Louisville's Kevin Ware addressed media about broken leg By Michael Martinez, CNN April 3, 2013 -- Updated 1814 GMT (0214 HKT) NEW: "I see my bone is 6 inches out of my leg and I go into automatic shock," Ware says NEW: "It was devastating," he says of seeing teammates' horrified reaction His broken right tibia pierced through skin in a freak accident during a basketball game His team won the game, advancing to the NCAA Final Four (CNN) -- University of Louisville guard Kevin Ware recounted Wednesday his shock over the severely broken leg he suffered in his team's weekend victory. "I look down and I see my bone is 6 inches out of my leg and I go into automatic shock," he told reporters at a press conference. He was surprised to see his teammates' tearful and distressed reactions. "Everybody was in real shock, and just looking around and seeing that, it was devastating," said Ware, who was using crutches Wednesday. Coach Rick Pitino sat beside him as he recalled the incident. While landing from a jump, Ware's right tibia broke, and bone punctured the skin in a compound or open fracture. Television viewers saw the grotesque break and the team's horrified reaction during an NCAA tournament game in Indianapolis. Before leaving the basketball court Sunday night, Ware, 20, told his teammates to just win the game. Indeed, Louisville went on to beat Duke University and advance to the Final Four. In a two-hour surgery, Ware's shin bone was straightened and a rod was inserted into the tibia, according to a statement from Kenneth Klein, senior associate athletic director for media relations at the University of Louisville. A photo posted on the Internet shows Ware's jubilant teammates holding up his jersey as they celebrate their win. ET on Saturday in Atlanta. School officials told CNN that Ware can travel with his teammates when they fly to Atlanta on Wednesday night. Ware returned to campus Tuesday afternoon after being released from Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, the school said. CNN's Dan Moriarty contributed to this report.