DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Isaiah Evans just couldn't hit from outside, time and time again watching 3-point shots rattle out as fourth-ranked Duke was locked in a second-half fight with reigning national champion Florida.

That is, until it was time to take the biggest shot of the night.

“That’s my job, I've got to stick it,” Evans said.

The slim sophomore hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 19.7 seconds left in the Blue Devils' 67-66 victory over the 15th-ranked Gators on Tuesday night. It came with Evans sitting at 0 for 7 from behind the arc, a struggle in a normally reliable element of his game with his quick release and floor-stretching range.

“I mean, it was hard,” Evans said. “I know y'all had seen I was losing my mind. I'm not going to lie. I don’t think I had shot that bad in a long time

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