Duke Survives Siena Scare, Faces TCU

0:00It's March 19th, here's your Durham news in two minutes. Duke, the number one overall seed in the NCAA tournament, barely escaped an upset against number 16 Sienna on Thursday. The blue devils trailed by 11 points at halftime, but rallied late to win 71-65, dodging what could have been the third. Sixteen over one shocker in history. Sienna jumped out fast, hitting threes and building that double-digit lead with strong defense. Duke struggled offensively and defensively early, looking far from dominant without their two missing starters. Coach John Shire fired up his team during a CBS timeout, demanding they guard harder and bring real fight. The sell-out crowd in Greenville washed in shock as Sienna hung tough, even after Duke switched to zone and closed the gap. This came close to joining the rare upsets like UMBC's 20-point win over Virginia in 2018, and fairly Dickinson beating Purdue in. 2023, Sienna, a small school that went 4 and 28, two years ago, played like giants for

1:04a half. Now Duke faces 9th seeded TCU on Saturday. Close calls and early rounds have not stopped champs before, so the blue devils stay alive, despite showing some real cracks. Support for this episode comes from our sponsor, see the description. Do not just listen to podcasts, get lost in them comfortably, S-O-L-I, solely pillow.com.