{"id":189543,"date":"2026-03-13T02:04:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T02:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/189543\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T02:04:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T02:04:07","slug":"no-1-duke-edges-florida-state-80-79-in-acc-tournament-after-seminoles-buzzer-beater-rims-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/189543\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 1 Duke edges Florida State 80-79 in ACC Tournament after Seminoles’ buzzer-beater rims out"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — – Isaiah Evans<\/a> made seven 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 32 points, Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year<\/a> Cameron Boozer<\/a> added 23 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 1 Duke survived a scare from Florida State to beat the Seminoles 80-79 on Thursday night in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament quarterfinals.<\/p>\n

The Seminoles had a chance at an upset after Chauncey Wiggins<\/a> blocked Boozer with seven seconds left, but Robert McCray V’s 3 at the buzzer rimmed out.<\/p>\n

Maliq Brown<\/a> came up with two huge defensive plays to turn the momentum of the game for Duke, had a 19-2 run in the second half after trailing by eight with 13 minutes left. Brown had 12 rebounds.<\/p>\n

The Blue Devils (30-2) outrebounded Florida State 46-25 but needed to overcame 28 points from Lajae Jones<\/a> and 25 from McCray for their ninth straight win. The Seminoles were 11 of 28 on 3s.<\/p>\n

Evans, who played high school basketball at nearby North Mecklenburg High, had 28 points against the Seminoles in Duke’s 91-87 victory in January. He was 11 of 20 from the field on Thursday night and 7 of 16 from beyond the arc.<\/p>\n

Duke played without starting point guard Caleb Foster<\/a>, who is out indefinitely with a broken right foot, and starting big man Patrick Ngongba II<\/a>, who is sitting out this week’s Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament<\/a> while dealing with his own foot issue.<\/p>\n

Florida State led 35-34 at halftime and carried the momentum into the second half, building a 59-51 lead seven minutes in behind 10 quick points from McCray.<\/p>\n

But Boozer scored on offensive rebound and then drilled a 3 from the top of the key on consecutive possessions to ignite a 19-2 run. Brown, the ACC’s defensive player of the year and sixth man of the year, had two steals during the run leading to Duke layups.<\/p>\n

But Florida battled back to cut the lead to 80-79 behind Jones before McCray’s miss at the buzzer.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Florida State: Awaits a potential bid to the NIT.<\/p>\n

Duke: Will face the winner of Clemson and No. 24 North Carolina on Friday.<\/p>\n

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