Duke survived Siena, but getting pushed by a No. 16-seed is no way to start a title run
Duke claims to have taken Siena lightly in the first round. That may be true, but it's also a fact the Blue Devils are a different team without two injured starters.
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GREENVILLE, S. C. – The clock on my iPhone read 4:47 p.
m. , and the clock measuring the time left in the game showed 4:26. That’s how long it took for Duke to take command of its first-round NCAA Tournament meeting with Siena.
That was the moment Isaiah Evans snaked past the defense for a lefty scoop lay-in that put the Blue Devils ahead. So there would be history made here, just not that history. There would not be a third No.
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