Overview
- Isaiah Evans hit a go-ahead three with 19.7 seconds left as No. 4 Duke edged No. 15 Florida 67-66, with Cameron Boozer scoring 29 to keep the Blue Devils 9-0.
- Derek Dixon’s tiebreaking layup with 16 seconds remaining lifted No. 16 North Carolina past No. 18 Kentucky 67-64 at Rupp Arena, as Henri Veesaar logged 17 points and 10 rebounds and Caleb Wilson added 15, 12 and six.
- Syracuse stunned No. 13 Tennessee 62-60 behind freshman Nate Kingz’s 19 points and William Kyle III’s late free throw after six blocks, handing the Volunteers a second straight defeat.
- After Tuesday’s nine games the ACC led the showcase 6-3, with multiple ranked teams falling in tight finishes that will weigh on early NCAA résumés.
- Syracuse continues to monitor sophomore Donnie Freeman, who traveled to Las Vegas in a walking boot last week, with the program saying the issue is unrelated to his prior foot surgery.