Belmont rides 22-game win streak into NCAA game vs. Duke

Duke and Belmont don't have a lot in common in their NCAA Tournament histories, but their assignments this week bring about a notable matchup.

Two nationally ranked teams are slated to face off in the first round.

No. 20 Duke and No. 23 Belmont are slotted in the Albany Region. The meeting will take place Saturday morning at Georgia's Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Ga.

"It's time to turn the corner and have a really fun game that celebrates our talents," Duke coach Joanne P. McCallie said.

Duke (22-8), which holds a No. 5 regional seed, hasn't won a game in more than two weeks, suffering a loss in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament quarterfinal to North Carolina State in its lone game in…