San Francisco Chronicle - (Sunday)
Reddish’s last-second 3 lifts No. 1 Blue Devils
Cam Reddish struggled for more than a month, searching for any kind of consistency with his shot.
With Zion Williamson on the bench in the second half and suffering from double vision after being poked in the eye, Reddish made all the shots Saturday — including the game-winner.
The freshman forward hit a 3-pointer with 0.8 of a second left to lead No. 1 Duke past No. 13 Florida State 80-78 in Tallahassee, Fla.
Reddish caught the ball on the wing off the inbounds pass and made a wide-open 3-pointer to ensure that Duke (14-1, 3-0 ACC) would win its ninth straight game. Two freshmen carried the load for Duke as RJ Barrett scored 32 points on 10-of-19 shooting and Reddish finished with 23 points on 9-of-15 shooting.
“It was a big shot for us,” said Reddish, who scored 16 second-half points. “My coaches and teammates have helped me with my confidence. I’m glad I made the shot.”
Florida State nearly pulled off an upset, which would have matched what happened eight years ago. The Seminoles knocked off No. 1 Duke 66-61 on Jan. 12, 2011.
“Coming close just doesn’t count,” Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton said. “Maybe it does in horseshoes but not in basketball.”
Mfiondu Kabengele came off the bench to record 24 points and 10 rebounds for Florida State (13-3, 1-2).
#3 Tennessee 78, Florida 67: Grant Williams scored 20 points and Jordan Bowden added 17 off the bench for the visiting Volunteers (14-1, 3-0 SEC) against the Gators (9-6, 1-2). Admiral Schofield, who sat out much of the second half with four fouls, provided the biggest bucket with a 3-pointer from the corner with 41.3 seconds remaining.
#4 Virginia 63, Clemson 43: Kyle Guy had 13 points, De’Andre Hunter scored 12 for the visiting Cavaliers (15-0, 3-0 ACC). The Tigers (10-6, 0-3) haven’t beaten Virginia since 2012.
#7 Kansas 73, Baylor 68: Lagerald Vick scored 18 points on six 3-pointers for the visiting Jayhawks (14-2, 3-1 Big 12), who held a double-digit lead for most of the second half until the Bears (9-6, 1-2) had eight consecutive points in the final minute.
#8 Texas Tech 68, Texas 62: Matt Mooney scored 22 points as the Red Raiders (15-1, 4-0 Big 12) earned their first win over the Longhorns (10-6, 2-2) in Austin since 1996.
#10 Nevada 74, Fresno State 64: Caleb Martin scored 27 points, including two on free throws with 54.6 seconds remaining, to lead the visiting Wolf Pack (16-1, 3-1 Mountain West). Braxton Huggins scored 25 points for the Bulldogs (12-4, 3-1). Martin added nine rebounds and teammate Jordan Caroline had 19 points and 16 rebounds.
#11 Auburn 93, Georgia 78: Jared Harper had 22 points and seven assists for the host Tigers (12-3, 1-1 SEC). The Bulldogs (9-6, 1-2), 46point losers to Tennessee in their previous game, threatened to make it close through much of the second half.
Louisville 83, #12 North Carolina 62: Roy Williams suffered his worst home loss in 16 seasons with the Tar Heels (12-4, 2-1 ACC) as Connecticut transfer Steven Enoch had 17 points and 11 rebounds and Dwayne Sutton added 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Cardinals (11-5, 2-1). Mississippi 81, #14 Mississippi State 77: Blake Hinson scored 26 points, Breein Tyree added 19 and the visiting Rebels (13-2, 3-0 SEC) defeated the Bulldogs (12-3, 0-2).
#15 N.C. State 86, Pittsburgh 80: DJ Funderburk scored 12 of his 18 points in the second half and Devon Daniels scored 19 points for the host Wolfpack (14-2, 2-1 ACC). Freshman Xavier Johnson had 20 of his igh 25 points in the second half for the Panthers (11-5, 1-2).
Iowa 72, #16 Ohio State 62: Luka Garza scored 16 points, Tyler Cook had 15 points with eight rebounds and the host Hawkeyes (14-3, 3-3 Big Ten) handed the Buckeyes (12-4, 2-3) their third straight loss.
#17 Houston 79, Wichita State 70: Corey Davis Jr. had 20 points and Armoni Brooks added 14 for the host Cougars (16-1, 3-1 American). Markis McDuffie scored 22 for the Shockers (7-8, 0-3).
#18 Kentucky 56, Vanderbilt 47: Ashton Hagans and Keldon Johnson each scored 15 points to lead the host Wildcats (12-3, 2-1 SEC). The Commodores (9-6, 0-3) led 16-5 at one point. #19 Buffalo 88, Miami (Ohio) 64: Jeremy Harris scored 17 points and the Bulls (15-1, 3-0 Mid-American Conference) extended their school-best home winning streak to 19.
Kansas State 58, #20 Iowa State 57: Barry Brown hit a layup with four seconds left and the Wildcats (12-4, 2-2 Big 12) handed the Cyclones (12-4, 2-2) their second straight loss.
#21 Marquette 70, Seton Hall 66: Markus Howard scored 26 points and the host Golden Eagles (14-3, 3-1 Big East) staved off a second-half rally to beat the Pirates (12-5, 3-2).
#23 Oklahoma 76, #25 TCU 74: Kristian Doolittle (24 points, 10 rebounds) hit a running shot with less than three seconds left to lift the host Sooners (13-3, 2-2 Big 12). Kouat Noi had 30 points on 8-for-12 shooting from behind the 3-point line for the Horned Frogs (12-3, 1-2).
DePaul 79, #24 St. John’s 71: Femi Olujobi had 27 points and eight rebounds as the visiting Blue Demons (10-5, 2-2 Big East) beat the Red Storm (14-3, 2-3) for their first win over a ranked team in almost three years. St. John’s guard Shamorie Ponds sat out because of a lower back strain.
Washington 77, Colorado 70: Jaylen Nowell’s 19 points led the visiting Huskies (11-4, 2-0 Pac-12) past the Buffaloes (10-5, 1-2), who got 22 points from guard D’Shawn Schwartz.
Utah 88, Washington State 70: Timmy Allen scored 15 points and collected nine rebounds and Both Gach added 14 points to lead the Utes (8-8, 2-2 Pac-12) to a home win over the Cougars (7-9, 0-3).
Clark out: Tristan Clark, a Baylor sophomore who is hitting a nationbest 73.7 percent of his field-goal tries, will miss the remainder of the season because of a knee injury.
WOMEN
#4 Baylor 79, TCU 55: Juicy Landrum scored 23 points, Kalani Brown had 16 points and four blocks and the visiting Bears (13-1, 3-0 Big 12) coasted.
#9 Maryland 83, Michigan 69: Taylor Mikesell scored 17 points and Shakira Austin had 13 points and 15 rebounds for the host Terrapins (15-1, 4-1 Big Ten).
#11 Texas 64, #20 Iowa State 62: Sug Sutton had 24 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists and Joyner Holmes had a big block at the end as the visiting Longhorns (14-2, 2-0 Big 12) survived two missed shots in the closing seconds against the Cyclones (13-3, 3-1).
#14 Gonzaga 97, Portland 71: Zykera Rice scored 28 points on 11-of-13 shooting as the host Zags (16-1, 5-0 WCC) beat the Pilots (8-8, 0-5) for the 20th straight time.