Virginia Tech stuns No. 7 Blue Devils
Zabian Dowdell made a 3-pointer with 14.6 seconds to play and Virginia Tech stunned No. 7 Duke 67-65 on Thursday night at Blacksburg, Va., one of the biggest victories in Hokies history.
The Hokies (13-10, 6-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) ended a three-game losing streak against the most unlikely opponent, and a team that had beaten them 100-65 only 18 days earlier at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
The finish was frantic, with Duke’s J.J. Redick hitting a 3-pointer with 22.9 seconds left to give Duke (18-4, 8-4) a 65-64 lead and Dowdell coming right back with a jumper from the right wing that caused the sellout crowd to erupt as it swished through.
After timeouts by each team, Duke inbounded the ball with 4.9 seconds left and Redick fed Daniel Ewing for a 3-point try that missed. Hundreds of fans rushed onto the court as the clock struck 0.0.
Carlos Dixon led the Hokies with 18 points. Redick scored 19. (12) Louisville 64, Marquette 61: At Milwaukee, Francisco Garcia’s 3-pointer with 2.6 seconds remaining capped a 14-0 run that gave the Cardinals (22-4, 10-2 Conference USA) the win over the Golden Eagles (17-8, 5-7).
(25) Villanova 66, Seton Hall 52: Curtis Sumpter scored 25 points, hitting the key baskets late in both halves to propel the Wildcats (16-6, 6-5 Big East) to their fourth win in the last five games, over the Pirates (11-11, 3-8) at East Rutherford, N.J.
Women
Jessica Davenport outdueled Janel McCarville in a battle of the Big Ten’s best centers, scoring 35 points and grabbing 11 rebounds to lead No. 2 Ohio State (25-2, 12-1 Big Ten) to a 65-53 victory over No. 14 Minnesota (25-2, 12-1) in Columbus, Ohio.
(1) LSU 81, Kentucky 58: At Baton Rouge, La., Seimone Augustus scored 18 points to lead the Tigers (24-1, 11-0 Southeastern Conference) past the Wildcats (14-12, 3-8). … (3) Duke 72, Clemson 48: At Durham, N.C., Jessica Foley scored 21 points, and the Blue Devils (24-2, 10-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) beat the Tigers (7-17, 1-10). … (6) Tennessee 74, South Carolina 44: At Knoxville, Tenn., Shanna Zolman scored 13 points to help the Volunteers (20-4, 10-1 in the Southeastern Conference) win their 60th straight league game at home, over the Gamecocks (6-19, 0-11). … (9) Michigan St. 67, Iowa 60: At Iowa City, Iowa, Liz Shimek scored 20 points as the Spartans (23-3, 12-2 Big Ten) topped the Hawkeyes (16-8, 5-8). … (17) Temple 63, St. Bonaventure 53: At Olean, N.Y., Candice Dupree had 21 points and 13 rebounds to help the Owls (21-3, 13-0 Atlantic 10) extend their school-record winning streak to 18 games with the win over the Bonnies (8-16, 3-10). … (20) Maryland 70, Miami 65: At Coral Gables, Fla., Crystal Langhorne had 29 points and 22 rebounds to lead the Terrapins (18-6, 7-5) past the Hurricanes (12-12, 4-7). … (21) North Carolina St. 71, Florida St. 43: At Raleigh, N.C., Khadijah Whittington scored 16 points and had a career-high 13 rebounds to lead the Wolfpack (19-5, 8-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) over the Seminoles (21-6, 7-5). … (22) Vanderbilt 78, Arkansas 43: At Nashville, Tenn., Carla Thomas scored 23 points and the Commodores (18-6, 7-4 SEC) downed the Razorbacks (15-9, 3-8). … (23) Wis.-Green Bay 78, Cleveland St. 61: At Green Bay, Wis., Tiffany Mor scored 23 points to lead the Phoenix (22-2, 13-0 Horizon) over the Vikings (3-21, 2-11). … (24) Penn St. 76, Wisconsin 43: At State College, Pa., Jess Strom scored 19 of her 21 points in the first half for the Lady Lions (17-8, 12-2 Big Ten) as they defeated the Badgers (10-13, 4-9).