Heroes, zeroes from St. Johns Sweet 16 loss to…
Heroes and zeros from St. John’s 80-75 loss to Duke in their Sweet 16 matchup on Friday evening in Washington:
Hero
The probably consensus National Player of the Year, Cameron Boozer, led Duke in crunch time.
His three-point play with 3:06 left pushed the Blue Devils’ lead to three.
The son of former NBA standout Carlos Boozer had 13 factors, 9 rebounds and two assists in the second half.
Cameron Boozer seems to make a transfer on Bryce (*16*) during the first half of St. John’s 80-75 loss to Duke in their Sweet 16 matchup on March 27, 2026 in Washington. Amber Searls-Imagn Images
He completed with 22 factors and 10 rebounds.
Zero
The St. John’s backcourt was badly outplayed by its Duke counterparts.
The quartet of Dylan Darling, Ian Jackson, Oziyah Sellers and Joson Sanon have been a mixed 7-of-28 from the sphere.
Dylan Darling reaches for a free ball as Maliq Brown defends during St. John’s Sweet 16 loss to Duke. AP
Unsung hero
Less than three weeks after present process surgical procedure for a fracture in his proper foot, Duke level guard Caleb Foster was a difference-maker.
The junior had all 11 of his factors after halftime and didn’t commit a single turnover in 18 high quality minutes off the bench. Coach Jon Scheyer said his lead guard had “no business playing today.”
Key stat
57.1: Duke’s discipline aim share in the second half. The Blue Devils shot 16-of-28 from the sphere after halftime.
Quote of the evening
“You can’t have mistakes like that at this time of the year, and it cost us. It cost us the game. It cost us our season.”
— Dillon Mitchell on St. John’s miscues at both ends of the ground late in the second half.
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