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DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Freshman David Johnson had a season-high 19 points and No. 11 Louisville hung on down the stretch to beat No. 3 Duke 79-73 in a key matchup in the Atlantic Coast Conference’s regular-season title chase. Malik Williams added two free throws with 16 seconds left and followed immediately with a transition dunk off a turnover to help seal the win. Freshman Cassius Stanley had season highs of 24 points and 11 rebounds for the Blue Devils, who shot just 37% and went 6 of 25 from 3-point range.
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — No. 9-ranked Florida State has earned its ninth consecutive victory by beating Miami 83-79 in overtime. The Seminoles on Saturday forced 24 turnovers, including three in a row in overtime, and rallied from a nine-point deficit in the final 4:33 of regulation. Sophomore Devin Vassell set a career high for the second consecutive game by leading Florida State with 23 points while adding 11 rebounds and five assists. His two free throws with six seconds left sealed the win. Chris Lykes had 24 points but also six turnovers for the Hurricanes. Their turnover total was a season high.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Xavier Johnson scored 20 points, Ryan Murphy added 13 and Pittsburgh completed a season sweep of North Carolina with a 66-52 victory over the reeling Tar Heels. Pitt needed less than 10 minutes to build a double-digit lead and never let the sloppy Tar Heels get back in it. Garrison Brooks led North Carolina with 16 points and 13 rebounds but the Tar Heels couldn't overcome a disjointed opening 20 minutes in which they struggled to develop any sort of offensive rhythm.
ATLANTA (AP) — Jay Huff and Mamadi Diakite scored 17 points apiece as defending national champion Virginia snapped a three-game losing streak with a 63-58 win over Georgia Tech. The Cavaliers finally regained their winning touch after dropping out of The Associated Press ranking for the first time since November 2017. Virginia led by as many as 14 in the second half, and held on after Yellow Jackets ripped off a 9-0 run to make a game of it. Georgia Tech lost its fourth straight home game despite 20 points from Jose Alvarado. The Yellow Jackets haven't won at McCamish Pavilion since Dec. 4.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Markell Johnson had 13 points and five assists to lead balanced North Carolina State to a 60-54 victory over Clemson. The Wolfpack ended Clemson’s three-game win streak, which began with a home victory over N.C. State on Jan. 4. N.C. State shot 50% in the first half to take a double-digit halftime lead, and Clemson couldn’t overcome shooting struggles from the field and the free-throw line. Aamir Simms led the Tigers with 18 points. Devon Daniels and D.J. Funderburk had 13 points each for the Wolfpack (13-5, 4-3 Atlantic Coast Conference), and C.J. Bryce added 11.
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Buddy Boeheim scored 26 points and Syracuse held off a late rally to beat Virginia Tech 71-69. Boeheim hit six shots in a row during a blistering first-half display that turned a 14-10 deficit into a 28-19 lead for Syracuse. The Orange led by as many as 16 in the first half, but had to hang on as the Hokies got within a point three times in the final two minutes. Nahiem Alleyne made five 3-pointers and scored 17 for the Hokies, but Landers Nolley missed a deep 3-pointer in the final seconds.
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