No. 10 seed Oregon lost, 59-53, to No. 2 seed Duke in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Deja Kelly led the way for the Ducks with 20 points, Phillipina Kyei put up 14 points and 13 rebounds, and Peyton Scott suffered an apparent knee injury late in the third quarter.

Ashlon Jackson scored 14 of her 20 points in the third quarter to power No. 2 seed Duke to a 59-53 victory over 10th-seeded Oregon in the second round of the women’s NCAA Tournament.

Duke’s Ashlon Jackson, center, reacts after a defensive stop during the second half of the Blue Devils’ 59-53 win over Oregon in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, March 23 ...

Jackson scores 20 points in the second half, including a 14 during a third-quarter Duke rally as the Ducks are ousted from the NCAA Tournament with a second-round loss.

It's finally here, the best time of the year in March Madness. After a 24-9 record out of the Big Ten Conference, coach Dana Altman and the Oregon Ducks receive

Duke enters the NCAA Tournament looking like a monster with a non-stop ticket ... No. 4 seed Arizona is No. 14 nationally, according to KenPom, and even No. 5 seed Oregon has impressive wins over Alabama, Texas A&M, Wisconsin and Maryland this season.

They are led by star forward Jayson Tatum, who has established himself as one of the better players in the league today. But even with the playoffs looming, Tatum has been paying attention to the ongoing NCAA Tournament.

For the first time since multiple teams from the same conference could even enter the NCAA tournament, the ACC failed to get two into the second round. Time for some soul-searching.