Duke won the ACC Tournament title with an undermanned unit, navigating its way through Charlotte without starting point guard Caleb Foster and starting center Patrick Ngongba. Foster is not expected to be back anytime soon after fracturing his foot in the regular season finale, but Ngongba appears to be on the brink of a return in the NCAA Tournament.
Leading up to Duke’s unnerving first-round win over 16th-seeded Siena, 71-65 in Greenville, South Carolina on Thursday afternoon, Scheyer told the media, We're going to keep taking it day by day, and he's itching to play. We're not quite there for tomorrow yet.