It was a weird scene in Tallahassee. The Seminole fans, thinking their team had already won, stormed the court with 1.7 seconds on the clock. Florida State was up, 77-72, and Al Thornton had just been fouled after securing a defensive rebound. Ten minutes later, they got the kids off the court, and a technical was charged on the Florida State fans. J.J. Redick, who scored 30 points in the contest, made two free throws to cut the lead to three.
Thornton still had two free throws to shoot when Mike Krzyzewski did an unusual thing. He took out his starters and sent them off the court, fearing for their safety, no doubt knowing that the FSU fans would storm the court again. The Duke players passed the FSU bench and shook the Seminoles’ hands, which was a classy move. Thornton drained both free throws to give FSU the win 79-74.
