“When Duke entered the NCAA Tournament without a sign of a true lockdown defense, it became perhaps one of the most vulnerable Blue Devil teams in recent memory — certainly as a 2 seed at least. For 40 minutes of its surprising 75-70 victory today, Lehigh proved the more physical, more polished and far more mature team. More than anything though, Duke’s defensive deficiencies — prevalent all season — were evident both on the perimeter and in the paint.”

– Jordan Schultz, Huffington Post sports columnist

“We saw on the selection show we had Duke and we thought we could match up very well against them. We all believed it and we showed it on the floor. Everybody bought into that idea that we could beat them. The rest is history.’’

– Lehigh forward John Adams

“I’ve never seen anything like it. We came to the practice the other day and as soon as you walked in they were going crazy for us and we’re like, ‘What’s going on?’ They were like, ‘Go Lehigh, beat Duke!’ They were screaming. It was nice to have fans here that weren’t Duke. I’ve never seen two schools that hate each other so much.’’

– Lehigh forward Justin Maneri, discussing UNC fans rooting for his team

“First off, the 15th-seeded Mountain Hawks are good, really good, especially their backcourt. C.J. McCollum is a great college player, not just a good one. The throng of ACC media watching courtside pegged him early on as the best player on the floor, and he didn’t disappoint. Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski agreed in the postgame news conference.”

– Andrew Jones, Fox Sports Carolinas

“If both Rivers and Plumlee return for another season, Duke would likely be regarded as the favorite in the ACC, returning four starters to a team that won 27 games and went undefeated on the road in conference play. Until both players announce their intentions, however, the future for the downtrodden Blue Devils is hazy.”

– Nicholas Schwartz, managing editor of The Duke Chronicle