Duke led by eight and had all the momentum with four minutes to play in the first half. And then the refs stepped in and assessed a questionable flagrant foul on Cameron Boozer, who inadverently elbowed TCU’s David Punch in the nose on a drive to the basket.
The contact seemed incidental, but upon review, the refs assessed the flagrant. You be the judge:
“To me, it doesn’t feel overly excessive.” — @GeneSteratore on David Punch taking an elbow to the face from Cameron Boozer pic.twitter.com/pSmHb4FEPv
— CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 (@CBSSportsCBB) March 21, 2026
The flagrant call became even more important a few minutes later when Boozer picked up his second foul of the half, putting Duke’s superstar forward in foul trouble. That will be something to monitor in the second half…