8th Ranked Duke Topped Xavier 71-64 In Semifinals Friday, AdvancedTo Phil Knight Legacy Championship Sunday In Portland Oregon Where They're Going To Play 24th Ranked Purdue

8th ranked Duke topped Xavier 71-64 in semifinals Friday advanced to Phil Knight Legacy Championship Sunday where they’re going to play 24th ranked Purdue.

In Duke’s 71-64 win over Xavier in semifinals Friday Mark Mitchell was 6-11 on field goals 1-2 on 3 pointers to go along with 5 rebounds , 16 points. Kyle Filipowski was 4-10 on field goals, 1-2 on 3 pointers to go along with 4 rebounds, 12 points. Dereck Lively II was 1-2 on field goals to go along with 4 rebounds, 2 points . Tyrese Proctor was 0-2 on field goals 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along 1 rebound, 2 assists. Jeremy Roach was 9-15 on field goals 2-4 on 3 pointers to go along with 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 21 points . Dariq Whitehead was 2-3 on field goals, 1-1 on 3 pointers to go along 2 rebounds, 5 points . Ryan Young was 3-5 on field goals to go along with 6 rebounds , 8 points . Jaylen Blakes was 1-5 on field goals 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along 2 rebounds, 1 assists , 5 points. Jacob Grandison was 1-1 on field goals to go along with 1 rebound , 2 points.

“According to espn app”

Following 71-64 in over Xavier in semifinals Friday advancing Phil Knight Legacy Championship Sunday in Portland Oregon where they’re to play 24th ranked Purdue who beat Gonzaga 84-66 Jon Scheyer We’ve been in this situation a couple of times. And even the scrimmage for us, we learned a lot from that and different games down the stretch. Like the Kansas game, for example, we’re winning and to close out a game it’s not about scoring, it’s about getting stops. And the last huddle, I think there was 3:30 on the clock, I’m not exactly sure how much time, but they were the ones talking. Our guys were. ‘Hey we’ve been here before, we know what to do’. And they came out, all five guys were locked in, and I thought we came up with some big-time rebounds. Mark [Mitchell], [Kyle Filipowski], Ryan [Young] all get in there, scrapping to come up with some big plays and to finish the game off.”Yeah definitely some adversity came our way with that. Ryan and Dereck [Lively II] getting two fouls early. But the job they did on Nunge, I mean, 1-of-13, he’s a great player. I’ve followed him for a long time, all the way back in high school we looked at him. And Dereck’s response on defense, Ryan’s physicality, I mean that’s a big-time thing. He’stheir leading scorer, he’s been averaging 17. Icredit, we talked about the defense collectively, but without those two guys guarding him, it would’ve been a long night for us. So really proud of the bigs and their effort. Coach (Amile) Jefferson did a great job watching extra clips with them, and we knew they were an inside-out team, so taking that away was important.”

“According to goduke.com”

Duke is now going to play 24th ranked Purdue Sunday.

As a player for Duke, Jon Scheyer played Purdue in the Sweet 16 on March 27, 2010. In that game Duke won 70-57 advancing to Elite 8. In that Jon Scheyer was 5-15 on field goals 1-6 on 3 pointers to go along 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

On Sunday he is going to be coaching against them as he is coaching his inaugural season as Head Coach of Duke.

Tip off is set for 3:30pm from Moda Center home of the Portland Trailblazers of NBA.

The game is going to be televised on ABC!