'Going to have our hands full': Nate Oats on Alabama's Elite Eight matchup with Duke

Crimson Tide coach Nate Oats : "We've got to be really locked in on both sides of the ball" Alabama will face No. 1 seed Duke in the East Region finals of the Elite Eight in the 2025 NCAA Tournament.

Alabama made a March Madness record 25 3 -pointers in Thursday 's 113 -88 win over BYU .

Duke held off No. 4 seed Arizona 100-93 in Newark to advance to the final of the tournament.

Alabama coach Nate Oats says Kon Knueppel is capable of being one of the elite two -way guys in the country with his shooting ability, his finishing, his strength, his athleticism on offense, and then how he can guard guys.

Oats on what Duke center Khaman Maluach does well: "He's a lob target. He's done that well for them on offense".

Oats: "I do put my math teacher hat on occasionally and get up on the whiteboard and start -- expected value on a shot, how you get that? Expected value on free throws, all that stuff." "Some of the math I taught and learned, I don't use anymore, but some of the stuff I need to learn a lot better, and you never know where life takes you, so it's always good to stretch your mind," he says.