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Tallahassee, Fla. • Mike Krzyzewski has seen how this grueling stretch has affected his Duke team: three wins in six days.
And he has also seen the Blue Devils go from struggling in Atlantic Coast Conference play after back-to-back losses to North Carolina State and Miami in mid-January to winning eight of their last nine.
"My team has been through the ringer," Krzyzewski said after No. 4 Duke held off Florida State 73-70 on Monday night. "They've come out pretty well. Winning all but one of those. We have to get a little bit refreshed right now."
Duke deserves the break. Especially after a close call against Florida State.
Quinn Cook scored a season-high 26 points and Jahlil Okafor was 5 of 5 from the floor in the second half and finished with 13 points. Tyus Jones added 16 points, 12 assists and six rebounds for Duke (21-3, 8-3 Atlantic Coast Conference), which won its fourth straight.
Women
No. 2 UConn 87, No. 1 South Carolina 62 • In Storrs, Conn., Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis scored 23 points and Breanna Stewart added 22 to help No. 2 UConn beat top-ranked South Carolina.
Moriah Jefferson had 16 points for the Huskies (23-1), who improved to 17-3 in matchups between the top two teams in the poll.
The teams traded baskets early and South Carolina (22-1) led 18-15 7 1/2 minutes in before UConn took over. The Huskies scored the next 13 points to blow the game open. Jefferson got it started with a three-point play. Morgan Tuck and Mosqueda-Lewis added 3-pointers as UConn led 28-18. —
Monday's scores
Men
• No. 4 Duke 73, Florida State 70
• No. 17 Oklahoma St. 94, No. 14 Iowa State 83
• No. 21 Oklahoma St. 74, No. 16 Baylor 65
Women
• No. 2 UConn 87, No. 1 South Carolina 62
• No. 21 Chattanooga 68, Wafford 41
• Arkansas 54, No. 24 Georgia 48