Siena 65, at Duke 71

GREENVILLE, S.C. (Interstat) — The top-seeded Duke Blue Devils, a team accustomed to March dominance, found themselves in an unexpected and desperate fight for survival Thursday night. They ultimately escaped with a 71-65 victory over the relentless Siena Saints in a men’s NCAA Division I tournament first-round game that defied all pregame projections at the Bi-Lo Center. The game’s defining and most important sequence was not a singular shot, but a sustained defensive siege. After a stunning first half that saw Siena build a double-digit lead by dictating the game’s physicality and pace, Duke’s championship pedigree manifested in a second-half… Read more...