Stevens thought it heard its bubble pop a week ago Sunday, about the time both Amherst and WPI went down in the finals of their conference tournaments. But it wasn't quite over for the tech school from Hoboken, N.J., in the shadows of the Manhattan skyline.

The Ducks got the call after sweating out a long Selection Sunday and rode a wave of perceived disrespect all the way to the Sweet 16.

Who drives this team? How do they compete with such a small lineup? And how do you win an NCAA Tournament game against a Top 25 team while shooting 18-for-38 from the line?

Those answers and more behind Stevens' run in a Road to Salem feature.