Florida State Seminoles at Duke Blue Devils

Bagley, No. 4 Duke outlast No. 24 FSU, 100-93

Bagley had 32 points and a season-best 21 rebounds, and the Blue Devils pulled away to beat No. 24 Florida State 100-93 on Saturday.

Fellow freshman Carter added 14 points and a season-high 16 rebounds, Grayson Allen scored 22 points and Trevon Duval scored 11 of his 16 in the second half to help the Blue Devils (13-1, 1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) win a back-and-forth game that had 14 lead changes and the feel of March.

"We couldn't stop each other," coach Mike Krzyzewski said, "and the will to score and will to win was evident every second from both teams. For us to win that game is sensational for our group."

"I thought our kids were connected. We just didn't have an answer for keeping Bagley and Carter off the glass," coach Leonard Hamilton said. "They are such good athletes and have such great hands and timing and strength. ... That made the difference in the game. When you have two guys like that, they make up for misses."

Duval and Carter teamed to make several key plays down the stretch for the Blue Devils, with Krzyzewski saying he told Duval that "we're not going to call a play. Just go. And he went."

Duval hit a twisting layup that tied it at 93 with about 3 minutes left, then found an uncovered Carter underneath a possession later for the go-ahead dunk.

"I was just in the moment where I saw him driving at me, and during the scouting report, I knew he wasn't going to stop on a dime or dish it over," Carter said. "So I just stepped over and hoped the referee was on my side."

BIG PICTURE

Duke: The nation's fourth-ranked team is no longer in the ACC's cellar, but had to work awfully hard to escape it. The Blue Devils struggled from long range, shooting just 26.7 percent from beyond the arc, but made up for it by scoring 56 points in the paint, thanks in large part to Bagley and Carter.

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SHOT OF THE NIGHT

Bagley missed a free throw with 8:44 remaining but grabbed the rebound in the lane and put up a shot through contact from Angola that spun off the top of the backboard and dropped through. Bagley hit the free throw that followed to put Duke up 78-74.

UP NEXT

Florida State: Continues its challenging start to conference play Wednesday night by playing host to the 13th-ranked Tar Heels.

Duke: Makes the short trip to Raleigh to face North Carolina State on Jan. 6.

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