Duke knew that anything was possible in the NCAA tournament, and that it could be beaten at any time no matter the team.
Just ask the top overall seed Virginia, which lost to 16th seeded UMBC on Friday night — the first time a 16 seed has ever beaten a No. 1 seed.
In the Round of 32, the Blue Devils playing against No. 7 seed Rhode Island, made sure that didn't happen to them.
Led by a balanced effort from its starters, Duke got out to an early 17-point halftime lead on the Rams. All of Duke's starters scored in double figures as the Blue Devils won 87-62 to advance to the Sweet 16 in the Midwest Region in Omaha, Neb.