10 Tweets from 2012 on the 10th Anniversary of #LehighBeatDuke

Alumni, Athletics, Lehigh Memories, Young Alumni

Unless you live under a rock, you’re probably familiar with that time when Lehigh Men’s Basketball busted brackets everywhere and beat Duke in the NCAA Tournament. In case you do live under a rock, I’ll sum it up for you:

It was March 16, 2012, and the No. 15-seeded Mountain Hawks were facing the No. 2 seeded Blue Devils in Greensboro, North Carolina. Everyone assumed Duke would easily take the win — the nation was amazed that a smaller school like Lehigh was even competing against a powerhouse program like Duke.

But Lehigh shocked the world that day, beating Duke 75-70!

March 16, 2012 was a glorious day that will go down in sports history, and today marks the 10-year anniversary of the legendary game — here are 10 tweets that’ll bring you back to the day it all went down.

1. I can hear the “Let’s Go Lehigh” chants on the TV!

2. #lehigh trending on twitter. That’s because we’re awesome.

3. That’s Patriot League Player of the Year, CJ McCollum, breaking ankles.

4. that guy on Lehigh was for real

5. This is a very popular item in Chapel Hill, NC, today.

6. To all @LehighSports fans, this is one to remember.

7. The Valley is celebrating Lehigh Mountain Hawks big win over Duke!!

8. Midday check-in: 22 folks yelling “Go Lehigh”, shaking my hand, or giving me high fives in Chicago – the land of #Lehigh

9. Congrats to the Lehigh Mountain Hawks for their big win over Duke last night!!!! School is located in my hometown #LehighValley!!!

10. Amazing night for #Lehigh

What do you remember most from the day Lehigh beat Duke? Share your favorite memory in the comment section!

Written by Ella Fino