See odds, expert picks and storylines for Duke vs. Houston in the Sweet 16.
The are doing their part to show that this wasn’t a down year for the ACC and are one of four teams from the conference to reach the Sweet 16. They are also looking for their first trip to the Elite Eight since long-time head coach Mike Krzyzewski retired. To do that, they will have to get through the No. 1 seed on Friday night. Houston is a small favorite going into the game.
They had a terrible loss to State in the Big 12 championship game, and after easily dismissing No. 16 seed in its opening-round tournament game, it needed overtime to outlast No. 8 seed Texas A&M in the round of 32. Houston has a veteran backcourt led by seniors and , but Duke has a significant size advantage going into the game. Houston doesn’t have a single player that can match up physically with 7-footer .
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