Duke matches up in their initial game in the NCAA Tournament with the North Dakota State Bison. The Bison won their play-in game Wednesday against North Carolina Central and are on a 5 game winning streak and have yet to drop a game in March. The Bison currently sit at 19-15. They are top 30 in the country in 3 point attempts and shoot the 3 at 36.8% The Bison are top 10 in the country in free throw shooting.
North Dakota State are led in scoring by a pair of guards, Vinnie Shahid and Tyson Ward, who average 12.