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3 Takeaways From Alabama Basketball's Elite 8 Loss to Duke

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Duke attacked Alabama with 40 points in the paint, a 41-30 edge in rebounding, and three players outside of Flagg finishing in double figures.
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For the first time since 2008, all four No. 1 seeds reached the Final Four.
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Duke did it all, making one of the six or seven best teams in the country look completely helpless.
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