A look at the action that will be taking place in the second round on Thursday of the NCAA Tournament between Robert Morris and Duke.
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The NCAA Tournament is all set to get in full swing here for the 2015 season, and all of the action begins on Thursday with the playing of the second round games. Duke is one of the last No. 1 seeds to get things tipped off, and they get a tough opponent in Robert Morris who may give them a run.
Then again, No. 1 seeds are not as powerful as the higher low-end seeds like the 12-seeds or even the 14-seeds this year. Asking them to take down a No. 1 seed may be asking a little bit too much of them.
Duke is in a great position to make it out of their region following upsets to Iowa State and SMU on Thursday afternoon, but that just highlights what wild region it actually is. That may be something that has the reverse effect and ends up putting too much pressure on Duke — but that won’t be pressure they feel until at least Sunday as Robert Morris won’t be much of a fight.
As the action takes place on Thursday, you can follow along with live updated provided below:
Duke vs. Robert Morris:
Duke with some beautiful ball movement to eventually find Okafor for the easy layup under the basket.
— Duke Basketball (@dukebasketball) March 20, 2015
.@Duke_MBB shooting a scorching 9 of 10 from the field, lead 22-9, 12:48 left in the half.
— ACC Men's Basketball (@accmbb) March 20, 2015
Quinn Cook is making it rain in Charlotte! He's perfect from outside (3/3) in the first 5 minutes of the game. Duke leads Robert Morris 16-9
— March Madness Men’s Basketball TV (@MM_MBB_TV) March 20, 2015
That's a mean mug right there! #LETSGODUKE #MarchMadness @Duke_MBB pic.twitter.com/GujrPEBZtr
— Lauren S. Williams (@laurensooner) March 20, 2015
Duke be like https://t.co/RjUp8T6NT9
— BBALLBREAKDOWN (@bballbreakdown) March 20, 2015
My picks? @BWWings, BLUE cheese for dipping and @Duke_MBB all the way! #wingwisdom #spon
— Christian Laettner (@laettnerbball) March 20, 2015
Robert Morris coach Andy Toole says his 2-year-old son is rooting for Duke - and not his dad's team - in tournament matchup. (via @SIRIUSXM)
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) March 20, 2015
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