Friday, March 16, 2012

Another Upset: #2 Duke Falls to #15 Lehigh



No. 15 Lehigh 75 No. 2 Duke 70

What is going on today. If you thought your bracket was ruined after Norfolk State upset Missouri, I can only imagine what your thinking now. This one was a real shocker. Another No. 2 seed lost to a No. 15 seed. Nobody ever expects Duke to lose this early in the tournament especially when there playing in front of a predominately home crowd in Greensboro North Carolina.

You have to give Lehigh major props though. They were the better team tonight. Following the script of Norfolk State's Kyle O'Quinn, Lehigh also had a leading man that took over the game when it mattered most. Junior C.J. McCollum scored 30 points dished out 6 assist and grabbed 7 rebounds, Impressive.

Anytime a program as successful as Duke loses this early in the tournament  its a major shock. Duke shot itself in the foot by only converting 6-26 3-point field goals, and now head into the offseason way to early.

Today has been one of the wildest days in NCCA Tournament history. Until today it had been 11 years since a No. 15 seed defeated a No. 2 seed. It happened twice today.  

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