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NCAA Men’s Basketball Top 25 Daily Fared
Both teams lead in top Quadrant 1 wins with 10 each as Michigan extends an 11-game winning streak and Duke rebounds from a narrow loss, meeting at a neutral site.
- On Saturday, Feb. 21, No. 3 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team meets top-ranked Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team at Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C., at 6:30 p.m. ET in the Edward Jones Capital Showcase.
- Both programs enter the game riding momentum after Duke's 101-64 Syracuse rout and Michigan's 91-80 road win, with each topping NET rankings and KenPom efficiency.
- Cameron Boozer, Duke forward, averages 22.8 points and 10 rebounds shooting 65.1%, while Michigan frontcourt, led by Yaxel Lendeborg , holds a size advantage.
- Given both teams' résumés, this game has seeding stakes as they both own 10 Quadrant 1 wins and are projected as No. 1 seeds, with a Michigan loss not dropping its ranking more than two spots.
- Michigan coach Dusty May said the team will 'treat it like a Sweet Sixteen' with short prep, and Elliot Cadeau, a transfer from UNC, said `This place is louder` about Mackey Arena.
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NCAA Men’s Basketball Top 25 Daily Fared
Friday No. 1 Michigan (25-1) did not play. Next: at No. 3 Duke, Saturday. No. 2 Houston (23-3) did not play. Next: vs. No. 4 Arizona, Saturday. No. 3 Duke (24-2) did not play. Next: vs. No. 1 Michigan, Saturday. No. 4 Arizona (24-2) did not play. Next: at No. 2 Houston, Saturday. No. 5 UConn (24-3) did not play. Next: at Villanova, Saturday. No. 6 Iowa State (23-3) did not play. Next: at No. 23 BYU, Saturday. No. 7 Purdue (22-5) beat Indiana 93-…
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'Final Four type of game' awaits No. 1 Michigan in Washington, D.C
Saturday, Feb. 21. No. 1 Michigan and No. 3 Duke. It’s been circled for a while now. Well before the Michigan men’s basketball team summited the AP poll, before the Wolverines and the Blue Devils held the two highest-rated defenses in the country, and before it was being hailed as a clash between two projected tournament No. 1 seeds, ‘The Duel in the District’ was already a highly anticipated clash between two storied programs in the nation’s ca…
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