The Blue Devils, with one expected departure, believe it has everything it needs to reach a Final Four. It’s going to use lessons from its loss to South Carolina to push the program another step forward.

Two days after Alabama set an NCAA Tournament record, Duke's defense put the clamps on the Tide's high-scoring attack.

Alabama basketball had a chance to make the Final Four for the second straight season. All the Crimson Tide has to do is beat the No. 1 seed in the region. Duke had other plans. The Blue Devils stifled the Tide offense, the same one that put up a record-breaking performance against BYU in the Elite Eight, and beat Alabama 85-65.