Duke outlasts UNC in shootout

Grayson Allen scored 25 points and No. 18 Duke beat No. 8 North Carolina 86-78 on Thursday night in Durham, N.C.

Luke Kennard added 20 points and freshman Jayson Tatum scored all 19 of his points in the second half to help the Blue Devils (19-5, 7-4 ACC) win their fourth straight.

Justin Jackson scored 21 points and Joel Berry II finished with 15 for the Tar Heels (21-5, 9-3), who were just 10 of 18 from the free-throw line in dropping into a first-place tie with No. 14 Florida State.

This renewal of one of college basketball’s fiercest rivalries lived up to its pedigree, with 17 lead changes, nine ties and neither team leading by more than eight points.

Allen hit what proved to be the most important shot of the night, a 3-pointer over Jackson with about 1:15 left to put Duke up 80-75.

After Berry hit two free throws with 1:02 left to pull the Tar Heels within three, Duke played keep-away and that set up an open 3pointer for Tatum that bounced high off the back iron. Matt Jones beat Berry to the rebound and Frank Jackson hit a free throw to put the Blue Devils up 81-77.

Berry raced down court and missed an up-andunder layup, and Tatum grabbed the rebound with about 20 seconds remaining to put Duke in control. Purdue charges to win: Vince Edwards matched his career high with 26 points and Caleb Swanigan added 16 points and 14 rebounds as No. 16 Purdue used a late charge to beat rival Indiana 69-64 in Bloomington, Ind.

The Boilermakers (20-5, 9-3 Big Ten) have won three straight and six of seven to move into second place in the conference.

Thomas Bryant scored 23 points and James Blackmon Jr. added 11 in his return from a lower left leg injury. It still wasn’t enough for Indiana (15-10, 5-7), which has lost two in a row and four of five.

The Boilermakers have won four of the last five in this series — though this one came with a bizarre sequence that began with a blocking call on Swanigan with 44.5 seconds left.

After conferring, the refs called a double foul, causing Bryant and Swanigan to foul out on the same play.