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Here’s what you need to know about Troy, Duke’s first NCAA opponent

For Duke, it’s unlikely but definitely possible.

Anyone can lose in the madness of the NCAA tournament’s opening round, including the No. 2-seeded Blue Devils.

They’ll head to Greenville, S.C., Friday to take on No. 15 Troy, the Sun Belt Conference champion. The game will tip at 7:20 p.m.

The two times Duke lost in its opening rounds both happened in North Carolina, where it is 34-6 in the tournament. First in 2012 with a 75-70 loss to No. 15 Lehigh, and then in 2014 with a 78-71 defeat by No. 14 Mercer.

[Prepare yourself now for the UNC-Duke apocalypse]

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