DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke has been unbeatable lately in NCAA tournament games on its home floor. Then again, seldom have the Blue Devils played host to a team like LSU.
If there’s a program built to challenge the Blue Devils’ 13-game winning streak in tournament games at Cameron Indoor Stadium, it might be the Tigers.
Two hoops heavyweights that have combined for nine Final Four appearances since 1999 meet Monday night in the second round of the Memphis Regional.
Both teams enter after easy first-round wins: No. 7 seed LSU (21-9) routed Hartford 60-39 a few hours before No. 2 seed Duke (28-5) beat Hampton 72-37.
The Blue Devils haven’t lost a tournament game at home since 1997, and their average margin of victory during the streak is roughly 25 points.
