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Duke coach Jon Scheyer gets emotional after Caleb Foster scores 11 second-half points in Sweet 16 win just 3 weeks after fracturing his foot

By Nick BrombergYahoo Sports

Foster suffered a right foot fracture on March 7 against North Carolina.

Duke point guard Caleb Foster’s indefinite absence ended Friday night in the Sweet 16. And the Blue Devils badly needed him to beat St. John’s.

Foster scored 11 points in the second half of No. 1 Duke’s 80-75 win over No. 5 St.

John’s. It was a performance that made Duke coach Jon Scheyer emotional in his postgame interview with CBS. "That was one of the most special performances I've ever seen.

" An emotional Jon Scheyer reflects on Caleb Foster's comeback with @TracyWolfson . pic. twitter.