The three Division I unbeatens had another perfect night.
Top-ranked Duke, No. 2 Florida and No. 9 Pittsburgh all remained undefeated Wednesday, and they all will play on the road this weekend.
Duke closed its 81-68 victory over No. 14 North Carolina State with a
16-3 run. Florida was never challenged in a 113-62 victory over Savannah State, while Pittsburgh pulled away for a 76-68 win over Rutgers.
On Saturday, Duke is at Georgetown, Florida visits Tennessee and Pittsburgh faces St. John’s at Madison Square Garden.
Duke’s seniors again were the keys to the Blue Devils’ latest win as J.J. Redick scored 28 points, Shelden Williams had 21 and Sean Dockery and Lee Melchionni combined on the consecutive 3-pointers that started the closing run.
Dockery’s 3 broke a 65-all tie and when he missed a free throw for a potential four-point play, he grabbed the rebound and found Melchionni for another 3 for the Blue Devils (17-0, 5-0 Atlantic Coast Conference).
Duke is 17-0 for the second time in school history. The other was on the way to the 1992 national championship.