Belmont falls to Duke in one dandy of a game

SCOTT JACOBS

In a tournament chalk full of nothing so far, Belmont finally gave us a show. The 15 seed from Tennessee hung neck and neck with Duke all the way to the end, even leading by a point with under 20 seconds to go. But they couldn’t hold on, and the dream dies with that.

You have to give Belmont a lot of credit. They played one hell of a game, but turning the ball over on an inbounds play with under 5 seconds to go cost them history. They came that close to becoming the 5th 15 seed to ever beat a 2.

Belmont played a gutsy game, and they were scoring when it looked they were dead in the water. But in the end Duke did just enough to keep their season going.

So there you have it. By far the best game of the tourney so far. Who woulda thunk it? And right now, the biggest upset so far, USC losing to K-State and the Fighting Beasleys, isn’t that big of an upset at all.

Having said that, the USC game and the Duke game were gems and hope reigns supreme that this tourney will be a dousy.

Can George Mason knock off the Irish? Can the Cats take down the Fighting Alexanders? God I love March Madness!

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