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03/27 03:42 CDT Duke and St. John's play in the Sweet 16
Duke and St. John's play in the Sweet 16
By The Associated Press
St. John's Red Storm (30-6, 21-2 Big East) vs. Duke Blue Devils (34-2, 20-1 ACC)
Washington; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Devils -6.5; over/under is 141.5
BOTTOM LINE: No. 1 Duke plays No. 10 St. John's in the Sweet 16 round of the
NCAA Tournament.
The Blue Devils are 20-1 against ACC opponents and 14-1 in non-conference play.
Duke is eighth in college basketball with 37.5 rebounds led by Cameron Boozer
averaging 10.3.
The Red Storm are 21-2 in Big East play. St. John's scores 81.1 points and has
outscored opponents by 11.7 points per game.
Duke averages 81.9 points, 12.5 more per game than the 69.4 St. John's gives
up. St. John's averages 7.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.9 fewer
makes per game than Duke allows.
TOP PERFORMERS: Boozer is scoring 22.4 points per game with 10.3 rebounds and
4.0 assists for the Blue Devils. Isaiah Evans is averaging 15.7 points over the
past 10 games.
Oziyah Sellers is shooting 35.4% from beyond the arc with 1.4 made 3-pointers
per game for the Red Storm, while averaging 10.5 points. Zuby Ejiofor is
shooting 57.7% and averaging 17.2 points over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Devils: 10-0, averaging 79.3 points, 39.2 rebounds, 15.9
assists, 5.9 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 45.8% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 62.8 points per game.
Red Storm: 9-1, averaging 73.5 points, 34.6 rebounds, 16.3 assists, 6.9 steals
and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 43.1% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 62.5 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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