Caleb Foster steadies Duke in return as Blue Devils beat St. John’s 80-75 and advance to Elite Eight

WASHINGTON (AP) — Caleb Foster and Duke proved St. John’s hasn’t quite cornered the market on tenacity.

Foster returned from a broken foot and rescued the Blue Devils’ national title hopes, helping the NCAA Tournament’s top seed rally from a 10-point second-half deficit to beat St. John’s 80-75 on Friday night and advance to the Elite Eight.

Playing less than three weeks after surgery on his left foot, Foster scored all of his 11 points in the second half. When Cayden Boozer’s ballhandling...