Jon Scheyer and Nolan Smith scored 21 points apiece, each hitting two foul shots in the last 26 seconds after No. 10 Duke nearly squandered a 10-point halftime lead and the Blue Devils held on to beat Boston College 66-63 on Saturday.
Duke (19-4, 7-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) missed five straight free throws in the middle of the game and two more in the final minute, helping BC cut the deficit to 64-63 on Reggie Jackson's long, high-arcing 3-pointer with 16 seconds left. Scheyer was fouled after he received the inbound pass, then made both free throws to force BC to try another 3 for the tie.
But Jackson couldn't get a clear look at the basket and passed off to Joe Trapani, who was momentarily open. Seven-foot-1 Brian Zoubek ran out to put a hand in front of the 6-8 Trapani and made him put the ball on the ground before sending a long 3-point attempt off the front of the rim at the buzzer.
"I saw Trapani wide open. It's the last thing you want to see when you've got a three-point lead," Zoubek said. "He made one dribble, a pump fake and shot it off balance."
Said Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski: "We didn't want Jackson to take the last shot. Let's put it that way."
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