BUFFALO, N.Y. – Trey Fort rose from his seat on the bench and checked into the game five minutes into the opening half. The Michigan State guard promptly elevated for a contested defensive rebound, blocked a shot and then knocked down a triple while getting fouled before converting a 4-point play.

A near-upset was the story of Thursday's afternoon games at the 2026 NCAA men's basketball tournament. The No. 1 overall seed Duke Blue Devils survived a scare against the Siena Saints, who led by double digits at halftime. Duke advanced to set up a second-round clash with the TCU Horned Frogs.

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Duke needed quite the second-half comeback to avoid one of the biggest upsets in NCAA tournament history on Thursday. That’s probably not a sentence you expected to read. The No. 1 overall seed beat No.