Morning Coffee: Duke rallies to reach Elite Eight

On a night in which two No. 1 seeds went down, the Blue Devils caught fire down the stretch in the final game of the night, scoring on each of their last eight field goal attempts to beat the Texas Tech Red Raiders 78-73.

Meanwhile, No. 1 Gonzaga - at +240 to win the national title – lost to Arkansas 74-68. No. 1 Arizona – at +650 to win the national title – lost to Houston 72-60.

Trailing 56-52 with 8:25 left on the clock, it looked like Duke could be in trouble in what might have been Mike Krzyzewski’s final game as head coach.

However, the Blue Devils didn’t miss another shot the rest of the way, rallying to outscore Texas Tech 26-15 for the win as a pick’em.

With the win and upsets elsewhere, No. 2 Duke moved all the way from +1500 to +420 to win the national championship.

Here’s the TSN EDGE Morning Coffee for Friday, March 25, 2022.

Blue Devils rally to send Coach K into Elite Eight

With the clock winding down in the final game of the night, the tension was palpable knowing what was on the line for Coach K.

His players rallied to make sure that it wasn’t his final game as head coach of the Blue Devils. 

Job’s not finished #DukeDubCam