AT A GLANCE

* How they got there: Defeated Alabama State, 96-61, and Seton Hall, 90-62, in the first two rounds of the Atlanta Regional at Raleigh, N.C.; defeated Illinois, 72-62, in the regional semifinal and Xavier, 66-63, in the regional final at Atlanta.

* Leading tournament scorers: Luol Deng, 18.0 points per game; J.J. Redick, 16.3; Shelden Williams, 13.8; Daniel Ewing, 13.5; Shavlik Randolph, 9.5

* Leading tournament rebounders: Williams, 9.3 rebounds per game; Deng, 6.3; Randolph, 4.8; Redick 4.0; Ewing, 3.8.

* Key to the season: After blowing a huge second-half lead and losing in overtime to Maryland in the championship game of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament, the Blue Devils turned to Deng as their main offensive source in the NCAA tournament. Deng came up with two crucial offensive rebounds and finished with 19 points in Duke’s victory over Xavier.

* Key facts: This is the 10th Final Four for Coach Mike Krzyzewski, who is third on the all-time list behind UCLA’s John Wooden and North Carolina’s Dean Smith. Krzyzewski is second on the all-time tournament victory list with 64 and needs two more to pass Smith for the record.