Duke males’s basketball is again within the Elite Eight after outlasting a bodily Houston with a 54-51 win within the Candy 16 spherical of the NCAA males’s basketball match on Friday evening.
Houston’s top-ranked protection saved Duke at bay within the first half, however the Cougars suffered a troublesome blow when All-American guard Jamal Shead went down with an obvious foot harm whereas driving in the direction of the basket with just a bit over six minutes left within the half.
After remaining on the bottom visibly in ache, Shead was helped up and finally walked again to the locker room.
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In accordance with studies, his X-rays got here again damaging, and he was identified with a severely sprained proper ankle. He would stay on the sidelines for the remainder of the sport.
However with out Shead, Duke managed to drag away within the second half.
Kyle Filipowski had 16 factors and 9 rebounds to steer the cost, however Jeremy Roach’s 14 second-half factors saved the momentum going.
“I’m actually happy with these guys and actually happy with the sport tonight – that was an enormous time faculty basketball sport,” Duke head coach Jon Scheyer stated after the sport.
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Scheyer went on to go with Houston’s fortitude regardless of the lack of Shead, and made a degree to silence any criticisms about Duke’s personal toughness after a loss to Tennessee within the second spherical final 12 months.
“Look, we began 4 freshmen final 12 months,” he started, “I believe for us, among the criticism about toughness or no matter – strive being at Duke as a freshman or sophomore and battling your ass off within the match, after which speak to me about being powerful.”
Duke now strikes on to face Atlantic Coast Convention rival North Carolina State for a spot within the Remaining 4.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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