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Louisville Cardinals head coach Rick Pitino calls to the referees to stop the game as Cardinals guard Kevin Ware lays on the court with a broken leg in the first half against the Duke Blue Devils during their Midwest Regional NCAA men's basketball game in Indianapolis, Indiana, on March 31, 2013.

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Louisville players talk to guard Kevin Ware after Ware's injury during the first half of the Midwest Regional Final against Duke in the NCAA basketball tournament March 31 in Indianapolis, Ind.

By Rob Dauster, CollegeBasketballTalk on NBCSports.com

Kevin Ware was taken off the court on a stretcher in the first half of Louisville’s regional final against Duke on Sunday afternoon after suffering the worst injury I’ve ever seen in a sporting event.

After challenging a three that Tyler Thornton took from the wing, he landed wrong on his right leg and suffered a compound fracture. His shin bone was protruding through his skin.

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Wayne Blackshear #20 and Chane Behanan #21 of the Louisville Cardinals react after Kevin Ware #5 suffered a compound fracture to his leg in the first half against the Duke Blue Devils during the Midwest Regional Final round of the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium on March 31, 2013 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

This story was originally published on Sun Mar 31, 2013 7:11 PM EDT

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Duke's Miles Plumlee defends Lehigh's C.J. McCollum during the second half of an NCAA tournament second-round college basketball game in Greensboro, N.C., Friday, March 16, 2012. Lehigh won 75-70.

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Austin Rivers #0 of the Duke Blue Devils reacts as he stands between Gabe Knutson #42 and B.J. Bailey #32 of the Lehigh Mountain Hawks in the second half on Friday night.

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Head coach Brett Reed of the Lehigh Mountain Hawks reacts after the Mountain Hawks defeat Duke 75-70.

Less than two hours after Norfolk State pulled off an NCAA tournament rarity, Lehigh made some history of its own. The Mountain Hawks stunned second-seeded Duke 75-70 Friday night, becoming the sixth 15 seed to win an NCAA tournament game.

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Duke's guard Austin Rivers celebrate with teammates after hitting the winning shot to down North Carolina 85-84 on Wednesday night.

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Austin Rivers of the Duke Blue Devils shoots the game-winning 3 pointer over Tyler Zeller on Wednesday night.

AP reports: Freshman Austin Rivers buried a 3-pointer at the horn to give No. 10 Duke an 85-84 win over No. 5 North Carolina on Wednesday night.

With the Blue Devils trailing by two, Austin Rivers launched a 3 over 7-footer Tyler Zeller from the right wing. The ball swished through the net, sending Rivers running down the court in celebration while the rest of his teammates gave chase before mobbing him in front of a stunned UNC crowd.

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Head coach Mike Krzyzewski of the Duke Blue Devils hugs Bob Knight after winning his 903rd game and passing him to become the all-time winningest coach in Men's Division 1 Basketball on Tuesday night in New York.

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NEW YORK - Andre Dawkins ensured Mike Krzyzewski didn't have to wait long to make history.

Dawkins scored 24 points, most on some timely 3-pointers in the first half as No. 6 Duke beat Michigan State 74-69 on Tuesday and made their coach the D-I men's career wins leader. It was the 903rd win of Coach K's career, passing his former coach at Army, Bob Knight. Read the full story here.

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