And that, at least, No. 1 Duke did on Saturday, rallying from down 13 points — its largest deficit all season — to survive No. 16 Siena 71-65 in a March Madness opener closer than anyone outside of up...

Duke basketball avoided a scare against No. 16 seed Siena in the first round of the Men's NCAA Tournament on Thursday, March 19 as the No. 1 overall seed, overcoming a 13-point deficit in the second h...

No. 1 Arizona, No. 2 Iowa State and No. 4 Alabama advanced to the second round, as did No. 3 Virginia after trailing against No. 14 Wright State at halftime.

The top-seeded Duke Blue Devils are hoping to learn a lesson after a first-round NCAA Tournament scare from Siena: be aggressive from the start

The First Round of the men's 2026 NCAA Tournament continues Thursday with No. 1 Duke vs. No. 16 Siena opening the 16-game schedule.

It looked as if the Saints were on the verge of pulling off the upset of the tournament after they went into halftime with a 43-32 lead and made Duke the first-ever No. 1 seed to trail a 16 seed by do...