No. 8 Blue Devils Meet Xavier in Phil Knight Legacy Semifinals

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No. 8 Duke and Xavier clash on Friday afternoon in the semifinals of the Phil Knight Legacy at Portland's Moda Center, with either Gonzaga or Purdue as the opponent on Sunday.

Doug Sherman and Cory Alexander are on the call on ESPN, while David Shumate and John Roth broadcast the game on the radio as part of the Blue Devils Sports Network from Learfield.

Duke is coming off a 54-51 win over Oregon State Thursday afternoon, thanks in part to a 45-29 rebounding advantage and clutch free throw shooting in the home stretch.

The Blue Devils are five years removed from winning the inaugural Phil Knight event in the Portland -- the PK80 -- beating Portland State, Texas and Florida to claim…