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The Associated Press

Published: March 4, 2009

DURHAM, N.C. - Gerald Henderson scored nine of his 21 points in the final two minutes to help No. 7 Duke beat No. 24 Florida State 84-81 on Tuesday night.

Kyle Singler scored 20 points, Jon Scheyer added 17 and Henderson had 10 rebounds for the Blue Devils (25-5, 11-4 Atlantic Coast Conference).

They won their fifth straight, matched the NCAA record for most wins in a decade with 286 and moved a half-game behind No. 2 North Carolina in the league standings.

Toney Douglas scored 27 points for the Seminoles (22-8, 9-6), and his 3-pointer from the right wing gave Florida State a 76-74 lead with 2:25 remaining.

Henderson countered with a 3 from the right corner with 1:39 remaining to put Duke up 77-76. After the Blue Devils forced a stop on Douglas, he knocked down two free throws to make it a three-point game with 57.3 seconds left.

Douglas had two defenders in his face as he missed a 3 with about 45 seconds remaining, and the rebound made its way to Henderson - who hustled downcourt, sidestepped one defender and drew contact from Solomon Alabi as he hit a layup.

NO. 8 MICHIGAN STATE 64,

INDIANA 59

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Kalin Lucas scored 15 points and Raymar Morgan added 14, including a crucial dunk with 27.5 seconds left, to lead No. 8 Michigan State (24-5, 14-3) past Indiana (6-23, 1-16), and clinch its their first outright Big Ten title since 1999.

NO. 10 WAKE FOREST 65,

MARYLAND 63

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Al-Farouq Aminu had 16 points and a career-high 14 rebounds, Jeff Teague scored 17 and No. 10 Wake Forest (23-5, 10-5) beat Maryland (18-11, 7-8) in an ACC game.

NO. 14 GONZAGA 90,

S. CAROLINA-UPSTATE 40

SPOKANE, Wash. - Matt Bouldin scored 16 points and No. 14 Gonzaga (24-5) pounded South Carolina-Upstate (9-21) in a nonconference game.

NO. 18 CLEMSON 75,

VIRGINIA 57

CLEMSON, S.C. - Terrence Oglesby scored 18 points and No. 18 Clemson (23-6, 9-6 ACC) used its inside power to beat Virginia (9-17, 3-12).

NO. 25 SYRACUSE 70,

RUTGERS 40

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Andy Rautins hit three 3-pointers in a 3-minute span to help break open a one-point game midway through the second half and No. 25 Syracuse (22-8, 10-7) beat Rutgers (10-2, 1-16) in a Big East game.

Women

NO. 23 IOWA STATE 62,

MISSOURI 47

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Heather Ezell scored 19 points to lead 23rd-ranked Iowa State (22-7, 10-5) past Missouri (13-15, 4-11) in a Big 12 game.

ACC HONORS: Duke center Chante Black is the Atlantic Coast Conference's defensive player of the year. Florida State's Jacinta Monroe was named to the all-defensive team, while teammate Cierra Bravard was named to the all-freshman squad.

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