“Just like old times for Duke. Rasheed Sulaimon scored 21 points, Seth Curry had 17 and the No. 2 seed Blue Devils beat seventh-seeded Creighton 66-50 on Sunday night to advance to the NCAA round of 16 for the fourth time in five years. A year after they lost their NCAA tournament opener, the Blue Devils (29-5) return to the regional semifinals for the 27th time. They’ll play No. 3 seed Michigan State (27-8) on Friday in Indianapolis.”
– Dan Gelston, Associated Press

“It seemed perfectly appropriate for Duke’s Tyler Thornton to bank in a 3-pointer at the halftime buzzer. It was that kind of game Sunday night at Wells Fargo Center. Lots of inartistic shooting. Lots of fouls. Lots of floor burns and whistles. So many whistles.”
– Scott Cacciola, New York Times

“I thought it was the best we’ve played on defense … Both teams ramped it up on the defensive end.”
– Mike Krzyzewski, Duke coach

“I think the tournament benefits flexible teams. This game didn’t go the way anyone expected, but we were able to adjust.”
– Mason Plumlee, Duke All-America player

“The Blue Devils executed a brilliant game plan that can best be described as one rooted in the desire to make anybody other than Creighton’s Doug McDermott beat them. It worked. The CBSSports.com First Team All-American took 16 shots, missed 12 and finished with 21 points only because he sank all 12 of his free throw attempts. That was the result of Duke literally switching every screen to make things nearly impossible for McDermott.”
– Larry Parrish, CBS Sports