Arc de Triomphe?
Perimeter battle between Duke, West Virginia will tell the tale
The "Instant Intel" series is designed to immediately respond to a team's victory by looking ahead to its next opponent.
Without Kansas, Kentucky and Syracuse, the common sentiment seems to be that this season's Final Four is lacking the "big names." But let's not forget that both Duke and West Virginia were ranked in the top five in the preseason coaches' poll. So if someone had told you on Nov. 1 that the Blue Devils and Mountaineers would be facing off in the Final Four, you'd probably be pretty excited. Now that they are, it's time to figure out who has the upper hand.
To see how Duke bested Baylor and how the Devils' strengths match up against West Virginia, you must be an ESPN Insider.
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STORIES
- Forde: An epic game was nearly best ever
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- Schlabach: Coach K cements place
- Brennan: How Duke won the title
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- O'Neil: Butler does it the Bulldog way
- Katz: Blue Devils look to create own legacy
- Writer roundtable: Final Four predictions
- O'Neil: No superstars, no problem
- Schlabach: Hometowns all in for Butler
- Forde: WVU's win over Duke not forgotten
- Brennan: Four underrated storylines
- Powers: Scheyer living his dream
- Katz: A coaching view of the Final Four
- Forde: Green gives Sparty boost off bench
- O'Neil: Duke duo pursues artistic side
- Forde: Butler part Hollywood, part Heartland
- Schlabach: The quick rise of Brad Stevens
- Hill: Izzo is king of the state
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- Gottlieb's Final Four picks
- Katz and Brennan on Saturday's semis
- Mayne Event: Butler right at home?
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- Hill on Izzo's place among the greats
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- Katz's Final Four preview
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