Duke Advances to Elite Eight with Win Over Top-Seeded Houston

DALLAS – Fourth-seed Duke men's basketball advanced to the Elite Eight on Friday night, defeating No. 1-seed Houston, 54-51, in the South Region semifinal. Jeremy Roach scored 14 second-half points and Kyle Filipowski led the team with 16 points and nine rebounds. Ryan Young provided 23 key minutes off the bench, scoring four points and adding four rebounds, finishing the game +18 in the box score.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Houston scored the first six points of the game, triggering an early Duke timeout with 18:14 on the clock. Kyle Filipowski knocked home a 3-pointer to give the Blue Devils their first points of the night just over three minutes into the contest. A layup from Ryan Young drew Duke…