Which No. 1 seed is next to fall? Here are four key March Madness storylines for the Elite Eight
CLOSE SportsPulse: It went down to the buzzer again for Duke, but the Blue Devils survive and advance. USA TODAY's Jeff Zillgitt breaks down how they did it and looks ahead to their Elite Eight matchup with Michigan State. USA TODAY
Does elite offense or elite defense equate to Final Four? The Red Raiders made an efficient Michigan offense look like a Division III team with their smothering defense in the Sweet 16, limiting the Wolverines to an NCAA-record low 16 first-half points. Can Texas Tech have the same dominance against a nation-leading Gonzaga offense that scores 89 points a game on Saturday ?
Of course, the Tom Izzo vs. Mike Krzyzewski coaching battle adds intrigue as well. Izzo is 1-11 against Coach K, and his Spartans will be the underdog in this one. Expect him to learn from the UCF and Virginia Tech games, using those near-upsets as mini blueprints for MSU to take down one of Krzyzewski's most talented teams ever.
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