Saturday, March 17, 2012

Lehigh

  • McCollum, the two-time player of the year in the Patriot League, finished with 30 points as the Mountain Hawks became only the sixth 15th seed to eliminate a No. 2 in the history of the tournament.
  • (USA Today)
  • Friday was a day of absolutely stunning results. First it was Norfolk State beating Missouri. Then came Lehigh of the Patriot League sending Duke home. Prior to Friday, a 15 seed had beaten a 2 seed just four times.
  • (ESPN)
  • GREENSBORO, N.C. -- As Duke and Lehigh prepared to start their South Regional Round-of-64 matchup, most of the college basketball fans across the country had their eyes on another 2-15 contest.
  • (CBS Sports)
  • Originally published: March 16, 2012 10:27 PM Updated: March 16, 2012 10:37 PM By STEVE REED. The Associated Press GREENSBORO, N.C. -- C.J. McCollum scored 30 points as Lehigh upset Duke 75-70 to become the second No. 15 seed to beat a No.
  • (Newsday)
  • Did they leave your bracket in shambles? Join the club. And sit back and enjoy this one.
  • (US News and World Report)
  • On a day in which lower-seeded teams played even with higher-seeded teams, the biggest story in college basketball was 15th-seeded Lehigh's stunning win over No. 2 seed Duke. This was the second 15-versus-2 win of the day.
  • (ESPN)
  • The NCAA Tournament belongs to Lehigh and Norfolk State, at least for a day, after they made Ohios upset of No. 4-seed Michigan ho-hum news and pushed Virginia Commonwealths postseason show to the back burner. Only four times had a No.
  • (San Francisco Gate)
  • GREENSBORO, N.C., March 17 (UPI) -- A 30-point effort from C.J. McCollum Friday and clutch free throw shooting gave Lehigh a historic 75-70 upset of Duke in the NCAA Tournament.
  • (United Press International)
  • GREENSBORO, N.C. - Mike Krzyzewski knew this years Duke team had its flaws. Several of them hurt the Blue Devils in a big way on Friday night.
  • (YAHOO!)
  • GREENSBORO, N.C. — The Lehigh Mountain Hawks said they werent afraid of Duke. Maybe no one believed them, but the Patriot League champions proved they were serious. C.J.
  • (Seattle Times)

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