Duke and UConn will face off in a rematch of their Elite Eight game on Thanksgiving Eve at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The previous matchup was won by UConn with a last-second three-pointer from Braylon Mullins.
It won’t have as much riding on the outcome, but it will be fun nonetheless when Duke and UConn meet in college basketball next season.
A rematch of the Elite Eight thriller, won by the Huskies on a deep three-pointer by Braylon Mullins after a turnover by Cayden Boozer, is set for Thanksgiving Eve inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
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According to sources, the game has been in the works months prior to the epic Elite 8 matchup between the two teams which saw the Huskies stun the Blue Devils on Braylon Mullins’ 3-point heave in the final seconds to advance to the Final Four.
The game is expected to directly rival the Players Era Festival, which takes place the week of Thanksgiving in Vegas. This will be the third installment of Players Era although the format is expected to be quite different this season with the field expanding to 32 teams. No schedule, bracket, or format has been announced yet from the event, but its championship game last season was held the night before Thanksgiving Day.
It will be a game full of storylines, including former Blue Devil Nikolas Khamenia now playing for UConn, Boozer looking for revenge against the Huskies and how star freshmen Cameron Williams and Bryson Howard perform early against top competition.
The rematch is scheduled for Thanksgiving Eve at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
UConn won the previous matchup in the Elite Eight with a deep three-pointer by Braylon Mullins.
The game is expected to rival the Players Era Festival, which takes place the week of Thanksgiving in Las Vegas.
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