Sunday, March 24, 2019

NCAA East: Duke Survives Major Scare From UCF, Will Join Hokies In Sweet Sixteen

The NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament's Round of 32 continued on Sunday with two East Regional contests.

At Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, South Carolina:

Zion Williamson scored 32 points and pulled in eleven rebounds as the top-seeded Duke Blue Devils (31-5) survived a major scare from Central Florida (24-9), finally ousting the pesky ninth-seeded Knights 77-76.

Aubrey Dawkins topped UCF with 32 points.



At SAP Center, San Jose California:

Kerry Blackshear, Jr. scored 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the fourth-seeded Virginia Tech Hokies (26-8) held off the 12th-seeded Liberty Flames (29-7) 67-58.

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