Kyle Filipowski had 16 points and nine rebounds, and Duke advanced to the Elite Eight with a 54-51 win over top-seeded Houston. The Cougars played the final 26 minutes without All-America point guard Jamal Shead after he turned his right ankle.
Duke’s Kyle Filipowski shoots against Houston during the second half of a Sweet 16 college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament in Dallas, Friday, March 29, 2024. Duke’s Tyrese Proctor and Jared McCain react after defeating Houston 54-51 during a Sweet 16 college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament in Dallas, Friday, March 29, 2024.
“Any questions about their mental toughness or their heart, I think they answered those tonight,” second-year coach Jon Scheyer said. for Houston and J’Wan Roberts had 13. Shead finished with two points on 1-of-5 shooting with three assists and two steals. “I hate that it ended like this. I wish I could have got back out there and at least been in the fight,” Shead said. “It would have been different if I could have at least limped around a little bit and fought a little bit.”
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