CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) \u2014 Isaiah Evans made seven 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 32 points, Atlantic Coast Conference player\u2026<\/p>\n
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) \u2014 Isaiah Evans made seven 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 32 points, Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year<\/a> Cameron Boozer 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 blocked Boozer with seven seconds left, but Robert McCray V\u2019s 3 at the buzzer rimmed out.<\/p>\n Maliq Brown 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 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\u2019s 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, who is out indefinitely with a broken right foot, and starting big man Patrick Ngongba II, who is sitting out this week\u2019s 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\u2019s 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\u2019s 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 ___<\/p>\n Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here<\/a>. AP college basketball: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll<\/a> and https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/college-basketball<\/a><\/p>\n Copyright
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