The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Last-second 3-pointer lifts Duke over FSU
Cam Reddish hit a 3-pointer with 0.8 seconds left to lead No. 1 Duke past No. 13 Florida State 80-78 on Saturday.
Reddish caught the ball on the wing off the inbounds pass and made a wide-open 3-pointer to ensure visiting Duke (14-1, 3-0 ACC) would win its ninth straight game. He finished with 23 points on 9 of 15 shooting.
Duke played the second half without star freshman Zion Williamson, who left the game after getting poked in the eye late in the first half. He didn’t return and had 11 points and eight rebounds in 17 minutes.
Williamson got hurt when he drove to the basket. Florida State’s Trent Forrest hit the freshman in the face, and Williamson landed hard on the court. He stayed down for several moments covering his face. He saw a trainer and went to the locker room just before the half ended. Williamson sat on the bench for the second half.
Mfiondu Kabengele came off the bench to tie a career high with 24 points and 10 rebounds — his third career double-double — for Florida State (13-3, 1-2). Phil Cofer made five 3-pointers and had a season-high 21 points.
No. 4 Virginia 63, (at) Clemson 43: Kyle Guy is happy for any win. He savors it just a bit more, though, when it comes on the road. Guy and undefeated No. 4 Virginia have had plenty to celebrate on that front lately.
Guy had 13 points, De’Andre Hunter scored 12, and the Cavaliers improved to 15-0 (3-0 ACC) with a victory at Clemson. It was also Virginia’s 12th straight ACC road win, the fourth-best run in league history.
Clemson started the day with a national championship football parade and party just a few steps away at Death Valley. The basketball Tigers (10-6, 0-3 ACC) had hoped to add to the good feelings with their first win over Virginia since 2012.
No. 8 Texas Tech 68, (at) Texas 62: Matt Mooney scored 22 points to lead No. 8 Texas Tech to a victory at over Texas, the Red Raiders’ first win in Austin since 1996.
Jordan Culver scored 14 points and had seven assists for Texas Tech (15-1, 4-0 Big 12), whose last win in Austin came when both schools were in the old Southwest Conference. Kerwin Roach II scored 17 for Texas (106, 2-2).
Louisville 83, (at) No. 12 North Carolina 62: Louisville went from suffering a confidence-jarring loss against a long-struggling ACC program to handing Roy Williams his worst home loss in 16 seasons with North Carolina.
Tough to explain? Even the Hall of Famer had a hard time with that.
“We never really got into the game,” Williams said after Saturday’s defeat to the Cardinals. “I’d like to give you a brilliant answer as to why, but I can’t give you that brilliant answer.”
It was as mystifying a performance from No. 12 UNC (12-4, 2-1) — which had started league play with two road wins — as it was a strong effort from Louisville (11-5, 2-1) following Wednesday’s overtime loss to Pittsburgh.
The Panthers had lost by 25 points at home to the Tar Heels a few days earlier.
Mississippi 81, (at) No. 14 Mississippi State 77: Blake Hinson strolled onto his rival’s home court, hit a few huge 3-pointers, scored a career-high 26 points and looked like he had the time of his life doing it. If the Mississippi freshman had any nerves in a big Southeastern Conference road game, he sure didn’t show it.
Hinson poured in basket after basket, Breein Tyree added 19 points, and Ole Miss (13-2, 3-0 SEC) rallied for a win over No. 14 Mississippi State (12-3, 0-2).
(At) No. 15 N.C. State 86, Pittsburgh 80: North Carolina State lost a starting big man and its point guard. Good thing for the Wolfpack their depth is the envy of most teams.
D J Funderburk scored 12 of his career-high 18 points in the second half, and N.C. State beat Pittsburgh (11-5, 1-2). Devon Daniels scored 19 points, Eric Lockett added 12 of his season-best 17 points after halftime and Torin Dorn — the only starter to reach double figures — finished with 12 for the Wolfpack (14-2, 2-1 ACC).
(At) Iowa 72, No. 16 Ohio State 62: Luka Garza scored 16 points, Tyler Cook had 15 points and eight rebounds, and Iowa handed the Buckeyes (12-4, 2-3 Big Ten) their third straight loss. Ryan Kriener scored 11 points for the Hawkeyes (14-3, 3-3), who have won three straight after a 0-3 start to league play.
C.J. Jackson, the Buckeyes’ second-leading scorer at 13.1 points, didn’t start for the first time this season. He has been dealing with leg cramps and finished with 10 points before fouling out with 20 seconds to go.
(At) No. 19 Buffalo 88, Miami (Ohio) 64: Jeremy Harris scored 17 points, and No. 19 Buffalo shook off a cold-shooting start to cruise past Miami.
The Bulls (15-1, 3-0 Mid-American Conference) extended their school-best home winning streak to 19, dating to a 73-62 loss to St. Bonaventure on Dec. 2, 2017. Buffalo has won 15 of its first 16 games for the second time in school history after going 15-1 in a 16-game season in 1929-30.
Nike Sibande scored 18 points for the Red Hawks (8-8, 0-3).
Kansas State 58, (at) No. 20 Iowa State 57: Iowa State appeared to have done just enough to survive on a snowy and sleepy Saturday in Ames. Barry Brown had other ideas.
Brown hit a layup with four seconds left, and Kansas State stunned No. 20 Iowa State (12-4, 2-2 Big 12), handing the Cyclones their second straight loss.
Brown had 23 points to lead the Wildcats (12-4, 2-2), who closed the game on a 10-2 run for their first road win of the year.
(At) No. 21 Marquette 70, Seton Hall 66: Markus Howard scored 26 points, Sacar Anim had 14, and No. 21 Marquette staved off a second-half rally to beat Seton Hall (12-5, 3-2 Big East). Marquette (14-3, 3-1) is undefeated in 12 home games at the new Fiserv Forum.
(At) No. 23 Oklahoma 76, No. 25 TCU 74: Kristian Doolittle hit a runner with less than three seconds left, lifting Oklahoma past TCU. Doolittle led the Sooners (13-3, 2-2 Big 12) with 24 points and 10 rebounds. It was the highest-scoring game for the junior since his freshman year and his first double-double since.
Doolittle’s play overshadowed the 3-point shooting of Kouat Noi, who had a career-high 30 points for the Horned Frogs (12-3, 1-2).