No. 1 seed Duke earned its 16th Final Four appearance after defeating No. 2 seed Gonzaga 66-52 on Sunday in the Elite Eight.
Duke's Matt Jones and Gonzaga's Kyle Wiltjer both had 16 points and five rebounds, while Justise Winslow also chipped in 16 points.
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After going back and forth during the first few minutes, Duke lurched ahead with a 9-2 run for a 14-8 lead. The Blue Devils continued their run with Jahlil Okafor's free throw with 11:45 left in the half to put the Blue Devils up 11 points. The Bulldogs began to slowly push back after Wiltjer made a 3-pointer and Domantas Sabonis tacked on five points.
A Sabonis tip shot inched Gonzaga within one with less than four minutes left in the half. However, an Okafor layup and a pair of Winslow free throws pushed Duke into the half with a 31-26 lead.
Gonzaga started the second half hot with a 3-pointer by Gary Bell Jr. and a tip-in by Wiltjer to tie the game at 31. The Bulldogs' 12-3 run put them up 38-34 less than four minutes into the second half.
The Bulldogs' hot streak ended when the Blue Devils went on a 9-0 push, which gave them a five-point lead, and Duke didn't trail for the rest of the game.
Duke's 13-1 run, with Winslow and Quinn Cook posting 11 of those points and a Matt Jones steal and layup, clinched the victory.
Mike Krzyzewski went nuts on the sideline in celebration.
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— Jamie O'Grady (@JamieOGrady) March 29, 2015Duke will face No. 7 seed Michigan State in the Final Four on Saturday with tip-off set for 6:09 p.m. ET.