Duke Downs St. Mary’s To Advance in NCAA Tournament

RALEIGH, N.C. – No. 1-seed Duke began the 2025 NCAA Tournament with a 93-49 victory over Mount St. Mary’s on Friday, March 21, at the Lenovo Center. Tyrese Proctor led the Blue Devils (32-3) with 19 points, while three others finished in double-figures – Cooper Flagg (14), Caleb Foster (12) and Khaman Maluach (11).

Patrick Ngongba II grabbed a team-high eight rebounds, setting a new career high, while Flagg finished one board behind his teammate, with seven caroms. As a team, Duke dished 21 assists, led by Proctor’s five, while only committing two turnovers, to finish the game with a 10.5 assist-turnover ratio – the best in program history.

On defense, the Blue Devils limited the Mountaineers to just 19-of-63 (.302) shooting, after Mount St. Mary’s entered the contest averaging 44.6 percent from the field.

With the win, Duke improved to 33-3 (.917) in the NCAA Tournament first round, 60-17 (.779) when playing in the East Region and to 15-0 when playing against a No. 16-seed.

No. 1-seed Duke advances to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, where it will meet No. 9-seed Baylor on Sunday, March 23. Game time between the Blue Devils (32-3) and Bears (20-14) is yet to be announced.