E ven without the services of freshman phenom Cooper Flagg and junior forward Maliq Brown, the 2024-25 Duke basketball squad captured the program's second ACC Tournament title in

Despite some early jitters, No. 1-seed Duke ended Roach and No. 9-seed Baylor’s season with a relatively comfortable 89-66 Round of 32 win, a game defined by the mismatch in each team’s guard rooms, the Blue Devils’ overwhelming size and stellar shooting beyond the arc and from the foul line.

The No. 1 seed Duke Blue Devils (32-3) will compete with the No. 9 seed Baylor Bears (20-14) on Sunday with a spot in the Sweet 16 of the men's NCAA Tournament up for grabs. This contest tips at 2:40 p.m. ET. Continue reading to find out how to get tickets to watch this matchup in person.

Duke’s first two NCAA tournaments under Jon Scheyer ended prematurely in winnable games. This Blue Devils roster was built upon the lessons inherent in those “hard truths.”

Duke basketball has a six-point lead vs. Arizona at halftime of the Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament game in Newark. Cooper Flagg had 18 points in the first half, including a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to help Duke take a 48-42 halftime lead.

A report from Greenlight Media on Friday lists Duke among a number of schools that are expressing interest in Georgia transfer Silas Demary Jr., who entered the portal following his sophomore campaign in Athens. Duke's nearby ACC foes, North Carolina and NC State, are also on his list of potential suitors.

The No. 4 seed Arizona Wildcats (24-12) and the No. 1 seed Duke Blue Devils (33-3) will meet on Thursday in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.

Tyrese Proctor powered Duke basketball past Baylor in the March Madness bracket. The Blue Devils are in the Sweet 16 of the 2025 NCAA Tournament.