The Bucs reward for winning is to face Duke in the 2nd round. The good news is they've beaten Duke before, albeit in a regular season game. The Bucs take that confidence and open a 15-2 lead to start the game as Duke just can't figure out the Bucs defense. However, halftime adjustments prove to be valuable as Duke's offense explodes for 39 2nd half points. Charleston Southern is still within 2 pts with 5:08 left, but Duke outscores them 12-3 the rest of the way.
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Duke 50, Charleston Southern 39
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Charleston Southern (30-4, 18-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Walker Tuggle C 19 3-8 0-0 1 1 0 4 6
Joe Fisher PF 29 1-4 0-0 1 3 1 2 2
Karl Mertz SF 26 3-10 1-1 1 2 2 2 7
Landon Trueblood SG 28 3-7 0-0 0 2 4 4 8
Alphonse Hayes PG 26 3-5 0-0 0 1 0 0 6
David Ricci C 5 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 4 0
L. Longobucco C 17 0-1 0-0 0 3 1 3 0
Gregory Grillo SG 24 2-4 0-0 0 1 1 1 6
Charles Rosa SF 8 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 2
Kenneth White PG 8 0-2 0-0 1 2 1 0 0
Art Stacey PF 9 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Turnovers: 14 (W.Tuggle 1, J.Fisher 1, L.Trueblood 3,
A.Hayes 3, L.Longobucco 1, G.Grillo 2, K.White 3)
Blocked Shots: 2 (J.Fisher 2)
Steals: 6 (W.Tuggle 1, K.Mertz 1, L.Trueblood 2,
L.Longobucco 1, K.White 1)
3P FGs: 4-12 (W.Tuggle 0-1, K.Mertz 0-1, L.Trueblood
2-4, A.Hayes 0-1, G.Grillo 2-3, K.White 0-2)
Duke (32-4, 15-3):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Kristopher Toms C 32 4-7 4-6 3 8 3 1 12
Daryl Moss PF 32 1-4 0-0 0 6 0 1 2
Joseph Brown SF 25 3-3 0-0 1 1 0 1 7
Noah Calvert SG 32 2-7 4-4 2 7 3 2 10
John Baker PG 19 2-2 2-4 0 1 0 4 6
Chris Gonzales PF 11 1-3 0-0 1 2 0 1 2
Cole Noyes PG 26 1-2 2-2 0 1 0 1 5
Major Healy PG 15 2-2 0-1 0 2 0 2 6
Mark Garcia C 4 0-1 0-0 0 2 0 0 0
Wiley Washington SG 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 21 (K.Toms 3, D.Moss 4, N.Calvert 6, J.Baker
3, C.Gonzales 1, C.Noyes 1, M.Healy 3)
Blocked Shots: 5 (K.Toms 2, D.Moss 2, C.Gonzales 1)
Steals: 9 (D.Moss 1, J.Brown 2, N.Calvert 2, J.Baker 3,
C.Noyes 1)
3P FGs: 6-10 (J.Brown 1-1, N.Calvert 2-6, C.Noyes 1-1,
M.Healy 2-2)
Player of Game: C Kristopher Toms (DUKE)