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They can prove them wrong.
Duke basketball avoided a scare against No. 16 seed Siena in the first round of the Men's NCAA Tournament on Thursday, March 19 as the No. 1 overall seed, overcoming a 13-point deficit in the second half to win 71-65.
The Duke Blue Devils are the No. 1 overall seed in the men's NCAA Tournament. On Thursday afternoon, they'll start their quest toward the men's basketball program's first national title since 2015 by playing No.
TCU coming in, we knew how this would be a hard-fought game. I just keep coming back to the character of these guys. For Pat to come back to this game, was not easy by any means. He was fighting like crazy.
Coach K once admitted being "sensitive" to pressure. Then, he made March Madness for the first time. Now, Duke needs Jon Scheyer to meet the moment.
Duke basketball coach Jon Scheyer had to eat some crow after narrowly defeating Siena in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
After securing the top overall seed and back-to-back ACC titles, Jon Scheyer’s Duke team enters the 2026 NCAA Tournament among the favorites to win the national championship.
Duke got a scare against No. 16 Siena on Thursday while playing without injured point guard Caleb Foster and injured center Patrick Ngongba. There’s a chance that one of them will return to the lineup for Duke’s second-round NCAA tournament game against TCU.