Omaha, Neb. — After an 85-81 victory over Duke in the Elite Eight on Sunday, Malik Newman said it was hard to process his first trip to the Final Four.

“It still doesn’t feel real, even to this point,” said Newman, who scored a game-high 32 points. “I know we there. We’re happy to be there. I’m excited to be there, I know the seniors is and the rest of the team and coaching staff … tomorrow when I wake up, I think I’ll feel totally different.”

Newman played defense on Grayson Allen on Duke’s final possession, watching Allen’s shot bounce on the rim twice before slowly rolling out. He thought it gave the Jayhawks a confidence boost to force overtime.

“I just knew that I had to step up with my play for the last five minutes of the game because at the end of the day, it could’ve been our last five minutes.”