The first upset of the NCAA Tournament goes to the No. 11 Duquesne Dukes, who took down No. 6 BYU, 71-67, in a very close game down the stretch.
The Duquesne Dukes are partying like it’s 1969.The 11th-seeded Dukes pulled off the first big upset of March Madness, taking down No. 6 BYU, 71-67, for their first tournament win in 55 years – it’s also their first appearance in the tournament since 1977 after they went on a crazy run to win the A-10.It took the Cougars over six minutes to knock down their first shot, but they did turn a 12-2 deficit into a 20-19 lead with 7:26 to go in the first half.
Jimmy Clark III went to the line for Duquesne with 1:28 to go and knocked two free throws, and after Fousseyni Traore missed another tying bucket, Clark was fouled on a layup. He only made one of two, but there was a tie-up, and the possession arrow pointed to the Dukes. After a timeout, Clark had a strong take to put Duquesne up five with 26 ticks left – he had scored nine straight for the Dukes. A three from BYU’s Dallin Hall made it a two-point game with 5.
Duquesne will now face the winner of No. 3 Illinois and No. 14 Morehead State on Saturday in Omaha. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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