Love him or hate him, Grayson Allen had one of his best performances of the season as No. seed 4 Duke held off No. seed 12 Yale for a 71-64 win at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, R.I.
Allen's 29 points carried Duke to another Sweet Sixteen matchup, but Yale's dominant second half almost undid the Blue Devils' tournament dreams.
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Brandon Sherrod led Yale's effort with 22 points, but the momentum from Duke's Allen, Brandon Ingram (25 points) and Luke Kennard (13 points) proved to be too much for the Bulldogs.