Cameron Boozer drops 17 in the second half as No. 1 Duke pulls away from No. 9 TCU and heads to Sweet 16

After scoring just two points in the first Half, Cameron Boozer exploded in the second as No. 1 Duke pulled away from No. 9 TCU in an 81-58 win to advance to the Sweet 16.

Boozer had 17 points and missed just two shots in the second half as Duke turned a close game into a rout. After TCU tied the game at 44-44 with 13:56 to go, Duke promptly outscored the Horned Frogs 30-8 over the next 11 minutes. 

That run included a seven-point swing when things were starting to get out of reach for TCU. With Duke leading 59-50, officials missed a clear goaltending on Maliq Brown. TCU coach Jamie Dixon was understandably unhappy with the call, and got a technical foul for expressing his displeasure. That led to two free throws from Cayden Boozer and a 3-pointer by Dame Sarr that extended the Duke lead to 14.

And then Cameron Boozer added a dunk to make it a 16-point lead. 

The Horned Frogs shot just over 20% in the second half as they faded much like Siena did in the first round against the Blue Devils on Thursday.