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The TCU Horned Frogs locked in on Duke star freshman Cam Boozer on Saturday.
It didn’t work as Boozer scored 19 points on 7-10 shooting and 5-5 free throws, and he added 11 rebounds and five assists in an 81-58 victory. The No. 1 seed Blue Devils (34-2) became the third team to lock up a spot in the Sweet 16 and oust the No. 9 seed Horned Frogs (23-12) in Greenville, South Carolina.
“He affects the game in all ways,” Duke head coach Jon Scheyer told CBS Sports afterward. “That’s how we got separation.”
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Duke needed a bounce-back game after narrowly beating No. 16 seed Siena (23-12) in the first round on Thursday, 71-65. The Blue Devils trailed by 13 points and rallied to win, and TCU arrived in the second round fresh off beating No. 8 seed Ohio State (21-13) in the first round, 66-64.
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TCU had a big first half in that game and threatened the Blue Devils early and for a chunk of the second half. Duke ultimately pulled away, led by Boozer’s steady play.
Duke outrebounded TCU 42-25 and held the Horned Frogs to 33% shooting. The Horned Frogs also barely got to the free-throw line and finished with a 5-10 mark.
Duke didn’t fare well in the turnover department with 17, and TCU capitalized with 20 points off turnovers. The Horned Frogs only committed eight turnovers.
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Fouls marked the game, as both teams committed three flagrant fouls. TCU never led by more than three points, and Duke led by as much as 25 points and led for 77% of the game.
Besides Boozer, Isaiah Evans had a big game for Duke with 17 points on 6-14 shooting, along with three rebounds and an assist. Dame Sarr added 14 points, which included 4-7 on three-point shooting, and he collected eight rebounds, two steals, a block, and an assist.
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