Duke Basketball: Top 10 game-winning shots of the Coach K era

7. Cam Reddish vs. Florida State

Date: Jan. 12, 2019

Place: Donald L. Tucker Center

Final Score: Duke 80, Florida State 78

The freshest always feels like the best. This one wasn’t the best. But it sure was sweet.

Freshman Cam Reddish had been struggling with his overall game leading up to this game — entering the game at Florida State, he had only hit seven of his last 38 attempts from downtown and didn’t seem able to find his role on this team. Well, expect to see that those struggles have officially been put to sleep.

You know what happened. The world knows what happened. You know the haters don’t want to give Coach K credit for drawing up a masterpiece on the final possession.

In case you’ve been asleep for more than a day, though, take a look above (or may I recommend the love-story version in the tweet below). And if you’re like me, at the moment, you don’t feel like you ever want to stop looking at the highlight that came with the No. 1 Blue Devils trailing by one and 2.8 seconds on the clock.

Looks like “2.8 seconds” just became an entry into Duke basketball history.

Reddish, despite whatever his future holds, can always hold onto this magical moment that he gifted to Duke basketball fans everywhere.

Without Zion Williamson on the floor the entire second half due to the eye-gouging he suffered — shown two slides above — the Blue Devils (now 14-1) particularly needed Reddish to step up. Not only did he score 23 points, anchored by his 5-for-8 performance from beyond the arc, but he showed that he has ice running through his veins — good to know, you know, should Duke need him in a similar situation come March…

Or on April 8.

For now, though, it’s time to just…

Relish the swish from Reddish.