Alabama has chipped into Duke's lead over the first four minutes of the second half. Grant Nelson blocked a Cooper Flagg dunk and Mark Sears hit a 3-pointer. Duke leads 52-45 at the under-16 timeout with Alabama's Chris Youngblood looking to cap an and-one after the TV timeout.

The Blue Devils, who held the Crimson Tide to 35% shooting, have won four games in the NCAA Tournament by an average of 23.5 points.