While Duke did cut down the nets in Newark, it wasn’t due to a tour-de-force performance from Cooper Flagg. Instead, Kon Knueppel and Khaman Maluach took over.

Sears dribbled down court, bullied his way into the key for a point-blank, straight- on chip shot—and missed it, adding to a frustrating evening that saw him shoot just 2-12 from the field with a single three-pointer (forget about double-digits). With that miss, Alabama was done for.