Duke Blue Devils vs Virginia Tech Hokies
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - EAST REGION - SWEET 16
73
26-9
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 35 | 73 | |
DUKE | 34 | 41 | 75 |
75
32-5
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Ahmed Hill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nickeil Alexander-Walker.
- Zion Williamson made Layup. Assisted by RJ Barrett.
- RJ Barrett missed Jumper.
- Alex O'Connell missed Three Point Jumper.
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker made Free Throw.
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker made Free Throw.
- RJ Barrett missed Jumper.
- Zion Williamson made Dunk.
- Kerry Blackshear Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Wabissa Bede.
- Alex O'Connell made Layup. Assisted by RJ Barrett.
- Ahmed Hill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nickeil Alexander-Walker.
- Tre Jones missed Jumper.
- Ahmed Hill missed Dunk.
- Zion Williamson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by RJ Barrett.
- Wabissa Bede made Layup. Assisted by Kerry Blackshear Jr..
- RJ Barrett missed Three Point Jumper.
- Wabissa Bede made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nickeil Alexander-Walker.
- Javin DeLaurier made Dunk. Assisted by Tre Jones.
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker missed Three Point Jumper.
- Wabissa Bede missed Three Point Jumper.
- Zion Williamson missed Layup.
- Tre Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by RJ Barrett.
- Kerry Blackshear Jr. made Free Throw.
- Kerry Blackshear Jr. made Free Throw.
- Tre Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by RJ Barrett.
- Kerry Blackshear Jr. missed Jumper.
- Ty Outlaw missed Three Point Jumper.
- Ahmed Hill made Dunk. Assisted by Justin Robinson.
- Tre Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
- Javin DeLaurier made Dunk. Assisted by RJ Barrett.
- Kerry Blackshear Jr. made Layup.
- Ahmed Hill missed Three Point Jumper.
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker missed Three Point Jumper.
- RJ Barrett missed Three Point Jumper.
- Zion Williamson made Layup.
- Zion Williamson missed Free Throw.
- Wabissa Bede made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Robinson.
- Zion Williamson missed Three Point Jumper.
- RJ Barrett made Layup. Assisted by Tre Jones.
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker missed Layup.
- Justin Robinson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tre Jones made Layup.
- Tre Jones made Free Throw.
- Alex O'Connell made Layup. Assisted by Tre Jones.
- Justin Robinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kerry Blackshear Jr..
- Zion Williamson missed Jumper.
- Ahmed Hill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Wilkins.
- Zion Williamson made Layup. Assisted by RJ Barrett.
- Justin Robinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Wilkins.
- Tre Jones missed Jumper.
- Ahmed Hill missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tre Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alex O'Connell.
- Justin Robinson missed Layup.
- Kerry Blackshear Jr. missed Layup.
- Kerry Blackshear Jr. missed Free Throw.
- Kerry Blackshear Jr. made Free Throw.
- P.J. Horne missed Three Point Jumper.
- Alex O'Connell missed Three Point Jumper.
- Ahmed Hill missed Jumper.
- RJ Barrett missed Three Point Jumper.
- Isaiah Wilkins missed Three Point Jumper.
- Wabissa Bede made Layup.
- Ahmed Hill made Layup. Assisted by Kerry Blackshear Jr..
- Kerry Blackshear Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- RJ Barrett made Free Throw.
- RJ Barrett missed Free Throw.
- RJ Barrett made Layup.
- Ty Outlaw missed Layup.
- Kerry Blackshear Jr. missed Two Point Tip Shot.
- Kerry Blackshear Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tre Jones missed Layup.
- Alex O'Connell missed Three Point Jumper.
- Ty Outlaw missed Jumper.
- Kerry Blackshear Jr. missed Free Throw.
- Kerry Blackshear Jr. made Free Throw.
- Tre Jones made Jumper. Assisted by RJ Barrett.
- Wabissa Bede missed Three Point Jumper.
- Zion Williamson made Layup. Assisted by Tre Jones.
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker missed Jumper.
- Ty Outlaw made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kerry Blackshear Jr..
- RJ Barrett made Layup.
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker made Layup.
- Ty Outlaw missed Jumper.
- RJ Barrett made Free Throw.
- RJ Barrett made Free Throw.
- Ty Outlaw made Layup.
- Zion Williamson made Layup. Assisted by RJ Barrett.
- Justin Robinson made Layup.
- RJ Barrett missed Three Point Jumper.
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kerry Blackshear Jr. missed Jumper.
- Kerry Blackshear Jr. missed Two Point Tip Shot.
- RJ Barrett made Jumper. Assisted by Tre Jones.
- RJ Barrett made Free Throw.
- Isaiah Wilkins made Layup. Assisted by Justin Robinson.
- RJ Barrett made Layup.
- Kerry Blackshear Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Justin Robinson.
- Tre Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
- RJ Barrett made Layup.
- Justin Robinson missed Layup.
- Tre Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zion Williamson.
- Isaiah Wilkins missed Three Point Jumper.
- RJ Barrett missed Three Point Jumper.
- Zion Williamson made Dunk. Assisted by Tre Jones.
- Kerry Blackshear Jr. missed Layup.
- RJ Barrett missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tre Jones missed Jumper.
- Marques Bolden made Layup. Assisted by RJ Barrett.
- Justin Robinson made Layup. Assisted by Kerry Blackshear Jr..
- Justin Robinson made Free Throw.
- RJ Barrett made Jumper. Assisted by Tre Jones.
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker made Jumper.
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker missed Jumper.
- Zion Williamson made Layup. Assisted by RJ Barrett.
- Justin Robinson made Free Throw.
- Justin Robinson missed Free Throw.
- Kerry Blackshear Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Nickeil Alexander-Walker.
- Kerry Blackshear Jr. made Free Throw.
- RJ Barrett missed Three Point Jumper.
- RJ Barrett missed Jumper.
- Justin Robinson missed Layup.
- Tre Jones made Jumper.
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Robinson.
- Zion Williamson made Layup.
- Ahmed Hill missed Jumper.
- Kerry Blackshear Jr. missed Two Point Tip Shot.
- Kerry Blackshear Jr. made Free Throw.
- Kerry Blackshear Jr. made Free Throw.
- Tre Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alex O'Connell.
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker missed Three Point Jumper.
- Zion Williamson made Dunk. Assisted by Tre Jones.
- Kerry Blackshear Jr. made Free Throw.
- Kerry Blackshear Jr. missed Free Throw.
- Marques Bolden missed Layup.
- Ahmed Hill made Layup. Assisted by Nickeil Alexander-Walker.
- Alex O'Connell missed Three Point Jumper.
- Marques Bolden missed Two Point Tip Shot.
- Marques Bolden made Free Throw.
- Marques Bolden made Free Throw.
- Kerry Blackshear Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Ahmed Hill.
- Justin Robinson made Free Throw.
- Justin Robinson made Free Throw.
- Tre Jones missed Free Throw.
- Ahmed Hill missed Three Point Jumper.
- Ty Outlaw missed Three Point Jumper.
- Ahmed Hill missed Layup.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | VT | DUKE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | | Jump Ball won by Virginia Tech | 0 | 0 |
| 19:42 | | Ahmed Hill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nickeil Alexander-Walker. | 3 | 0 |
| 19:25 | | Zion Williamson made Layup. Assisted by RJ Barrett. | 3 | 2 |
| 18:57 | | Kerry Blackshear Jr. Turnover. | 3 | 2 |
| 18:45 | | Alex O'Connell Turnover. | 3 | 2 |
| 18:36 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker Turnover. | 3 | 2 |
| 18:36 | | Zion Williamson Steal. | 3 | 2 |
| 18:18 | | RJ Barrett missed Jumper. | 3 | 2 |
| 18:18 | | Kerry Blackshear Jr. Block. | 3 | 2 |
| 18:18 | | Duke Offensive Rebound. | 3 | 2 |
| 18:12 | | Alex O'Connell missed Three Point Jumper. | 3 | 2 |
| 18:12 | | Ahmed Hill Defensive Rebound. | 3 | 2 |
| 18:02 | | Foul on RJ Barrett. | 3 | 2 |
| 18:02 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker made Free Throw. | 4 | 2 |
| 18:02 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker made Free Throw. | 5 | 2 |
| 17:51 | | RJ Barrett missed Jumper. | 5 | 2 |
| 17:51 | | Zion Williamson Offensive Rebound. | 5 | 2 |
| 17:46 | | Zion Williamson made Dunk. | 5 | 4 |
| 17:30 | | Kerry Blackshear Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Wabissa Bede. | 7 | 4 |
| 16:54 | | Alex O'Connell made Layup. Assisted by RJ Barrett. | 7 | 6 |
| 16:47 | | Ahmed Hill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nickeil Alexander-Walker. | 10 | 6 |
| 16:29 | | Tre Jones missed Jumper. | 10 | 6 |
| 16:29 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker Defensive Rebound. | 10 | 6 |
| 16:16 | | Ahmed Hill missed Dunk. | 10 | 6 |
| 16:16 | | Javin DeLaurier Block. | 10 | 6 |
| 16:16 | | Javin DeLaurier Defensive Rebound. | 10 | 6 |
| 16:06 | | Zion Williamson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by RJ Barrett. | 10 | 9 |
| 15:44 | | Wabissa Bede made Layup. Assisted by Kerry Blackshear Jr.. | 12 | 9 |
| 15:24 | | RJ Barrett missed Three Point Jumper. | 12 | 9 |
| 15:24 | | Ahmed Hill Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 9 |
| 15:04 | | Wabissa Bede made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nickeil Alexander-Walker. | 15 | 9 |
| 14:41 | | Javin DeLaurier made Dunk. Assisted by Tre Jones. | 15 | 11 |
| 14:21 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker missed Three Point Jumper. | 15 | 11 |
| 14:21 | | Ahmed Hill Offensive Rebound. | 15 | 11 |
| 13:53 | | Wabissa Bede missed Three Point Jumper. | 15 | 11 |
| 13:53 | | Virginia Tech Offensive Rebound. | 15 | 11 |
| 13:53 | Official TV Timeout | 15 | 11 | |
| 13:36 | | Foul on Nickeil Alexander-Walker. | 15 | 11 |
| 13:36 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker Turnover. | 15 | 11 |
| 13:18 | | Zion Williamson missed Layup. | 15 | 11 |
| 13:18 | | Kerry Blackshear Jr. Block. | 15 | 11 |
| 13:18 | | Zion Williamson Offensive Rebound. | 15 | 11 |
| 13:12 | | Tre Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by RJ Barrett. | 15 | 14 |
| 12:46 | | Foul on Marques Bolden. | 15 | 14 |
| 12:46 | | Kerry Blackshear Jr. made Free Throw. | 16 | 14 |
| 12:46 | | Kerry Blackshear Jr. made Free Throw. | 17 | 14 |
| 12:31 | | Tre Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by RJ Barrett. | 17 | 17 |
| 11:57 | | Kerry Blackshear Jr. missed Jumper. | 17 | 17 |
| 11:57 | | Zion Williamson Block. | 17 | 17 |
| 11:57 | | Kerry Blackshear Jr. Offensive Rebound. | 17 | 17 |
| 11:50 | | Ty Outlaw missed Three Point Jumper. | 17 | 17 |
| 11:50 | | RJ Barrett Defensive Rebound. | 17 | 17 |
| 11:39 | | Jack White Turnover. | 17 | 17 |
| 11:39 | | Justin Robinson Steal. | 17 | 17 |
| 11:34 | | Ahmed Hill made Dunk. Assisted by Justin Robinson. | 19 | 17 |
| 11:16 | | Tre Jones missed Three Point Jumper. | 19 | 17 |
| 11:16 | | Virginia Tech Defensive Rebound. | 19 | 17 |
| 11:16 | Official TV Timeout | 19 | 17 | |
| 10:51 | | Ty Outlaw Turnover. | 19 | 17 |
| 10:22 | | Javin DeLaurier made Dunk. Assisted by RJ Barrett. | 19 | 19 |
| 9:54 | | Kerry Blackshear Jr. made Layup. | 21 | 19 |
| 9:45 | | Zion Williamson Turnover. | 21 | 19 |
| 9:45 | | Justin Robinson Steal. | 21 | 19 |
| 9:39 | | Foul on Javin DeLaurier. | 21 | 19 |
| 9:39 | | Ahmed Hill missed Three Point Jumper. | 21 | 19 |
| 9:39 | | Kerry Blackshear Jr. Offensive Rebound. | 21 | 19 |
| 9:35 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker missed Three Point Jumper. | 21 | 19 |
| 9:35 | | RJ Barrett Defensive Rebound. | 21 | 19 |
| 9:30 | | Foul on Kerry Blackshear Jr.. | 21 | 19 |
| 8:59 | | RJ Barrett missed Three Point Jumper. | 21 | 19 |
| 8:59 | | Zion Williamson Offensive Rebound. | 21 | 19 |
| 8:59 | | Zion Williamson made Layup. | 21 | 21 |
| 8:59 | | Foul on P.J. Horne. | 21 | 21 |
| 8:59 | | Zion Williamson missed Free Throw. | 21 | 21 |
| 8:59 | | Ahmed Hill Defensive Rebound. | 21 | 21 |
| 8:44 | | Wabissa Bede made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Robinson. | 24 | 21 |
| 8:12 | | Zion Williamson missed Three Point Jumper. | 24 | 21 |
| 8:12 | | Virginia Tech Defensive Rebound. | 24 | 21 |
| 7:53 | | Justin Robinson Turnover. | 24 | 21 |
| 7:53 | | Marques Bolden Steal. | 24 | 21 |
| 7:46 | | RJ Barrett made Layup. Assisted by Tre Jones. | 24 | 23 |
| 7:18 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker missed Layup. | 24 | 23 |
| 7:18 | | Marques Bolden Block. | 24 | 23 |
| 7:18 | | Marques Bolden Defensive Rebound. | 24 | 23 |
| 7:09 | | Foul on Marques Bolden. | 24 | 23 |
| 7:09 | | Marques Bolden Turnover. | 24 | 23 |
| 7:09 | Official TV Timeout | 24 | 23 | |
| 6:55 | | Justin Robinson missed Three Point Jumper. | 24 | 23 |
| 6:55 | | Alex O'Connell Defensive Rebound. | 24 | 23 |
| 6:31 | | Tre Jones made Layup. | 24 | 25 |
| 6:31 | | Foul on Nickeil Alexander-Walker. | 24 | 25 |
| 6:31 | | Tre Jones made Free Throw. | 24 | 26 |
| 6:10 | | Justin Robinson Turnover. | 24 | 26 |
| 6:10 | | Javin DeLaurier Steal. | 24 | 26 |
| 5:59 | | Alex O'Connell made Layup. Assisted by Tre Jones. | 24 | 28 |
| 5:45 | | Justin Robinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kerry Blackshear Jr.. | 27 | 28 |
| 5:22 | | Zion Williamson missed Jumper. | 27 | 28 |
| 5:22 | | Kerry Blackshear Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 27 | 28 |
| 5:16 | | Ahmed Hill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Wilkins. | 30 | 28 |
| 4:59 | | Zion Williamson made Layup. Assisted by RJ Barrett. | 30 | 30 |
| 4:33 | | Justin Robinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Wilkins. | 33 | 30 |
| 4:10 | | Foul on Ahmed Hill. | 33 | 30 |
| 3:55 | | Tre Jones missed Jumper. | 33 | 30 |
| 3:55 | | Virginia Tech Deadball Team Rebound. | 33 | 30 |
| 3:55 | Official TV Timeout | 33 | 30 | |
| 3:43 | | Ahmed Hill missed Three Point Jumper. | 33 | 30 |
| 3:43 | | Zion Williamson Defensive Rebound. | 33 | 30 |
| 3:27 | | Tre Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alex O'Connell. | 33 | 33 |
| 3:08 | | Justin Robinson missed Layup. | 33 | 33 |
| 3:08 | | Marques Bolden Block. | 33 | 33 |
| 3:08 | | Kerry Blackshear Jr. Offensive Rebound. | 33 | 33 |
| 3:08 | | Kerry Blackshear Jr. missed Layup. | 33 | 33 |
| 3:08 | | Zion Williamson Block. | 33 | 33 |
| 3:08 | | Kerry Blackshear Jr. Offensive Rebound. | 33 | 33 |
| 3:08 | | Foul on Marques Bolden. | 33 | 33 |
| 3:08 | | Kerry Blackshear Jr. missed Free Throw. | 33 | 33 |
| 3:08 | | Virginia Tech Deadball Team Rebound. | 33 | 33 |
| 3:08 | | Kerry Blackshear Jr. made Free Throw. | 34 | 33 |
| 3:00 | | RJ Barrett Turnover. | 34 | 33 |
| 3:00 | | Isaiah Wilkins Steal. | 34 | 33 |
| 2:49 | | P.J. Horne missed Three Point Jumper. | 34 | 33 |
| 2:49 | | Alex O'Connell Defensive Rebound. | 34 | 33 |
| 2:30 | | Alex O'Connell missed Three Point Jumper. | 34 | 33 |
| 2:30 | | Justin Robinson Defensive Rebound. | 34 | 33 |
| 2:03 | | Ahmed Hill missed Jumper. | 34 | 33 |
| 2:03 | | Alex O'Connell Defensive Rebound. | 34 | 33 |
| 1:51 | | RJ Barrett missed Three Point Jumper. | 34 | 33 |
| 1:51 | | Isaiah Wilkins Defensive Rebound. | 34 | 33 |
| 1:25 | | Isaiah Wilkins missed Three Point Jumper. | 34 | 33 |
| 1:25 | | Wabissa Bede Offensive Rebound. | 34 | 33 |
| 1:18 | | Wabissa Bede made Layup. | 36 | 33 |
| 1:18 | | Duke Timeout | 36 | 33 |
| 1:03 | | RJ Barrett Turnover. | 36 | 33 |
| 1:03 | | Kerry Blackshear Jr. Steal. | 36 | 33 |
| 0:58 | | Ahmed Hill made Layup. Assisted by Kerry Blackshear Jr.. | 38 | 33 |
| 0:41 | | Foul on RJ Barrett. | 38 | 33 |
| 0:41 | | RJ Barrett Turnover. | 38 | 33 |
| 0:29 | | Kerry Blackshear Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 38 | 33 |
| 0:29 | | Alex O'Connell Defensive Rebound. | 38 | 33 |
| 0:04 | | Foul on Ty Outlaw. | 38 | 33 |
| 0:03 | | Foul on Ahmed Hill. | 38 | 33 |
| 0:03 | | RJ Barrett made Free Throw. | 38 | 34 |
| 0:03 | | Virginia Tech Timeout | 38 | 34 |
| 0:03 | | RJ Barrett missed Free Throw. | 38 | 34 |
| 0:03 | | Ahmed Hill Defensive Rebound. | 38 | 34 |
| 0:00 | End of 1st half | 38 | 34 | |
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Game Information
Washington, DC
Referee:Bert Smith
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Referee:Jamie Luckie
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Atlantic Coast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 11-1 | - | 22-2 |
| Virginia | 10-2 | 1 | 21-3 |
| Clemson | 10-2 | 1 | 20-5 |
| NC State | 9-3 | 2 | 18-7 |
| Miami | 8-3 | 2.5 | 19-5 |
| Louisville | 8-4 | 3 | 18-6 |
| North Carolina | 7-4 | 3.5 | 19-5 |
| SMU | 6-5 | 4.5 | 17-7 |
| Virginia Tech | 6-6 | 5 | 17-8 |
| California | 5-7 | 6 | 17-8 |
| Stanford | 5-7 | 6 | 16-9 |
| Syracuse | 5-7 | 6 | 14-11 |
| Florida State | 4-7 | 6.5 | 11-13 |
| Wake Forest | 3-8 | 7.5 | 12-12 |
| Boston College | 2-9 | 8.5 | 9-15 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-10 | 9 | 11-14 |
| Notre Dame | 2-10 | 9 | 11-14 |
| Pittsburgh | 2-10 | 9 | 9-16 |
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