What do Siena and North Carolina have in common in this year’s NCAA tournament? They’ve both been eliminated in the first round. And they both hate Duke.
Siena nearly pulled off the upset of a lifetime against the No. 1-seeded Blue Devils, but midnight came early for the Cinderella hopefuls, who ultimately couldn’t keep pace with arguably the best team in the country. The Saints held a double-digit lead at halftime but struggled to make their shots in the second half en route to a 71-65 first-round loss.
