COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Duke's freshman tandem of Zion Williamson and RJ Barrett saved the top-ranked Blue Devils from a second-round upset at the hands of UCF on Sunday night in Columbia.
Williamson's contested lay-in with 14 seconds remaining cut the UCF lead to one. Then Barrett handled the rest, rebounding Williamson's missed free throw and putting it back in to give the Blue Devils the go-ahead basket to beat the No. 9 Knights 77-76.
"The will to win of Zion and R.J., you can't measure it, it's just there," said Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski.