The Big 12 Player of the Year went down in the first half with a sprained ankle.
The Houston Cougars' bid for a national title came to an end last night. They lost to the Duke Blue Devils, 54-51, in the Sweet 16 round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament. Cougars guard Emmanuel Sharp missed a game-tying three-pointer in the final seconds and that was it. Houston once again exited the tournament early after securing a No. 1 seed, following in the footsteps of last year's team that lost in the same spot to the University of Miami.
Shead averaged 12.9 points and 6.4 assists per game this season. His ability to orchestrate Houston's offense and make plays when there are none to be found was irreplaceable in a game where points were difficult to come by. Duke and Houston both shot only 40.8 percent from the floor and combined for 24 turnovers on the evening. It was not a pretty game, and that is exactly the sort of game where Shead would've shined.
Shead' s absence was glaring considering how much he elevated his game this tournament. The Cougars star averaged 16 points and 9.5 assists per game through the opening two rounds of the tournament. He came up huge against Texas A&M in the Second Round; his overtime heroics in that matchup are why Houston was even playing Duke in the first place.
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