Duke makes Elite 8, Carolina's women teams face off today and tomorrow

WFAE | By Woody Cain

Published March 28, 2025 at 3:32 PM EDT

In the NCAA men’s basketball tournament Duke survived a late rally by Arizona to advance to the Elite 8, winning 100-93. Cooper Flagg scored 30 points. The Blue Devils will take on Alabama Saturday night at 8:49.

The women’s tournament Sweet 16 teams begin play today. Duke faces ACC rival North Carolina this afternoon at 2:30. Defending champion South Carolina meets Maryland this evening at 5. NC State takes on LSU tonight at 8:30

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Woody is a Charlotte native who came to WFAE from the world of NASCAR where he was host of NASCAR Today for MRN Radio as well as a pit reporter, turn announcer and host of the NASCAR Live pre race show for Cup Series races. Before that, he was a news anchor at WBT radio in Charlotte, a traffic reporter, editor of The Charlotte Observer’s University City Magazine, News/Sports Director at WEGO-AM in Concord and a Swiss Army knife in local cable television. His first job after graduating from Appalachian State University was news reporter at The Daily Independent in Kannapolis. Along the way he’s covered everything from murder trials and a national political convention to high school sports and minor league baseball.

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