No. 2 Duke squares off with No. 4 Arkansas in the Elite Eight with the winner reaching the Final Four as a part of this year’s March Madness.
Either the Duke Blue Devils or the Arkansas Razorbacks will spend another weekend living out March Madness, as these two schools will duke it out in the Elite Eight on Saturday night.
Duke earned a No. 2 seed in the West Region of this year’s NCAA Tournament. After bowing out to the Virginia Tech Hokies in the ACC Tournament, Mike Krzyzewski’s Blue Devils have beaten the Cal State Fullerton Titans, the Michigan State Spartans and the Texas Tech Red Raiders in succession to get this far. This is Coach K’s last NCAA Tournament as he will be retiring this spring.
Arkansas earned a No. 4 seed in the West Region of this year’s NCAA Tournament. After getting blown out by the Texas A&M Aggies in the SEC Tournament, Eric Musselman’s Razorbacks have beaten the Vermont Catamounts, the New Mexico State Aggies and the top-seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs to reach the Elite Eight. Musselman has the Hogs playing at an unbelievable level of late.
Here is what you need to know to watch the Blue Devils take on the Razorbacks in the Elite Eight.
Duke vs. Arkansas game time
This Elite Eight matchup between the No. 2 Blue Devils and the No. 4 Razorbacks will tip off at 8:49 p.m. ET, 5:49 p.m. PT at the Chase Center in San Francisco, California on Saturday, March 26.
Duke vs. Arkansas stream
TBS will carry the nationally televised game of the 2022 NCAA Tournament. The live stream can be found on Watch TBS.
Duke vs. Arkansas prediction
This game carries massive implications, not just for Iain MacMillan of BetSided reasons. If Duke were to win, it would be the Blue Devils’ first trip to the Final Four since winning it all back in 2015. Of course, a loss to the Razorbacks would mean it would be the end to an incredible coaching career for Krzyzewski. Arkansas is looking to get to the Final Four for the first time since 1995.
This one will go down to the wire, but Paolo Banchero is not going to let Coach K down. If Duke bows out in the Final Four down in New Orleans, then so be it. It is so hard to win in the final week of the tournament. While it took everything to beat Texas Tech on Thursday night, look for Duke to do whatever it takes to eke out another one so Coach K can have one last Final Four banner raised.
Prediction: Duke 81, Arkansas 77
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