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Mar 17, 2016; Providence, RI, USA; Duke University Blue Devils guard Derryck Thornton (12) celebrates making a basket after getting fouled during the second half of a first round game against UNC Wilmington Seahawks during the 2016 NCAA Tournament at
Mar 17, 2016; Providence, RI, USA; Duke University Blue Devils guard Derryck Thornton (12) celebrates making a basket after getting fouled during the second half of a first round game against UNC Wilmington Seahawks during the 2016 NCAA Tournament at
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DUKE
Plumlee unmasks, powers Duke past UNCW  93-85

UNCW upset bid comes up short

Duke gets second-half boost from Plumlee

Duke Pulls Away in Second Half to Beat U.N.C.-Wilmington

Second-half surge sends Duke men's basketball past UNC Wilmington in Round of 64

Duke's defense comes through in the final minute Box Score
This Duke student manager is the unsung hero of the NCAA Tournament Duke's Brandon Ingram playing for tourney glory & top pick 7 impressive stats about Duke's 93-point outburst at the NCA tournament
Everyone making fun of Yale-Duke for being spoiled, preppy Duke holds off pesky UNC Wilmington Duke vs. Yale is the worst; who do you possible root for?
Marshall Plumlee Energizes Duke After a Shaky Start Plumlee leads Duke over UNC-Wilmington
ACC
Ed Hardin: Tar Heels finally realize they can't Coast Johnson’s strong finish is something to shout about UNC's NCAA opener

No. 1 seed UNC beats Florida Gulf Coast 83-67 in NCAA opener

Bret Strelow: UNC takes the dunks and aggression to Dunk City Notebook: Thompson delivers from downtown for Virginia Bennett's collapse a 'scary moment 'for Cavaliers
Singer Tony Bennett tweets he is OK after coach collapse Bennett returns for second half after collapsing from dehydration
Syracuse Was Aided by Self-Imposed Ban, but a Player Paid a Price Different kind of win for Georgia Tech Clemson basketball: Moving on from a disappointing season
NATIONAL
Jakob Poeltl leads Utah past Fresno State 80-69 Yale shoves aside controversy, beats Baylor Terps vow not to overlook South Dakota State, having learned a lesson during last year's NCAA tourne
Yale upsets Baylor 79-75 to post 1st NCAA tournament win
Yale gets big win amid controversy Purdue in 'disbelief' after another tourney collapse UK’s stonewall defense smothers Stony Brook in NCAA’s first round
Mark Story: Hoosiers say matchup with UK ‘will be wild’ Throwing elbows: John Calipari responds to Rick Pitino’s comments N.C.A.A. Tournament: A Good Day for the Underdogs
Victories by Basketball’s Blue Bloods Set Up a Day of Marquee Matchups Finally Back, Yale Will Stay Awhile After an Upset of Baylor Coach Improves Health and Turns Around Texas A&M
Gonzaga marches on Little Rock shocks Purdue in double-OT thriller Potential Texas-A&M matchup brings rivals out
Maker to visit UNLV, ND, Arizona St. Butler mascot denied entry to NCAA tourney John Calipari responds to Rick Pitino's recruiting comments, takes shot at Pitino's 1992 Kentucky team
March Madness: Dayton enters NCAA tournament as a team to fear #6 Seton Hall vs. #11 Gonzaga