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No. 4 Tennessee beats No. 5 Duke 65-52 behind Nkamhoua's 27 points

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ORLANDO, Fla.(AP) — Olivier Nkamhoua tied his career high with 27 points,including 13 straight for Tennessee during a decisive span in thesecond half, and the fourth-seeded Volunteers beat Duke to advanceto the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2019.

Tennessee(25-10) ended Duke’s 10-game winning streak and sent first-yearcoach Jon Scheyer, charged with replacing Mike Krzyzewski, homeafter two NCAA Tournament games. These Vols used a brand of “bullyball” to send the fifth-seeded Blue Devils (27-9) packing.

Tennesseeadvanced to face Florida Atlantic or Fairleigh Dickinson onThursday in the East Region semifinals at Madison Square Garden inNew York.

Duke didn’thandle Tennessee’s physical style very well. The Volunteers set thetone early, clearly wanting to push around Kyle Filipowski and gethands in the faces of guards Jeremy Roach and Tyrese Proctor.Filipowski took an elbow to his face and ended up with a small cutunder his left eye.

Proctor ledDuke with 16 points. Roach and Filipowski chipped in 13 apiece.

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