Isaiah Evans scores career-high 28 to lead No. 6 Duke to a 91-87 victory against Florida State
AP
Jan 03, 2026
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Isaiah Evans scored a career-high 28 points to lead No. 6 Duke Blue Devils to a 91-87 victory against Florida State Seminoles on Saturday.
The sophomore guard shot 6 of 14 from 3-point range, surpassing his career-best 23 points set in the opener against Texas on Nov. 4. Evans’ six 3-pointers were also a career-high.
Cameron Boozer had 17 points and season-bests in assists with nine and steals with four for Duke (13-1, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference).
Florida State (7-8, 0-2) battled from start to finish and closed the deficit to 87-85 on Kobe MaGee’s 3-pointer with 23 seconds to go. The Seminoles were forced to foul, and Evans made a pair of free throws with 12 seconds left. MaGee missed a contested, off-balance 3-pointer with seven seconds to go and Duke rebounded to secure the win.
Chauncey Wiggins scored 22 points, making 8 of 11 shots and matching his career-high. The Clemson transfer also had 22 points against Alcorn State on Nov. 4.
Robert McCray V also scored 22 and had five assists. MaGee finished with 17 points on 6-of-11 shooting.
Duke shot 28 of 53 from the floor and 12 of 27 from 3-point range.
Despite a significant height advantage in the front court, Duke out rebounded Florida State just 31-24. Caleb Foster and Patrick Ngongba II each had six rebounds. The Blue Devils turned 10 offensive rebounds into only 11 second-chance points.
Florida State shot 31 of 58 and 14 of 30 from 3-point range. The Seminoles were averaging 11.4 made 3-pointers coming into Saturday’s game.
Duke: Visits No. 16 Louisville on Tuesday.
Florida State: Hosts N.C. State on Jan. 10.
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1st Half
DUKE
Blue Devils
42
FSU
Seminoles
42
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Patrick Ngongba II vs. Alex Steen (Caleb Foster gains possession)
19:42
Patrick Ngongba II misses two point layup
19:40
Seminoles defensive rebound
19:19
+3
Robert McCray V makes three point jump shot (Chauncey Wiggins assists)
0-3
18:45
+3
Caleb Foster makes three point jump shot (Cayden Boozer assists)
3-3
18:22
Robert McCray V turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Evans steals)
18:15
Isaiah Evans misses three point jump shot
18:13
Lajae Jones defensive rebound
18:04
Lajae Jones misses three point jump shot
18:02
Patrick Ngongba II defensive rebound
17:42
Cayden Boozer turnover (lost ball) (Robert McCray V steals)
17:36
+3
Lajae Jones makes three point jump shot (Martin Somerville assists)
3-6
17:17
Cayden Boozer turnover (double dribble)
17:01
Alex Steen turnover (lost ball) (Patrick Ngongba II steals)
16:53
Isaiah Evans misses three point jump shot
16:51
Isaiah Evans offensive rebound
16:42
+2
Cameron Boozer makes two point layup (Isaiah Evans assists)
5-6
16:25
+3
Martin Somerville makes three point jump shot (Robert McCray V assists)
5-9
16:15
Martin Somerville personal foul (Cameron Boozer draws the foul)
16:15
+3
Isaiah Evans makes three point jump shot (Maliq Brown assists)
8-9
15:54
+2
Martin Somerville makes two point layup
8-11
15:40
Caleb Foster misses three point jump shot
15:38
Seminoles defensive rebound
15:38
TV timeout
15:19
+3
Martin Somerville makes three point jump shot (Robert McCray V assists)
8-14
14:58
+3
Dame Sarr makes three point jump shot (Cayden Boozer assists)
11-14
14:37
+3
Kobe MaGee makes three point jump shot (Lajae Jones assists)
11-17
14:29
Isaiah Evans misses three point jump shot
14:27
Dame Sarr offensive rebound
14:25
Dame Sarr turnover (back court violation)
14:15
Robert McCray V offensive foul
14:15
Robert McCray V turnover (offensive foul)
14:03
Nikolas Khamenia turnover (lost ball) (Lajae Jones steals)
13:43
Patrick Ngongba II blocks Kobe MaGee's two point layup
13:41
Patrick Ngongba II defensive rebound
13:26
Alier Maluk personal foul
13:11
Patrick Ngongba II turnover (lost ball) (Thomas Bassong steals)
13:05
Kobe MaGee turnover (traveling)
12:52
Martin Somerville personal foul
12:48
Caleb Foster misses three point jump shot
12:46
Patrick Ngongba II offensive rebound
12:42
+2
Patrick Ngongba II makes two point jump shot
13-17
12:20
Martin Somerville misses three point jump shot
12:18
Thomas Bassong offensive rebound
12:15
+2
Alex Steen makes two point layup (Martin Somerville assists)
13-19
12:15
Patrick Ngongba II shooting foul
12:15
+1
Alex Steen makes regular free throw 1 of 1
13-20
12:06
Kobe MaGee personal foul
12:01
+3
Dame Sarr makes three point jump shot (Cameron Boozer assists)
16-20
11:49
Nikolas Khamenia personal foul
11:49
TV timeout
11:32
Thomas Bassong misses three point jump shot
11:30
Caleb Foster defensive rebound
11:24
Thomas Bassong personal foul
11:12
Nikolas Khamenia misses three point jump shot
11:10
Cam Miles defensive rebound
11:02
Thomas Bassong misses three point jump shot
11:00
Patrick Ngongba II defensive rebound
10:51
+2
Cameron Boozer makes two point layup (Patrick Ngongba II assists)
18-20
10:33
Cam Miles misses three point jump shot
10:31
Caleb Foster defensive rebound
10:12
Thomas Bassong blocks Cameron Boozer's two point layup