The Arizona Wildcats are set for a primetime Sweet 16 matchup on Thursday against the Duke Blue Devils and their likely No. 1 overall NBA draft pick Cooper Flagg. Arizona vs. Duke is set to tip off at 6:39 p.m. (9:39 p.m. EST) at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

Thursday transition that included a coast-to-coast relocation, the Arizona Wildcats traveled straight from Seattle to Newark, New Jersey, to prepare for their Sweet 16 game against Duke.

Still, Alabama will have its hands full with Flagg and Duke, which fended off a second-half comeback attempt from the Wildcats. Duke shot 60.0 percent from the field and went 11-of-19 from the perimeter. Arizona hung with the Blue Devils in the first half but took over – briefly – in the opening minutes of the second half.

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College basketball fans were treated to a show Thursday night in New Jersey. Two of the best players in the game — Cooper Flagg and Caleb Love — traded blows th