Duke's Cayden Boozer Takes Full Blame For Turnover: I Ruined Our Team's Season

UConn's Silas Demary tipped the pass with 6.4 seconds left, and Braylon Mullins retrieved the loose ball before burying a shot near the half-court logo with 1.8 seconds remaining. I could have been strong with the ball and not turned it over, Boozer said. I take full responsibility. Boozer recounted his decision-making in the moment. I saw two guys open, Boozer said. I was just trying to get it there, but I could have taken my time. We just had a lot of time. I turned the ball over. I lost it. I ruined our team's season. Teammate Dame Sarr immediately pushed back on Boozer's self-criticism, noting that Boozer had stepped into the starting lineup after Caleb Foster broke his foot March 7 and helped Duke win the ACC Tournament and its first two NCAA Tournament games. I will never let him say that again, because he didn't fail us at all, Sarr said. He picked us up. Duke coach Jon Scheyer also deflected blame from any single play or player. It's easy to look at that play - I look at every play that happened, especially in that second half, Scheyer said. This is not about one play. It's about every play that put us in that position.