SFA takes down No. 1 Duke on buzzer-beater in OT

DURHAM, N.C. — Nathan Bain hit a layup at the overtime buzzer and Stephen F. Austin knocked off No. 1 Duke 85-83 on Tuesday night, ending the Blue Devils’ 150-game home winning streak against non-conference opponents.

The Lumberjacks became the first non-Atlantic Coast Conference team to beat Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium in nearly 20 years and the second unranked team to upset a No. 1-ranked team on its home floor in two weeks after Evansville went into Rupp Arena and stunned Kentucky 67-64.

“I told our players, ‘Banners can’t beat us tonight,’ ” SFA coach Kyle Keller said. “The players have to beat us.”

Duke had the ball in the closing seconds of overtime, but Tre Jones missed a jumper with about 15 seconds left and Wendell Moore rebounded it. With the Lumberjacks’ high-pressure defense hounding Duke, the ball kicked way from Matthew Hurt in a scramble with about 3 seconds left — directly to Bain, who went the length of the floor for a buzzer-beating layup.

“I looked up at the clock and saw I had 2.6 seconds, just going as fast as I can to lay it up. Like a layup drill. Prayed it would go in,” Bain said. “I wasn’t sure if the guy was going to foul me or not. Get it on the rim to give us a chance.”

Kevon Harris had 26 points, and Gavin Kensmil added 15 for the Lumberjacks (5-1).

Vernon Carey had 20 points and 11 rebounds for Duke (6-1), which had 22 turnovers and was just 11-of-24 from the free-throw line in the second half.

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski “told us at halftime about getting back” on defense, guard Cassius Stanley said. “It’s kind of what we deserved. We didn’t listen to him, and it hurt us eventually at the end.”

MICHIGAN ST. 93, GEORGIA 85

Cassius Winston had 28 points and eight assists, and the No. 3 Spartans (4-2) beat the Bulldogs and earn a berth in the Maui Invitational championship game at Lahaina, Hawaii.

KANSAS 71, BYU 56

David McCormack scored 16 points, Ochai Agbaji had 14, and the No. 4 Jayhawks (5-1) turned a huge second half into a trip to the Maui Invitational title game with a victory over the Cougars.

AUBURN 79, RICHMOND 65

Samir Doughty scored 22 points to lead the 18th-ranked Tigers (7-0) to a win over the Spiders in the championship game of the Legends Classic at Barclays Center in New York.

SAM HOUSTON ST. 74 CAL ST. BAKERSFIELD 65

Chad Bowie finished with 19 points, four assists and three steals to help the Bearkats (3-3) turn back the Roadrunners in Bakersfield, Calif.