Duke Survives Siena Scare, Faces TCU Next

0:00On March 19, Duke, the top overall seed in the men's NCAA tournament, scraped by Sienna in the first round with a hard fought win. The blue devils fell behind by as many as 13 points in the second half, but rallied late to advance and dodge a rare number, 16 seed upset, which would have been just the third ever. The game stayed tight into the five-minute mark when Duke finally tied it up, then pulled ahead in the closing minutes for the victory. He and his coach, Jerry McNamara, had his team ready to compete from the start, putting real pressure on the favorites. Duke head coach John Shire admitted his squad got outplayed early, but praised their toughness to fight back. Freshman twins Cameron and Caden Boos are stepped up big, with Cameron scoring 22 points and grabbing 13 rebounds while Caden matched. His season high 19 points in his tournament debut. Shire highlighted Caden's poise under pressure, especially with another key player sidelined. Calling it a key emergence for the team moving.

1:00Forward. Now Duke faces number 9 TCU in the round of 32, a step up that could use this close call as motivation to sharpen their edge for the rest of the run.