Andrew PetersMarch 21, 2024
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Duquesne has actually managed the very first upset of March Madness.
The No. 11-seeded Dukes removed sixth-seeded BYU 71-67 in the preliminary of the NCAA competition on Thursday behind 19 points from senior guard Dae Grant. Duquesne will now deal with the winner of No. 3 Illinois vs. No. 14 Morehead State.
The triumph provided the Dukes their very first competition win given that 1969 when they reached the Sweet 16. The video game drew lots of responses from college basketball fans, consisting of LeBron James, who played under Duquesne head coach Keith Dambrot at St. Vincent-St. Mary’s High School in Akron, Ohio. James likewise played together with Duquesne associate head coach Dru Joyce III in high school.
LeBron James @KingJames
AYYYYYYYEEEEE !!! First competition win in 55 years! << a href="https://twitter.com/CoachDambrot?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">> @CoachDambrot< < a href="https://twitter.com/DuqMBB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">> @DuqMBB<. Keep it going
LeBron James @KingJames
YEAAAAHHHH < a href= "https://twitter.com/DruOnDemand?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"> @DruOnDemand LFG!!!! Go Dukes < a href=">https://twitter.com/DuqMBB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”> @DuqMBB
Duquesne>Basketball @DuqMBB
WE’RE STILL DANCING BABY. < a href ="https://t.co/0iFKAHaKSZ"> pic.twitter.com/0iFKAHaKSZ
Bleacher Report @BleacherReport
DUQUESNE KEEPS DANCING < br > < br > The Dukes takedown 6-seed BYU 71-67 < a href="https://t.co/vJL7SdsMWd"> pic.twitter.com/vJL7SdsMWd
Overtime @overtime
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Andrew Stockey @astockeyWTAE
Commemorate Duquesne! NCAA competition win considering that 1969! < a href="https://twitter.com/GoDuquesne?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw "> @GoDuquesne < a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/wtae?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"> #wtae < a href=">https://t.co/zr8i6cPf64″> pic.twitter.com/zr8i6cPf64
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Matt Norlander @MattNorlander
Duquesne’s win>today marks the third-largest
Duquesne University @duqedu>
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Atlantic 10 MBB @A10MBB
THE DUQUESNE DUKES!!! < a href=">https://t.co/6xG08IgERy”> pic.twitter.com/6xG08IgERy
Isaac Romig @IsaacRomig1
RELEASES DUQUESNE DUKES!!!! ALL HAIL THE 412 < a href="https://t.co/mWWbhLWeTe">> pic.twitter.com/mWWbhLWeTe
Riding the high of a huge upset in the preliminary, Duquesne will be seeking to keep its Cinderella run entering the round of 32.
