Capital One Arena · Neutral site · NCAA Tournament
#6CONNUConn AP #273▲ winner
Final
#3DUKEDuke AP #172final
Closing lineDUKE -4.5✓ CONN covered by 5.5
Closing total135.5Over by 9.5
Season records: UConn and Duke
CONNThis seasonDUKE
32-5Record35-2
14-23ATS21-16
18-19O/U13-24

ATS = covered-didn’t-push · O/U = overs-unders

Model before tip-off: CONN 67–72 DUKE · ✗ DUKE (67%) lost
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Box score

Score by half
1H2HT
CONN294473
DUKE442872

1st half: CONN 29, DUKE 44 (DUKE by 15). The model had DUKE by 2.8 and a total of 64.8 (actual 73).

Team stats

CONNDUKE
28-64 44%Field goals25-48 52%
5-23 22%3-pointers6-15 40%
12-17 71%Free throws16-22 73%
28 13 offRebounds34 10 off
16Assists17
7Steals4
8Blocks6
5Turnovers13
17Fouls16
36Points in paint34
12Fast-break points8

Players

CONNMINPTSREBASTFG3P
Alex Karaban F385332-101-6
Tarris Reed Jr. C32269310-160-0
Solo Ball G3010223-110-5
Braylon Mullins G2610104-101-5
Silas Demary Jr. G2311524-92-5
Bench
Jayden Ross F210310-00-0
Malachi Smith G189024-71-2
Eric Reibe C72111-10-0
Jaylin Stewart F50220-00-0

Did not play: Jacob Ross, Dwayne Koroma, Alec Millender, Jacob Furphy, Uros Paunovic, Rrezon Elezaj

DUKEMINPTSREBASTFG3P
Cameron Boozer F39278410-211-4
Isaiah Evans G297002-61-4
Dame Sarr F2810414-52-3
Cayden Boozer G2815564-51-1
Maliq Brown F170500-00-0
Bench
Nik Khamenia F227213-51-1
Patrick Ngongba II C226532-40-2
Caleb Foster G140120-10-0
Darren Harris G10000-10-0

Did not play: Jack Scott, Ifeanyi Ufochukwu, Sebastian Wilkins, Cameron Sheffield, Brock Davis

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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward CONN
Total
Up 1 since the open
Moneyline
CONN +180 · DUKE -218
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened DUKE -5.5 · closed DUKE -4.5 · moved 1 toward CONNmodel DUKE -5
Opened 134.5 · closed 135.5 · moved 1 upmodel 138.5
Openline modelTip-off

Pre-game lines only (ESPN, DraftKings first). After tip-off the line shown is the closing line.

Model vs market

MarketModelModel edgeResult
SpreadDUKE -4.5DUKE -5.0DUKE +0.5L CONN covered
Total135.5138.4Over 2.9W Over
Projected score—CONN 66.7 · DUKE 71.7

1st-half model

ModelActual
1H spreadDUKE -2.8DUKE -15.0
1H total64.873
1H projected scoreCONN 31 · DUKE 33.8CONN 29 · DUKE 44

UConn

32-5 overall · 19-4 in conference · Big East Conference

Last five, 2025-26
  • Wvs Michigan St67–63
  • Wvs UCLA73–57
  • Wvs Furman82–71
  • L@ St John's52–72
  • Wvs Georgetown67–51

2 days since their last game.

Duke

35-2 overall · 20-1 in conference · Atlantic Coast Conference

Last five, 2025-26
  • Wvs St John's80–75
  • Wvs TCU81–58
  • Wvs Siena71–65
  • Wvs Virginia74–70
  • Wvs Clemson73–61

2 days since their last game.