Saint Mary's F Alex Ducas helped off court with back injury
A official signals the bench that Saint Mary's guard Alex Ducas (44) is injured as Logan Johnson (0) looks to help him up during the first half of the team's second-round college basketball game against UConn in the men's NCAA Tournament on Sunday, March 19, 2023, in Albany, N.Y. Credit: AP/Hans Pennink
ALBANY, N.Y — Saint Mary's senior forward Alex Ducas had to be helped off the court late in the first half of the Gaels' second-round NCAA Tournament game against UConn on Sunday.
The Australian left the court with 4:52 left in the half. He was away from the play and suddenly reached for his lower back and slowly went down to the court at MVP Arena.
Saint Mary's trainers attended to him and he gingerly walked off the court with people supporting him. He went directly to the locker room.
Ducas had scored eight points in the opening 15 minutes. He came in averaging 12.6 points and 4.4 rebounds for the fifth-seeded Gaels of the West Coast Conference.
