The No. 9 seed TCU Horned Frogs were left figuratively bloodied on Saturday by Cameron Boozer and the No. 1 seed Duke Blue Devils. It was a little bit more literal, however, for Horned Frogs star David Punch.
During the first half of the contest, Duke freshman star Boozer put the ball on the floor as he tried to get away from Punch’s defense. In doing so, Boozer’s right elbow hit Punch in the face, causing the TCU sophomore forward’s nose to bleed.
Here’s the replay of that scene.
"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
Boozer initially was not called for a foul, but he was later assessed with a flagrant foul upon video review.
Because Punch needed to get attended to on the bench, TCU junior Liutauras Lelevicius was called on to take the free throws in his place, going 1-for-2 from the charity stripe to cut the Horned Frogs’ deficit down to seven points.
Duke was on an upset alert by halftime, as the Blue Devils ended the first half with just a four-point lead. But they turned things around in the second half on their way to an easy 81-58 victory at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C.
Boozer led the way for Duke with 19 points on 7/10 shooting with 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals. Punch, on the other hand, mightily struggled, as he was perhaps bothered by his nose the rest of the way. He averaged 22.0 points in the previous three TCU games, but only had 4 points on an atrocious 1/10 shooting against Duke.
