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- Seen Aug 26, 2012
Just 3 hours after Norfolk State registered the 5th 15th seed over 2nd seed victory in NCAA Tournament history, Lehigh's small size and quickness overpowered the South Regions' mighty 2nd seeded Duke Blue Devils, 75-70, to record the 6th 15-over-2 upset in Tournament history, and perhaps the biggest upset ever in tourney history.
CJ McCollum, whom many scouts deemed as 'too small' to succeed, dropped 30 points on Duke, including the two game-icing free-throws with 0.4 seconds left.
This was Lehigh's 5th ever tournament appearance, with 1st round exits in 1985 [Georgetown], 1988 [Temple] and 2010 [Kansas], and a play-in game exit in 2004 [Florida A&M]. Duke had never lost in Greensboro, NC, the venue for the matchup, and they also had never lost to a seed lower than 12th in the 1st round. They had had last lost in the Round of 64, in 2007, when they lost to Virginia Commonwealth (VCU).
But, Duke was without guard Ryan Kelly, which may have proved to be the nail in the coffin, as he never played a second in the game.
Lehigh will try to be the 1st 15th seed to advance past the Round of 32 as they play #10 in the South Region; Xavier, in Greensboro.
CJ McCollum, whom many scouts deemed as 'too small' to succeed, dropped 30 points on Duke, including the two game-icing free-throws with 0.4 seconds left.
This was Lehigh's 5th ever tournament appearance, with 1st round exits in 1985 [Georgetown], 1988 [Temple] and 2010 [Kansas], and a play-in game exit in 2004 [Florida A&M]. Duke had never lost in Greensboro, NC, the venue for the matchup, and they also had never lost to a seed lower than 12th in the 1st round. They had had last lost in the Round of 64, in 2007, when they lost to Virginia Commonwealth (VCU).
But, Duke was without guard Ryan Kelly, which may have proved to be the nail in the coffin, as he never played a second in the game.
Lehigh will try to be the 1st 15th seed to advance past the Round of 32 as they play #10 in the South Region; Xavier, in Greensboro.
