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No. 1 Overall Seed Duke Survives 16-Seed Siena, Rallies for 71-65 Win in 1st Round of March Madness
Siena leads Duke 43-32 at halftime with 55% shooting, marking the largest halftime lead by a 16 seed over a 1 seed in NCAA Tournament history.
- On Thursday, March 19, 2026, Siena held a 43-32 halftime lead over Duke at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville.
- Using hot shooting and runs, Siena shot 55% from the field and 45.5% from 3, while out-rebounding Duke 158-13 in the first half.
- Gavin Doty led Siena with a game-high 16 points, Francis Folefac scored 13, and Cameron Boozer had 13 for Duke while Maliq Brown picked up his second foul.
- A potential Siena upset would bust many brackets and reshape narratives, with the winner advancing to face No. 9 seed TCU on Saturday, March 22; the game airs on CBS and streams on Fubo.
- Given tournament records, Duke became the first-ever No. 1 seed to trail by double digits at halftime against a No. 16 seed, despite a historical seeds record of 158-2 and its status as a blueblood program with five NCAA titles.
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The McDowell NewsSiena almost pulls off all-time March Madness upset against Duke
Siena flirted with pulling off an all-time shocking upset in March Madness when it faced No. 1 overall tournament seed Duke. The Blue Devils rallied from 13 down to beat the 16th-seeded Saints 71-65. That allowed Duke to avoid suffering…
Overheard in Michigan’s locker room: A group chat and 4 important words
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Michigan basketball team had a group chat that mentioned No. 1 seed Duke’s narrow win over 16 seed Siena earlier Thursday. Siena led by as many as 16 in the second half before losing by six.
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