Duke 85-65 Alabama (Mar 29, 2025) Play-by-Play

Alabama Crimson Tide

28-9

	1	2	T
ALA	37	28	65
DUKE	46	39	85

Duke Blue Devils

35-3

Cooper Flagg made Three Point Jumper.
Kon Knueppel made Layup.
Kon Knueppel missed Jumper.
Kon Knueppel made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Khaman Maluach.
Tyrese Proctor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cooper Flagg.
Tyrese Proctor made Layup.
Sion James missed Layup.
Cooper Flagg missed Layup.
Cooper Flagg missed Jumper.
Cooper Flagg made Layup. Assisted by Caleb Foster.
Isaiah Evans made Dunk. Assisted by Patrick Ngongba II.
Tyrese Proctor made Jumper. Assisted by Patrick Ngongba II.
Isaiah Evans missed Three Point Jumper.
Caleb Foster missed Layup.
Caleb Foster made Layup. Assisted by Patrick Ngongba II.
Khaman Maluach made Dunk. Assisted by Kon Knueppel.
Sion James made Layup.
Kon Knueppel made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sion James.
Kon Knueppel missed Jumper.
Kon Knueppel missed Three Point Jumper.
Tyrese Proctor missed Three Point Jumper.
Kon Knueppel made Layup.
Cooper Flagg made Layup.
Khaman Maluach made Dunk. Assisted by Tyrese Proctor.
Cooper Flagg missed Jumper.
Cooper Flagg missed Layup.
Kon Knueppel missed Three Point Jumper.
Cooper Flagg missed Layup.
Caleb Foster made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cooper Flagg.
Kon Knueppel missed Layup.
Khaman Maluach made Layup.
Cooper Flagg made Layup.
Cooper Flagg missed Jumper.
Khaman Maluach made Dunk. Assisted by Cooper Flagg.
Cooper Flagg missed Three Point Jumper.
Tyrese Proctor missed Three Point Jumper.
Tyrese Proctor made Layup. Assisted by Kon Knueppel.
Cooper Flagg missed Layup.
Kon Knueppel made Jumper.
Khaman Maluach made Dunk. Assisted by Kon Knueppel.
Khaman Maluach missed Layup.
Kon Knueppel missed Jumper.
Cooper Flagg missed Layup.
Kon Knueppel missed Jumper.
Cooper Flagg missed Jumper.
Kon Knueppel made Layup. Assisted by Caleb Foster.
Tyrese Proctor made Jumper. Assisted by Caleb Foster.
Tyrese Proctor made Layup. Assisted by Mason Gillis.
Tyrese Proctor missed Three Point Jumper.
Sion James made Dunk. Assisted by Kon Knueppel.
Kon Knueppel missed Layup.
Cooper Flagg made Jumper.
Khaman Maluach made Dunk. Assisted by Tyrese Proctor.
Cooper Flagg made Layup.
Tyrese Proctor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kon Knueppel.
Kon Knueppel missed Jumper.
Mark Sears missed Three Point Jumper.
Clifford Omoruyi made Layup. Assisted by Grant Nelson.
Clifford Omoruyi missed Dunk.
Labaron Philon made Three Point Jumper.
Grant Nelson missed Three Point Jumper.
Aiden Sherrell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mouhamed Dioubate.
Aiden Sherrell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Sears.
Mouhamed Dioubate missed Three Point Jumper.
Aiden Sherrell missed Three Point Jumper.
Aden Holloway made Jumper. Assisted by Labaron Philon.
Aden Holloway missed Layup.
Labaron Philon missed Jumper.
Labaron Philon made Layup. Assisted by Aden Holloway.
Chris Youngblood missed Three Point Jumper.
Grant Nelson missed Layup.
Aiden Sherrell missed Three Point Jumper.
Aden Holloway missed Three Point Jumper.
Mark Sears missed Layup.
Chris Youngblood made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Sears.
Labaron Philon missed Three Point Jumper.
Mark Sears missed Three Point Jumper.
Grant Nelson missed Three Point Jumper.
Mouhamed Dioubate missed Layup.
Mouhamed Dioubate missed Layup.
Jarin Stevenson missed Three Point Jumper.
Derrion Reid made Layup.
Aden Holloway made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Labaron Philon.
Grant Nelson made Dunk. Assisted by Mark Sears.
Jarin Stevenson missed Three Point Jumper.
Grant Nelson made Dunk. Assisted by Labaron Philon.
Derrion Reid missed Three Point Jumper.
Mark Sears made Jumper.
Aden Holloway missed Three Point Jumper.
Chris Youngblood made Layup.
Grant Nelson made Layup.
Chris Youngblood missed Three Point Jumper.
Labaron Philon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Sears.
Labaron Philon missed Three Point Jumper.
Mark Sears missed Layup.
Mark Sears missed Jumper.
Mark Sears missed Jumper.
Clifford Omoruyi missed Dunk.
Mark Sears made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chris Youngblood.
Chris Youngblood made Layup.
Chris Youngblood missed Three Point Jumper.
Mark Sears missed Three Point Jumper.
Chris Youngblood made Jumper.
Aden Holloway missed Three Point Jumper.
Aden Holloway missed Three Point Jumper.
Labaron Philon missed Three Point Jumper.
Aden Holloway missed Three Point Jumper.
Labaron Philon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Derrion Reid.
Mouhamed Dioubate made Layup.
Mouhamed Dioubate missed Jumper.
Grant Nelson missed Layup.
Chris Youngblood missed Layup.
Grant Nelson missed Layup.
Mark Sears missed Three Point Jumper.
Labaron Philon missed Layup.
Mark Sears missed Layup.
Mouhamed Dioubate made Layup.
Grant Nelson made Layup.
Mark Sears missed Jumper.
Grant Nelson made Dunk. Assisted by Mark Sears.
Chris Youngblood missed Three Point Jumper.

ALABAMA

DUKE

TIME		ALA	DUKE
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:58	Jump Ball won by Duke	0	0
19:58	Jump Ball lost by Alabama	0	0
19:41	Cooper Flagg made Three Point Jumper.	0	3
19:06	Mark Sears missed Three Point Jumper.	0	3
19:03	Alabama Deadball Team Rebound.	0	3
19:03	Alabama Turnover.	0	3
18:41	Cooper Flagg Turnover.	0	3
18:18	Clifford Omoruyi made Layup. Assisted by Grant Nelson.	2	3
18:07	Kon Knueppel made Layup.	2	5
17:53	Clifford Omoruyi missed Dunk.	2	5
17:49	Sion James Defensive Rebound.	2	5
17:44	Kon Knueppel missed Jumper.	2	5
17:40	Khaman Maluach Offensive Rebound.	2	5
17:38	Kon Knueppel made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Khaman Maluach.	2	8
17:29	Labaron Philon made Three Point Jumper.	5	8
17:08	Tyrese Proctor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cooper Flagg.	5	11
16:55	Mark Sears Turnover.	5	11
16:55	Tyrese Proctor Steal.	5	11
16:52	Tyrese Proctor made Layup.	5	13
16:37	Grant Nelson missed Three Point Jumper.	5	13
16:31	Kon Knueppel Defensive Rebound.	5	13
16:11	Sion James missed Layup.	5	13
16:11	Clifford Omoruyi Block.	5	13
16:11	Duke Offensive Rebound.	5	13
16:11	Clifford Omoruyi subbing out for Alabama	5	13
16:11	Mouhamed Dioubate subbing in for Alabama	5	13
16:06	Cooper Flagg missed Layup.	5	13
16:02	Chris Youngblood Defensive Rebound.	5	13
15:59	Labaron Philon Turnover.	5	13
15:59	Kon Knueppel Steal.	5	13
15:53	Foul on Grant Nelson.	5	13
15:53	Official TV Timeout	5	13
15:53	Labaron Philon subbing out for Alabama	5	13
15:53	Grant Nelson subbing out for Alabama	5	13
15:53	Chris Youngblood subbing out for Alabama	5	13
15:53	Aden Holloway subbing in for Alabama	5	13
15:53	Jarin Stevenson subbing in for Alabama	5	13
15:53	Aiden Sherrell subbing in for Alabama	5	13
15:53	Sion James made Free Throw.	5	14
15:53	Sion James made Free Throw.	5	15
15:53	Sion James subbing out for Duke	5	15
15:53	Caleb Foster subbing in for Duke	5	15
15:37	Aiden Sherrell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mouhamed Dioubate.	8	15
15:21	Khaman Maluach Turnover.	8	15
15:08	Aiden Sherrell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Sears.	11	15
14:46	Cooper Flagg missed Jumper.	11	15
14:44	Khaman Maluach Offensive Rebound.	11	15
14:42	Khaman Maluach Turnover.	11	15
14:42	Mouhamed Dioubate Steal.	11	15
14:36	Mouhamed Dioubate missed Three Point Jumper.	11	15
14:33	Caleb Foster Defensive Rebound.	11	15
14:30	Cooper Flagg made Layup. Assisted by Caleb Foster.	11	17
14:13	Aiden Sherrell missed Three Point Jumper.	11	17
14:10	Mouhamed Dioubate Offensive Rebound.	11	17
14:10	Foul on Cooper Flagg.	11	17
14:10	Mouhamed Dioubate made Free Throw.	12	17
14:10	Kon Knueppel subbing out for Duke	12	17
14:10	Khaman Maluach subbing out for Duke	12	17
14:10	Isaiah Evans subbing in for Duke	12	17
14:10	Patrick Ngongba II subbing in for Duke	12	17
14:10	Mark Sears subbing out for Alabama	12	17
14:10	Labaron Philon subbing in for Alabama	12	17
14:10	Mouhamed Dioubate made Free Throw.	13	17
13:54	Isaiah Evans made Dunk. Assisted by Patrick Ngongba II.	13	19
13:35	Aden Holloway made Jumper. Assisted by Labaron Philon.	15	19
13:15	Tyrese Proctor made Jumper. Assisted by Patrick Ngongba II.	15	21
12:58	Mouhamed Dioubate Turnover.	15	21
12:58	Mouhamed Dioubate subbing out for Alabama	15	21
12:58	Aiden Sherrell subbing out for Alabama	15	21
12:58	Clifford Omoruyi subbing in for Alabama	15	21
12:58	Derrion Reid subbing in for Alabama	15	21
12:43	Isaiah Evans missed Three Point Jumper.	15	21
12:39	Labaron Philon Defensive Rebound.	15	21
12:37	Foul on Tyrese Proctor.	15	21
12:29	Aden Holloway missed Layup.	15	21
12:26	Cooper Flagg Defensive Rebound.	15	21
12:21	Caleb Foster missed Layup.	15	21
12:21	Clifford Omoruyi Block.	15	21
12:17	Aden Holloway Defensive Rebound.	15	21
11:58	Labaron Philon missed Jumper.	15	21
11:55	Cooper Flagg Defensive Rebound.	15	21
11:51	Cooper Flagg Turnover.	15	21
11:51	Labaron Philon Steal.	15	21
11:46	Labaron Philon made Layup. Assisted by Aden Holloway.	17	21
11:28	Caleb Foster made Layup. Assisted by Patrick Ngongba II.	17	23
11:17	Foul on Patrick Ngongba II.	17	23
11:17	Official TV Timeout	17	23
11:17	Caleb Foster subbing out for Duke	17	23
11:17	Cooper Flagg subbing out for Duke	17	23
11:17	Tyrese Proctor subbing out for Duke	17	23
11:17	Patrick Ngongba II subbing out for Duke	17	23
11:17	Kon Knueppel subbing in for Duke	17	23
11:17	Khaman Maluach subbing in for Duke	17	23
11:17	Sion James subbing in for Duke	17	23
11:17	Mason Gillis subbing in for Duke	17	23
11:17	Labaron Philon subbing out for Alabama	17	23
11:17	Jarin Stevenson subbing out for Alabama	17	23
11:17	Derrion Reid subbing out for Alabama	17	23
11:17	Mark Sears subbing in for Alabama	17	23
11:17	Grant Nelson subbing in for Alabama	17	23
11:17	Chris Youngblood subbing in for Alabama	17	23
11:17	Clifford Omoruyi made Free Throw.	18	23
11:17	Clifford Omoruyi made Free Throw.	19	23
11:17	Clifford Omoruyi subbing out for Alabama	19	23
11:17	Aiden Sherrell subbing in for Alabama	19	23
11:06	Khaman Maluach made Dunk. Assisted by Kon Knueppel.	19	25
10:44	Chris Youngblood missed Three Point Jumper.	19	25
10:41	Grant Nelson Offensive Rebound.	19	25
10:40	Grant Nelson missed Layup.	19	25
10:37	Khaman Maluach Defensive Rebound.	19	25
10:22	Sion James made Layup.	19	27
10:13	Aiden Sherrell missed Three Point Jumper.	19	27
10:10	Chris Youngblood Offensive Rebound.	19	27
10:08	Aden Holloway missed Three Point Jumper.	19	27
10:04	Aiden Sherrell Offensive Rebound.	19	27
10:04	Aden Holloway subbing out for Alabama	19	27
10:04	Labaron Philon subbing in for Alabama	19	27
9:52	Mark Sears Turnover.	19	27
9:52	Khaman Maluach Steal.	19	27
9:34	Kon Knueppel made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sion James.	19	30
9:06	Mark Sears missed Layup.	19	30
9:06	Khaman Maluach Block.	19	30
9:05	Alabama Offensive Rebound.	19	30
9:01	Chris Youngblood made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Sears.	22	30
8:41	Kon Knueppel missed Jumper.	22	30
8:37	Grant Nelson Defensive Rebound.	22	30
8:35	Foul on Mason Gillis.	22	30
8:35	Isaiah Evans subbing out for Duke	22	30
8:35	Mason Gillis subbing out for Duke	22	30
8:35	Cooper Flagg subbing in for Duke	22	30
8:35	Tyrese Proctor subbing in for Duke	22	30
8:28	Labaron Philon missed Three Point Jumper.	22	30
8:24	Tyrese Proctor Defensive Rebound.	22	30
8:15	Kon Knueppel missed Three Point Jumper.	22	30
8:11	Grant Nelson Defensive Rebound.	22	30
7:57	Aiden Sherrell subbing out for Alabama	22	30
7:57	Mouhamed Dioubate subbing in for Alabama	22	30
7:57	Mark Sears Turnover.	22	30
7:57	Kon Knueppel Steal.	22	30
7:57	Official TV Timeout	22	30
7:43	Tyrese Proctor missed Three Point Jumper.	22	30
7:40	Labaron Philon Defensive Rebound.	22	30
7:37	Mark Sears missed Three Point Jumper.	22	30
7:33	Sion James Defensive Rebound.	22	30
7:27	Kon Knueppel made Layup.	22	32
7:27	Foul on Labaron Philon.	22	32
7:27	Mark Sears subbing out for Alabama	22	32
7:27	Aden Holloway subbing in for Alabama	22	32
7:27	Kon Knueppel made Free Throw.	22	33
6:58	Grant Nelson missed Three Point Jumper.	22	33
6:53	Cooper Flagg Defensive Rebound.	22	33
6:47	Cooper Flagg made Layup.	22	35
6:46	Alabama Timeout	22	35
6:46	Official TV Timeout	22	35
6:46	Grant Nelson subbing out for Alabama	22	35
6:46	Chris Youngblood subbing out for Alabama	22	35
6:46	Jarin Stevenson subbing in for Alabama	22	35
6:46	Derrion Reid subbing in for Alabama	22	35
6:36	Mouhamed Dioubate missed Layup.	22	35
6:36	Cooper Flagg Block.	22	35
6:36	Alabama Offensive Rebound.	22	35
6:27	Mouhamed Dioubate missed Layup.	22	35
6:27	Khaman Maluach Block.	22	35
6:26	Duke Defensive Rebound.	22	35
6:11	Kon Knueppel Turnover.	22	35
5:59	Jarin Stevenson missed Three Point Jumper.	22	35
5:55	Cooper Flagg Defensive Rebound.	22	35
5:49	Sion James Turnover.	22	35
5:49	Derrion Reid Steal.	22	35
5:45	Derrion Reid made Layup.	24	35
5:27	Khaman Maluach made Dunk. Assisted by Tyrese Proctor.	24	37
5:11	Aden Holloway made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Labaron Philon.	27	37
5:06	Khaman Maluach subbing out for Duke	27	37
5:06	Sion James subbing out for Duke	27	37
5:06	Caleb Foster subbing in for Duke	27	37
5:06	Patrick Ngongba II subbing in for Duke	27	37
5:06	Labaron Philon subbing out for Alabama	27	37
5:06	Mouhamed Dioubate subbing out for Alabama	27	37
5:06	Mark Sears subbing in for Alabama	27	37
5:06	Grant Nelson subbing in for Alabama	27	37
4:53	Cooper Flagg missed Jumper.	27	37
4:52	Grant Nelson Defensive Rebound.	27	37
4:52	Foul on Patrick Ngongba II.	27	37
4:42	Grant Nelson made Dunk. Assisted by Mark Sears.	29	37
4:33	Duke Timeout	29	37
4:33	Patrick Ngongba II subbing out for Duke	29	37
4:33	Maliq Brown subbing in for Duke	29	37
4:33	Aden Holloway subbing out for Alabama	29	37
4:33	Labaron Philon subbing in for Alabama	29	37
4:13	Cooper Flagg missed Layup.	29	37
4:09	Jarin Stevenson Defensive Rebound.	29	37
4:02	Jarin Stevenson missed Three Point Jumper.	29	37
3:56	Tyrese Proctor Defensive Rebound.	29	37
3:49	Kon Knueppel missed Three Point Jumper.	29	37
3:44	Labaron Philon Defensive Rebound.	29	37
3:33	Grant Nelson made Dunk. Assisted by Labaron Philon.	31	37
3:13	Cooper Flagg missed Layup.	31	37
3:10	Maliq Brown Offensive Rebound.	31	37
3:06	Caleb Foster made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cooper Flagg.	31	40
2:53	Derrion Reid missed Three Point Jumper.	31	40
2:49	Cooper Flagg Defensive Rebound.	31	40
2:42	Foul on Labaron Philon.	31	40
2:42	Official TV Timeout	31	40
2:42	Labaron Philon subbing out for Alabama	31	40
2:42	Jarin Stevenson subbing out for Alabama	31	40
2:42	Derrion Reid subbing out for Alabama	31	40
2:42	Aden Holloway subbing in for Alabama	31	40
2:42	Chris Youngblood subbing in for Alabama	31	40
2:42	Clifford Omoruyi subbing in for Alabama	31	40
2:42	Tyrese Proctor made Free Throw.	31	41
2:41	Tyrese Proctor missed Free Throw.	31	41
2:40	Grant Nelson Defensive Rebound.	31	41
2:17	Mark Sears made Jumper.	33	41
1:50	Foul on Clifford Omoruyi.	33	41
1:50	Maliq Brown subbing out for Duke	33	41
1:50	Khaman Maluach subbing in for Duke	33	41
1:50	Clifford Omoruyi subbing out for Alabama	33	41
1:50	Aiden Sherrell subbing in for Alabama	33	41
1:45	Kon Knueppel missed Layup.	33	41
1:45	Chris Youngblood Block.	33	41
1:44	Aiden Sherrell Defensive Rebound.	33	41
1:44	Foul on Kon Knueppel.	33	41
1:25	Aden Holloway missed Three Point Jumper.	33	41
1:20	Tyrese Proctor Defensive Rebound.	33	41
1:14	Foul on Chris Youngblood.	33	41
1:06	Khaman Maluach made Layup.	33	43
0:45	Chris Youngblood made Layup.	35	43
0:16	Cooper Flagg made Layup.	35	45
0:16	Foul on Aiden Sherrell.	35	45
0:16	Caleb Foster subbing out for Duke	35	45
0:16	Sion James subbing in for Duke	35	45
0:16	Cooper Flagg made Free Throw.	35	46
0:00	Grant Nelson made Layup.	37	46
0:00	End of 1st half	37	46

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8:59 PM, March 29, 2025Coverage: TBS/truTV

Newark, NJ

Line: DUKE -6.5

Over/Under: 175.5

Attendance: 18,793

Referees:
Gregory Nixon
Terry Oglesby
Roger Ayers

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Auburn	15-3	-	32-6
Florida	14-4	1	36-4
Alabama	13-5	2	28-9
Tennessee	12-6	3	30-8
Texas A&M	11-7	4	23-11
Ole Miss	10-8	5	24-12
Kentucky	10-8	5	24-12
Missouri	10-8	5	22-12
Mississippi State	8-10	7	21-13
Arkansas	8-10	7	22-14
Georgia	8-10	7	20-13
Vanderbilt	8-10	7	20-13
Oklahoma	6-12	9	20-14
Texas	6-12	9	19-16
LSU	3-15	12	14-18
South Carolina	2-16	13	12-20

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Duke	19-1	-	35-4
Clemson	18-2	1	27-7
Louisville	18-2	1	27-8
SMU	13-7	6	24-11
Wake Forest	13-7	6	21-11
North Carolina	13-7	6	23-14
Stanford	11-9	8	21-14
Georgia Tech	10-10	9	17-17
Florida State	8-12	11	17-15
Pittsburgh	8-12	11	17-15
Virginia	8-12	11	15-17
Notre Dame	8-12	11	15-18
Virginia Tech	8-12	11	13-19
Syracuse	7-13	12	14-19
California	6-14	13	14-19
NC State	5-15	14	12-19
Boston College	4-16	15	12-19
Miami	3-17	16	7-24

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