Stephen F. Austin shocks No. 1 Duke
Nathan Bain stole the ball and made a layup at the buzzer in overtime as Stephen F. Austin knocked off No. 1 Duke 85-83 on Tuesday night at Durham, N.C., ending the Blue Devils’ 150game home winning streak against nonconference opponents.
They 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,’ ” Stephen F. Austin 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. Hounded by the Lumberjacks, Hurt threw the ball away with about three seconds left and it went 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 scored 26 points and Gavin Kensmil added 15 for the Lumberjacks (5-1).
Vernon Carey had 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Blue Devils (6-1), who had 22 turnovers and were 11 of 24 from the free-throw line in the second half.
No. 3 Michigan State 93, Georgia 85: Cassius Winston had 28 points and eight assists, and the Spartans withstood Anthony Edwards’ 33-point second-half outburst at the Maui Invitational. Michigan State will play UCLA in the fifth-place game Wednesday.
“Once I got out there, I was able to find my rhythm, find my peace out there on the court and that was really good for me, getting up and down, just having that rhythm that I usually play with,” said Winston, whose brother died three weeks ago. “I feel like this is the first time I kind of had it in a while.”
Edwards, the 6-foot-5 freshman projected as a lottery pick, scored 37 points overall and almost brought the Bulldogs back from a 28point deficit in the second half.
No. 4 Kansas 71, Brigham Young 56: David McCormack scored 16 points, Ochai Agbaji added 14 and the Jayhawks turned a huge second half into a trip to the Maui Invitational title game.
The Jayhawks (5-1) dominated inside against the smaller Cougars and did a good job of rotating out to their shooters. They will play Dayton as they try to earn their third Maui title.
No. 21 Colorado 71, Clemson 67: The Buffaloes (5-0) shot only 39.2% from the field but made 24 of 25 free throws in the title game of the MGM Resorts Main Event in Las Vegas.
No. 18 Auburn 79, Richmond 65: Samir Doughty scored 22 points and tournament MVP Austin Wiley had 18 to lead the Tigers in the championship game of the Legends Classic at New York.
Butler 68, Stanford 67: Kamar Baldwin scored 22 points, including the gamewinner with five seconds left, lifting the Bulldogs to the title of the Hall of Fame Classic at Kansas City, Mo.