March Madness: Cameron Boozer sparks Duke surge as Sweet 16 field takes shape

Cameron Boozer shook off a quiet first half to finish with 19 points and No 1 overall seed Duke shot 61.5% after halftime Saturday to pull away from TCU for an 81-58 win in a physical second-round game at the NCAA Tournament.

The freshman voted a unanimous first-team Associated Press All-American earlier this week had just two points and missed his only shot in the first half. But he scored three times during the 11-0 second-half burst – twice on high-low feeds from fellow big Patrick Ngongba II in his return to the lineup – as Duke (34-2) finally shook free of the ninth-seeded Horned Frogs (23-12).

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