UConn men look to ‘shock the world’ again in Elite Eight against Cam Boozer, top-seeded Duke
The UConn men’s basketball team enters its much-anticipated Elite Eight matchup against top overall seed Duke as a 5. 5-point underdog. When the No.
2 Huskies and No. 1 Blue Devils tip off at 5:05 Sunday on CBS, most of the country will expect Jon Scheyer’s squad to get the job done and advance to the Final Four. Analysts will tell you to ignore Duke’s shaky performances in the tournament’s early rounds because the 35-2 ACC regular season and tournament champions have the most talented roster in college basketball.
The Blue Devils feature a lineup full of future NBA stars, led by National Player of the Year candidate Cameron Boozer. The freshman forward leads his team with 22. 4 points, 10.
3 rebounds and 4. 1 assists per game. Huskies fans shouldn’t be too phased because 32-5 UConn has been in this position before historically.
This will be the sixth time the two programs face off in the NCAA Tournament, and most of the previous meetings have been classics. RELATED: UConn men hold off Michigan State 67-63 in Sweet 16 thriller On Saturday, UConn head coach Dan Hurley – whose brother Bobby is one of the greatest Duke basketball players ever – recalled being at several of those meetings. He was there in 1990 when Duke advanced to the Final Four after defeating the Huskies in an Elite Eight thriller.
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