Watch the graphic video as college basketballer Kevin Ware snaps leg in game An awkward landing sees US College basketball player suffer a horrific compound fracture in front of stunned fans and distraught team-mates. Vision: NCAA Tears from team-mates: (L-R) Russ Smith, Gorgui Dieng, Chane Behanan and assistant coach Kevin Keatts of the Louisville Cardinals react after Kevin Ware suffered a compound fracture to his leg. Picture: Andy Lyons Source: AFP GRAPHIC VIDEO: Team-mates wept openly when an American college basketballer suffered a gruesome compound break in his leg in an innocuous incident in Indianapolis. Louisville guard Kevin Ware broke his leg in the first half of the Cardinals' Midwest regional final against Duke. Ware rushed out to challenge a three-point shot by Duke's Tyler Thornton and appeared to land awkwardly. The tibia bone in his right leg appeared to be protruding from the skin and the game at Lucas Oil Stadium was stopped. Wayne Blackshear, left, and Chane Behanan of the Louisville Cardinals react after Kevin Ware suffered a compound fracture to his leg against the Duke Blue Devils in Indianapolis, Indiana. Louisville's Chane Behanan fell to the floor sobbing and Russ Smith cried openly. Coach Rick Pitino was wiping tears from his face. Ware asked to speak to his team-mates and Pitino called them over. Then he was taken off the court on a stretcher and sent by ambulance to Methodist Hospital, 3km from the stadium. Trainers check on Louisville guard Kevin Ware after Ware injured his lower right leg during the first half of the Midwest Regional final against Duk in Indianapolis. Picture: Michael Conroy Source: AP