Mercer's upset over Duke just broke my bracket (and probably yours, too)

AP Photo/Gerry Broome

Mercer's upset over Duke just broke my bracket (and probably yours, too)
(Image credit: AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

So, that just happened.

In the latest in a string of upsets that have upended the 2014 tournament, No. 14 Mercer knocked off No. 3 Duke on Friday afternoon, 78-71.

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Sarah Eberspacher

Sarah Eberspacher is an associate editor at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked as a sports reporter at The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus and The Arizona Republic. She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.