1 rebounds per game led by J’wan Roberts averaging 6.3. Duke scores 83.7 points, 25.4 more per game than the 58.3 Houston gives up. Houston averages 8.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.3 more made shots on average than the 6.9 per game Duke gives up.
TOP PERFORMERS
Cooper Flagg is averaging 18.9 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists for the Blue Devils. Kon Knueppel is averaging 17.0 points over the last 10 games. LJ Cryer is averaging 15.4 points for the Cougars. Emanuel Sharp is averaging 14.7 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES
Blue Devils: 10-0, averaging 86.7 points, 35.9 rebounds, 16.5 assists, 6.0 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 50.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.0 points per game.
Cougars: 10-0, averaging 71.6 points, 33.1 rebounds, 10.7 assists, 8.0 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 43.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 59.6 points.
— Associated Press