Redick sets ACC record in Duke win

Not even his worst game of the season kept J.J. Redick from setting another record for No. 1 Duke.

Redick’s 11 points were enough to set the Atlantic Coast Conference career scoring record and Shelden Williams had 23 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Blue Devils to a 74-66 win over Temple on Saturday in Philadelphia.

Already holding the NCAA record for career 3-pointers and Duke’s career scoring record, the nine points Redick needed to pass Wake Forest’s Dickie Hemric for the ACC mark seemed like a mere formality.

Instead, it took much longer than anyone expected – all the way to the final minutes of Duke’s 10th straight win.

With flashbulbs popping throughout the Wachovia Center and photographers crammed behind the basket, Redick sank two free throws with 1:28 left to pass Hemric’s 2,587 points.

The sold-out crowd gave him a standing ovation and his teammates patted him on the head as he went to the huddle for a timeout, and Redick finished the game with 2,590 career points.

“I was just trying to extend the lead and kind of seal the game, that was what was going through my mind,” Redick said. “I knew that I was there, but that wasn’t the main focus.”

Redick, the nation’s second-leading scorer, hadn’t scored fewer than 15 points in a game this season.

He went 3 for 10 from the floor and 4 for 6 from the free-throw line.

Temple coach John Chaney – who was inducted into the Hall of Fame with Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski in 2001 – called Redick one of the greatest shooters he’s seen.

“He has no fear,” Chaney said. “You can knock him down, he’s getting up.”

(4) Memphis 78, Tulsa 67: At Memphis, Tenn., Shawne Williams scored 21 points, including nine during the game-deciding 18-3 run over the final 6 minutes in the Tigers’ 15th win in a row.

(6) George Washington 78, Fordham 67: At New York, Maureece Rice scored 13 of his 19 points in the final 7 minutes and the Colonials extended the nation’s longest winning streak to 16 games.

(7) Texas 80, (16) Kansas 55: At Austin, Texas, LaMarcus Aldridge scored 18 points on near-perfect shooting and the Longhorns inched closer to their first Big 12 title in seven years.

(8) Illinois 71, (20) Iowa 59: At Champaign, Ill., Rich McBride scored 15 points and Illinois’ bench helped the eighth-ranked Illini send star seniors Dee Brown and James Augustine out of Assembly Hall in style.

(9) Pittsburgh 81, Providence 68: At Pittsburgh, Aaron Gray had 17 points and nine rebounds, and reserve guards Antonio Graves and Levance Fields keyed a first-half run to lead the Panthers.

Arkansas 73, (10) Tennessee 69: At Knoxville, Tenn., Darian Townes scored 15 points and Jonathon Modica added 14 to help the Razorbacks overcome a 14-point second-half deficit and beat the Volunteers.

(11) Boston College 74, (15) N.C. State 72 (2 OT): At Raleigh, N.C., Sean Marshall’s three-point play early in the second overtime gave the Eagles the lead for good, handing the Wolfpack their first losing streak of the season.

(13) Ohio State 64, Michigan 54: At Columbus, Ohio, Terence Dials had his fifth consecutive double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds, and the Buckeyes stayed atop the Big Ten.

(14) West Virginia 68, Louisville 64: At Morgantown, W.Va., Kevin Pittsnogle scored 21 points and Mike Gansey added 17 as the Mountaineers snapped a three-game losing streak.

(22) Oklahoma 71, Kansas State 70: At Norman, Okla., Taj Gray scored 23 points, including the go-ahead basket with 1:15 to play, and Terrell Everett added 12 points and 10 assists for the Sooners.

(23) Georgetown 68, Syracuse 53: At Washington, Jeff Green scored 18 points and Georgetown wore down Syracuse in the second half, snapping a five-game losing streak against the Orange.

(24) LSU 71, Kentucky 67: At Baton Rouge, La., Darrel Mitchell and Glen Davis each made two free throws in the final 13 seconds to lift the Tigers.

Southern Illinois 46, (25) Northern Iowa 45: At Carbondale, Ill., Matt Shaw scored 16 points to lead the Salukis past the Panthers, who committed nine costly first-half turnovers and shot 11 percent from 3-point range.