FRESNO, Calif. — No. 2 seeded Duke is looking for a strong victory tonight at 9:03 p.m. EST over No. 3 seeded St. John’s at SaveMart Center to advance to the NCAA tournament Elite 8.

This is the 14th time in the last 15 years the Blue Devils (26-5) have advanced to the NCAA Regional, and they are hoping to add another Regional Final appearance to its 10 in the last 15 years.

Duke is coming off a 96-80 victory over Vanderbilt in the second round of the tournament and will look to beat the Red Storm (24-9) to advance toward reaching its first Final Four since 2006.

The game will be broadcast on ESPN and ESPN3, as well as live-tweeted by The Chronicle at @chroniclesports.