DALLAS (AP) — Kyle Filipowski and Duke received pushed round once more within the NCAA Event. This time, the Blue Devils responded to arrange a Tobacco Street showdown in Huge D for a spot within the Last 4.
The 7-foot sophomore heart had 16 factors and 9 rebounds, Jeremy Roach scored all 14 of his factors after halftime, and Duke superior to the Elite Eight with a 54-51 win over top-seeded Houston, which performed the ultimate 26 minutes Friday night time with out All-America level guard Jamal Shead after he turned his proper ankle.
Even with Shead on the bench, the fourth-seeded Blue Devils (27-8) needed to overcome a bodily protection that has been the most effective within the nation all season. They gained regardless of a season low in factors.
“Any questions on their psychological toughness or their coronary heart, I feel they answered these tonight,” second-year coach Jon Scheyer mentioned.
Duke was ousted within the second spherical a 12 months in the past when Filipowski, Roach and the Blue Devils had been bullied in a 65-52 loss to Tennessee, their fewest factors final season.
“This recreation proper right here was that very same kind of recreation. Only a nice, gritty group and their tradition. Simply seeing the togetherness, how we didn’t stop on the market tonight, that actually reveals the expansion from final 12 months,” Filipowski mentioned. “We keep in mind how upset we had been from final 12 months, and we didn’t need to repeat that once more.”
They didn’t, and can play within the South Area closing Sunday in opposition to an Atlantic Coast Convention rival, No. 11 seed North Carolina State.
The Wolfpack, the one double-digit seed left on this NCAA Event, beat No. 2 seed Marquette 67-58, their eighth win in a row in a streak that included a 74-69 victory over the Blue Devils simply two weeks in the past within the ACC Event.
“It’s going to be loopy. A rematch of the ACC Event,” Roach mentioned. “They’re on a loopy run.”
L.J. Cryer scored 15 factors for Houston and J’Wan Roberts had 13. Shead completed with two factors on 1-of-5 capturing with three assists and two steals.
Shead departed with 6:38 left within the first half after his proper foot turned awkwardly on a drive whereas lacking a contested layup. By then, he had been on the ground beneath the basket for about 15 seconds whereas play continued on the different finish till Houston received the ball after a Duke miss.
The senior guard, who has been a part of 120 wins at Houston in his 4 seasons, reached for his foot when he went down after which pulled his jersey up over his face. He walked gingerly to the locker room after getting tended to by an athletic coach, then sat on the bench all through the second half. He limped off the courtroom after the Cougars (32-5) grew to become the second No. 1 seed knocked out — an evening after North Carolina misplaced to Alabama.
“I hate that it ended like this. I want I might have gotten again on the market and no less than been within the battle,” Shead mentioned. “It will have been totally different if I might have no less than limped round just a little bit and fought just a little bit.”
The Blue Devils trailed 16-10 when Shead exited, and by no means led till Tyrese Proctor’s two free throws made it 21-20 with 2:46 left within the first half. They by no means trailed once more.
Duke by no means led by greater than six factors, the final at 54-48 on Roach’s jumper within the lane with 1:15 left. Emanuel Sharp transformed a three-point play with 48 seconds left for the Cougars, they usually received the ball again another time after a miss by Filipowski with 25 seconds left.
A tricky 3-point strive by Sharp over Proctor was no good, and there was lower than a second on the clock when Houston guard Mylik Wilson was out of bounds on the ground when making an attempt to get the rebound.
Duke completed with 14 turnovers, however that was after three on its first 4 possessions and falling behind 8-0 within the first 3 1/2 minutes.
ELITE ACC
The ACC has three groups within the Elite Eight, together with Clemson, which faces Alabama within the West Area closing on Saturday. The league is 11-2 on this NCAA Event, and that features Virginia dropping within the First 4.
LONG-RANGE MAKES
Duke has made a 3-pointer in 1,224 consecutive video games, which is the nation’s second-longest lively streak. UNLV’s run of 1,227 video games making a long-range shot is on maintain till subsequent season. The Runnin’ Rebels made 5 3s of their season-ending NIT loss Wednesday night time.
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Duke made its twenty fourth Elite Eight, matching Kansas for the third-most instances getting that far in March Insanity — trailing Kentucky (38) and North Carolina (29).