Jayson Tatum was one of the many Duke supporters who was elated as the Blue Devils won their NCAA Sweet 16 battle against the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
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After 40 excruciating minutes of basketball, it was the #2 Duke Blue Devils who managed to grab a huge 78-73 win over the #3 Texas Tech Red Raiders in their NCAA Sweet 16 clash.
BLUE DEVILS AREN’T DONE YET 😈
(2) Duke holds off (3) Texas Tech, 78-73, to advance to the #Elite8! #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/u9OBOqrDYZ
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 25, 2022
Bryson Williams and Kevin Obanor had incredible performances for the Red Raiders, putting up a 21-point outing and a 10-point double-double, respectively. However, they were outperformed by Paolo Banchero, who had a solid 22/4/4 game playing 37 minutes of the clash.
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The win over Texas Tech marks Coach Mike Krzyzewski’s 100th win at the NCAA tournament, the most in college basketball history.
NOT DONE YET.
Another milestone for Coach K! 💯 pic.twitter.com/EsYZlgG6Yt
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) March 25, 2022
Jayson Tatum gets excited as the Duke Blue Devils enter the Elite 8
Among the many happy Duke fans was Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum. The former Blue Devil seemed hype as his alma mater advanced to the Elite 8 of the prestigious tournament. After Duke’s win, Tatum took it to Twitter and wrote:
Like QC said… DUKE IS NEVER THE UNDER DOG LFG!!!!
Like QC said… DUKE IS NEVER THE UNDER DOG LFG!!!!
— Jayson Tatum (@jaytatum0) March 25, 2022
Banchero and co. will continue their quest of winning Coach K his last national championship during his final season. So far, this group of young boys has been doing a pretty good job at playing some incredible team basketball. Hopefully, Duke carries this incredible form in their Elite 8 clash against the #4 Arkansas on Saturday.