Live Blog: Real-time NCAA Tournament Elite Eight Hogs-Duke
Arkansas found out why Duke is considered one of the best teams left in the NCAA Tournament.
The Blue Devils came away with a 79-68 win in the West Region Final on Saturday night in San Francisco on Saturday night.
The game wasn't really that close, though.
Don't blame Jaylin Williams, though, who had four double-doubles in the tournament after scoring 19 points and grabbing 10 rebounds.
The Razorbacks, who finish the season 28-9, saw JD Notae, their leading scorer, foul out with 3:47 to play after getting just 14 points against the Blue Devils.
Of course the story of the night is Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski reaching his 13th Final Four, eclipsing the mark of John Wooden at UCLA.
It does set up the possibility of a dream matchup in Krzyzewski's final appearance after announcing his retirement at the end of the season with Blue Devils' in-state rival North Carolina.
That's assuming the Tar Heels can get past St. Peter's on Sunday, a team that has been the Cinderella story of the entire tournament this year. Yeah, I noticed the game will be on a Sunday.
For this one, though, Williams put together maybe as good of a game as a big man has played in a tournament game since Corliss Williams was winning a national championship in 1994.
The Hogs started strong, but Duke started taking control midway through the first half and never let up with the pressure throughout.
Arkansas was never able to take away anything from the Blue Devils, who came into the game as the No. 2 seed in the West.
Under 4 Timeout: Duke 72, Hogs 57
Under 8 Timeout: Duke 69, Hogs 54
Hogs Timeout 10:38: Duke 63, Hogs 48
Under 12 Timeout: Duke 58, Hogs 48
Duke Timeout 13:13: Duke 53, Hogs 48
Under 16 Timeout: Duke 49, Hogs 37
Halftime: Duke 45, Hogs 33
Under 4 Timeout: Duke 37, Hogs 31
Under 8 Timeout: Duke 24, Hogs 21
Under 12 Timeout: Duke 16, Hogs 14
Under 16 Timeout: Hogs 9, Duke 6
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