The Duke Blue Devils are heading to the Round of 32 after defeating Mount St Mary’s in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Duke knocked off Mount St Mary’s 93-49. The Blue Devils have the most 40-point wins by any school in NCAA Tournament history.
After the win over Mount St Mary’s, Duke posted a photo of the score bug, while sending a message to fans on social media.
“on to the next,” Duke’s official social media account posted. Duke will now face the Baylor Bears in the second round of March Madness, meaning fans will get to witness a matchup between freshman star’s Cooper Flagg and VJ Edgecombe. The Blue Devils entered the tournament as the No. 1 team in the East region. Some of those most talented teams in the East bracket include No. 2 Alabama, No. 3 Wisconsin, No. 4 Arizona and No. 6 BYU.
If the Duke was to defeat the Bears in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, they would play the winner of No. 4 Arizona versus No. 5 Oregon. In the win over Mount St Mary’s, Flagg posted 14 points, seven rebounds and four assists. He made his return to the lineup in the first round of the NCAA Tournament after suffering an ankle injury in the team’s run at the ACC championship.
In the win over Mount St Mary’s, Flagg posted 14 points, seven rebounds and four assists. He made his return to the lineup in the first round of the NCAA Tournament after suffering an ankle injury in the team’s run at the Acc championship.
