Last-second 3 lifts Duke to victory
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Cam Reddish hit a three-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 three-pointer to ensure that Duke (14-1, 3-0 ACC) would win its ninth consecutive 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 suffered double vision throughout the second half, making it impossible to put him back in the game. He had 11 points and 8 rebounds in 17 minutes.
Williamson’s vision cleared after the game ended, and he should be available to play Monday night when Duke plays Syracuse.
P.J. Savoy made a pair of free throws with 15.8 seconds left, just seconds after forcing a turnover, to put Florida State ahead 78-76. RJ Barrett, who finished with 32 points on 10 of 19 shooting, then hit the first of two free throws with 5 seconds left. He missed the second, but the Blue Devils retained possession after a review overruled a call on the floor that the ball had gone out of bounds of a Duke player setting up Reddish’s shot.
Wiilliamson 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, but didn’t play.
Mfiondu Kabengele came off the bench to record his third career double-double, recording tying a career-high with 24 points and 10 rebounds for Florida State (133, 1-2).
Phil Cofer made 5 three-pointers and had a season-high 21 points.
In other Top 25 men’s games Saturday, Kyle Guy had 13 points, De’Andre Hunter scored 12 and No. 4 Virginia improved to 15-0 with a 63-43 victory over Clemson. … Lagerald Vick scored 18 points with 6 three-pointers on his 22nd birthday and No. 7 Kansas held on to beat Baylor 73-68. … Matt Mooney scored 22 points to lead No. 8 Texas Tech over Texas 68-62 for the Red Raiders’ first victory in Austin since 1996. … Caleb Martin scored 27 points, including 2 free throws with 54.6 seconds remaining, and No. 10 Nevada held on to beat Fresno State 74-64. …Roy Williams suffered his worst home loss in 16 seasons with No. 12 North Carolina as Louisville stunned the Tar Heels 83-62. … DJ Funderburk scored 12 of his 18 points in the second half and No. 15 North Carolina State beat Pittsburgh 86-80. … Luka Garza scored 16 points, Tyler Cook had 15 points with 8 rebounds and Iowa rolled past No. 16 Ohio State 72-62, handing the Buckeyes their third consecutive loss. … Corey Davis Jr. had 20 points, Armoni Brooks added 14 and No. 17 Houston rebounded from its first loss of the season to beat Wichita State 79-70. … Jeremy Harris scored 17 points and No. 19 Buffalo shook off a cold-shooting start to cruise past Miami (Ohio) 88-64. … Barry Brown hit a layup with four seconds left and Kansas State stunned No. 20 Iowa State 58-57, handing the Cyclones their second consecutive loss. … Markus Howard scored 26 points, Sacar Anim had 14 and No. 21 Marquette staved off a second-half rally to beat Seton Hall 7066. … Femi Olujobi had 27 points and 8 rebounds in his New York homecoming and DePaul pulled away from No. 24 St. John’s 79-71, beating the short-handed Red Storm for its first victory over a ranked team in almost three years.… Kristian Doolittle hit a runner with less than three seconds left, lifting No. 23 Oklahoma over No. 25 TCU.