Grayson Allen helps Duke stave off Yale after leading by 27
Duke avoided the biggest collapse in NCAA tournament history as the Blue Devils, who led by 27, held off Yale 71-64 to reach the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Yale Bulldogs
64
Duke Blue Devils
71
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| YALE | 25 | 39 | 64 |
| DUKE | 48 | 23 | 71 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/26 | @ Baylor Bears | L 61-90 | NCAAM |
| 11/6/26 | @ UCF Knights | L 75-87 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Howard Bison | W 72-62 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:08 64-71
Grayson Allen made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:08 64-70
Grayson Allen made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:08 64-69
Foul on Makai Mason.
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PersonalFoul 0:17 64-69
Foul on Makai Mason.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:33 64-69
Brandon Ingram made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:33 64-68
Brandon Ingram made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:33 64-67
Foul on Nick Victor.
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TipShot 0:41 64-67
Justin Sears made Two Point Tip Shot.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:41 62-67
Brandon Sherrod made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:41 61-67
Foul on Luke Kennard.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:52 61-67
Luke Kennard made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:52 61-66
Luke Kennard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:52 61-65
Foul on Anthony Dallier.
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PersonalFoul 0:53 61-65
Foul on Makai Mason.
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PersonalFoul 1:01 61-65
Foul on Makai Mason.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:08 61-65
Justin Sears made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:08 60-65
Justin Sears made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:08 59-65
Foul on Matt Jones.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:46 59-65
Anthony Dallier made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:46 58-65
Anthony Dallier made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:46 57-65
Foul on Brandon Ingram.
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JumpShot 2:44 57-65
Brandon Sherrod made Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Dallier.
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TipShot 3:15 55-65
Justin Sears made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:37 53-65
Brandon Ingram made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marshall Plumlee.
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PersonalFoul 4:48 53-62
Foul on Anthony Dallier.
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JumpShot 6:02 53-62
Grayson Allen made Jumper.
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DunkShot 6:31 53-60
Brandon Sherrod made Dunk. Assisted by Makai Mason.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:07 51-60
Makai Mason made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:07 50-60
Makai Mason made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:07 49-60
Foul on Chase Jeter.
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JumpShot 7:34 49-60
Brandon Ingram made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:27 49-58
Brandon Ingram made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:27 49-57
Brandon Ingram made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:27 49-56
Foul on Nick Victor.
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PersonalFoul 8:52 49-56
Foul on Marshall Plumlee.
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LayUpShot 9:32 49-56
Brandon Sherrod made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 9:45 47-56
Foul on Derryck Thornton.
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PersonalFoul 10:02 47-56
Foul on Matt Jones.
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JumpShot 11:16 47-56
Brandon Ingram made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 11:39 47-54
Justin Sears made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 12:00 45-54
Foul on Marshall Plumlee.
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DunkShot 12:38 45-54
Justin Sears made Dunk. Assisted by Brandon Sherrod.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:54 43-54
Brandon Sherrod made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:54 42-54
Foul on Marshall Plumlee.
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LayUpShot 12:54 42-54
Brandon Sherrod made Layup. Assisted by Makai Mason.
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DunkShot 13:38 40-54
Brandon Sherrod made Dunk. Assisted by Makai Mason.
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PersonalFoul 14:35 38-54
Foul on Nick Victor.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:48 38-54
Nick Victor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Makai Mason.
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Three Point Jump Shot 15:15 35-54
Anthony Dallier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Sherrod.
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PersonalFoul 15:24 32-54
Foul on Matt Jones.
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TipShot 16:30 32-54
Brandon Ingram made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Three Point Jump Shot 16:58 32-52
Sam Downey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Makai Mason.
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PersonalFoul 17:12 29-52
Foul on Marshall Plumlee.
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Three Point Jump Shot 17:49 29-52
Grayson Allen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Ingram.
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LayUpShot 18:10 29-49
Anthony Dallier made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 18:31 27-49
Brandon Ingram made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 18:31 27-48
Foul on Justin Sears.
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JumpShot 18:59 27-48
Justin Sears made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 0:05 25-48
Foul on Blake Reynolds.
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PersonalFoul 0:05 25-48
Foul on Grayson Allen.
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End Game 0:00 64-71
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:06 64-71
Derryck Thornton Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:06 64-71
Marshall Plumlee Block.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:06 64-71
Blake Reynolds missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:08 64-71
Grayson Allen made Free Throw.
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ShortTimeOut 0:08 64-70
Yale Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:08 64-70
Grayson Allen made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:08 64-69
Foul on Makai Mason.
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Defensive Rebound 0:14 64-69
Grayson Allen Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:14 64-69
Makai Mason missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:17 64-69
Justin Sears Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:17 64-69
Brandon Ingram missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:17 64-69
Foul on Makai Mason.
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Defensive Rebound 0:22 64-69
Marshall Plumlee Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:22 64-69
Brandon Sherrod missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:33 64-69
Brandon Ingram made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:33 64-68
Brandon Ingram made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:33 64-67
Foul on Nick Victor.
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TipShot 0:41 64-67
Justin Sears made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Offensive Rebound 0:41 62-67
Justin Sears Offensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:41 62-67
Brandon Sherrod missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:41 62-67
Brandon Sherrod made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:41 61-67
Foul on Luke Kennard.
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ShortTimeOut 0:52 61-67
Duke Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:52 61-67
Luke Kennard made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:52 61-66
Luke Kennard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:52 61-65
Foul on Anthony Dallier.
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PersonalFoul 0:53 61-65
Foul on Makai Mason.
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PersonalFoul 1:01 61-65
Foul on Makai Mason.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:08 61-65
Justin Sears made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:08 60-65
Justin Sears made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:08 59-65
Foul on Matt Jones.
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Offensive Rebound 1:12 59-65
Justin Sears Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:12 59-65
Makai Mason missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:23 59-65
Nick Victor Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:23 59-65
Brandon Ingram missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:46 59-65
Anthony Dallier made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:46 58-65
Anthony Dallier made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:46 57-65
Foul on Brandon Ingram.
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Steal 2:02 57-65
Brandon Sherrod Steal.
Showing the last 40 of 313 events.
Team Stats
YALE
DUKE
25-65
FG
23-50
38
Field Goal %
46
4-23
3PT
11-23
17
Three Point %
48
10-13
FT
14-16
77
Free Throw %
88
42
Rebounds
28
20
Offensive Rebounds
5
22
Defensive Rebounds
23
13
Assists
12
5
Steals
6
5
Blocks
7
11
Turnovers
10
0
Team Turnovers
1
11
Total Turnovers
10
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
32
Points in Paint
18
16
Fouls
18
2
Largest Lead
27
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