Alabama basketball had a chance to make the Final Four for the second straight season. All the Crimson Tide has to do is beat the No. 1 seed in the region. Duke had other plans. The Blue Devils stifled the Tide offense, the same one that put up a record-breaking performance against BYU in the Elite Eight, and beat Alabama 85-65.

Two days after Alabama set an NCAA Tournament record, Duke's defense put the clamps on the Tide's high-scoring attack.

Two elite offenses, two All-American players, two teams coming off historic Sweet 16 showings. Saturday night in Jersey will be incredible

And his former player, assistant coach and handpicked successor, Jon Scheyer, got the country's top recruit Cooper Flagg to come to Duke — then retooled the Blue Devils around him and got them back to the Final Four in just his third year in charge.

Score updates and analysis from the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. as the Crimson Tide and Blue Devils meet in the NCAA Tournament Regional Final.

The SportsLine Projection Model has revealed its Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Duke Blue Devils picks for the Elite Eight of the 2025 NCAA Tournament on Saturday

No. 2 Alabama used a three-point barrage to bury BYU but will need to play a complete game against No. 1 Duke in the Elite Eight.

Brian Anderson will be on play-by-play duties. Jim Jackson will be there as the analyst. Allie LaForce will be reporting from the sidelines. There you have it! Here's some more info:

Alabama basketball is back in the Elite Eight for the second year straight. Here's when the Tide meets Duke for the first time in the NCAA Tournament.