Ayr though still could smell an upset and after 31 minutes Denham pulled down Reynolds inside the box and Teale converted the penalty kick to level the scores again.

BBC: Ayr keep Cup dream alive

The second-seeded Blue Devils used the perimeter shooting of Seth Curry and the inside dominance of Mason Plumlee to put last season's NCAA tournament upset to rest, beating Albany 73-61 on Friday in the second round of the Midwest Regional.

WSJ: No. 2 seed Duke beats Albany 73-61

But Afghan leaders, both inside and outside the government of President Hamid Karzai, blame Pakistan for encouraging the unrest in a bid to upset the elections and destabilise the country's recovery in the longer term.

ECONOMIST: Parliamentary elections are still on track