NCAA Tournament Elite Eight: 2-seed UConn men’s basketball vs. 1-seed Duke | 5:05 p.m., CBS

UConn men’s basketball (32-5) will look to get punch its ticket to a third Final Four in the past four seasons as the Huskies are set to take on 1-seed Duke (35-2) in the Elite Eight on Sunday evening at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.

The Blue Devils finished as the double champ in the ACC, winning the regular season and conference tournament titles. Their lone losses this year came to Texas Tech and North Carolina, marking this year the first time this century that Duke will end a year with three or fewer overall losses. After getting to the Final Four last season, Jon Scheyer has built a core surrounded by national player of the year Cameron Boozer that looks poised to get back there. Duke beat St. John’s in the Sweet 16 80-75 to move on on Friday. The Blue Devils rank third in KenPom with the No. 6 offense and No. 2 defense.

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The Huskies sit at No. 10 in KenPom and knocked off Michigan State 67-63 on Friday behind big nights once again from both Tarris Reed Jr. and Alex Karaban. Dan Hurley and Karaban have guided UConn to a 16-1 record in the NCAA Tournament the past four seasons, by far the most wins by any program during that time. Against the Spartans, the Huskies used a big 25-6 run to start the game to build up a big lead and, while they did see it go away, were able to hold on and get the win.

The past five times that UConn has advanced to the Elite Eight, it has moved on to the Final Four. The last time that a second weekend appearance didn’t end with the Huskies cutting down the nets to move on was in 2006 against George Mason. Can the Huskies keep the streak alive?

Should UConn advance, they’d face either Illinois or Iowa in the Final Four on Saturday in Indianapolis.

Date/Time: Sunday, March 29, 2026, 5:05 p.m.

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TV/Stream: CBS, March Madness app

Radio: UConn Sports Network, Sirius XM 201, Sirius/XM online streaming

Odds: Duke -5.5, over/under 134.5

Location: Capital One Arena — Washington, DC

KenPom Predicted Score: Duke 71,…

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