Great Moments in NCAA Tournament History: #15 seeds Lehigh and Norfolk State Win

03/13/2013

Lehigh-NorfolkStateMarch 16th, 2012 will long be remembered for the number 15 — as in the 15th-seeded Norfolk State Spartans and the 15th-seeded Lehigh Mountain Hawks.

First, Norfolk State took down 2nd-seeded Missouri, then just hours later, the unheralded Lehigh Mountain Hawks of the Patriot League matched the accomplishment, knocking out the mighty Duke Blue Devils in Greensboro.

It was a day to remember for the underdogs.

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