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.
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