The deficiencies the team showed against a resilient Lehigh squad were foreshadowed throughout the season.
On paper, Duke seemed to have everything in its favor in its NCAA Second Round matchup with Lehigh.
In Mike Krzyzewski’s first career game as a head coach, his Army squad held Lehigh to 29 points as the Black Knights cruised to a 27-point victory.
This season’s national champion does not reside on the top line of a region.
The NCAA tournament field is set, and people across the nation are laboring over their brackets to find the optimal selections.
Point guard is a particularly important position in March, but Duke does not have a floor general that can fill up a traditional stat sheet.
The Tar Heels don’t enjoy being embarrassed, let alone in their home stadium.
Duke has been a No. 1 seed in the previous two NCAA tournaments, but did not earn a similar distinction entering this year’s postseason.
For the second year in a row, Kentucky heads into the NCAA tournament as a No. 1 overall seed.