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Duke's Cam Reddish a game-time decision for Elite Eight game vs. Michigan State

March 31, 2019 at 3:55AM
Duke forward Cam Reddish, center, sits on the bench during the team's East Regional semifinal against Virginia Tech in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament in Washington on Friday, March 29, 2019. Reddish will be a game-time decision for Duke's Elite Eight NCAA Tournament game Sunday against Michigan State because of a knee injury. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Duke’s Cam Reddish, right, sat out Friday’s win over Virginia Tech with a knee injury, and he’s a game-time decision Sunday. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

WASHINGTON – When Tre Jones turned toward the Duke bench after hitting five three-pointers Friday against Virginia Tech, he was looking for coach Mike Krzyzewski, who'd encouraged him out of a shooting slump.

But there was someone else, too.

"Yeah, him and Cam [Reddish]," Jones said of his fellow freshman, who missed the 75-73 win with a knee injury. "I know he wanted to be out there with me [Friday]."

Reddish, a projected top-10 NBA pick, will be a game-time decision for Sunday's East Regional final against Michigan State, Krzyzewski said.

"We're not going to really do anything physical [Saturday]," Krzyzewski said. "We've got to be careful. … If he's progressed, we might try to get him to shoot. But we haven't done that yet."

Reddish is Duke's third-leading scorer at 13.6 points per game. Krzyzewski said the injury is not structural, but "a jumper's knee, a tendinitis."

"At different times, it can inhibit you, or you feel pretty good and then you can play," Krzyzewski said. "But [Friday] we weren't able to do that."

Michigan State forward Nick Ward is confident he'll return Sunday after reinjuring his recently broken left hand Friday against LSU. Ward took a hard fall and came down on the hand.

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"It was bruised; I'll be fine," said Ward, who averages 13.4 points per game. "It's a day-by-day type thing, but I'll be fine."

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