DURHAM, N.C. _ Nathan Bain's layup at the buzzer ended Duke's 19-year streak of beating nonconference opponents at home and will end the Blue Devils' time at No. 1 in the country.
Bain stole a Matthew Hurt pass and dribbled the length the court to score as time expired, giving Stephen F. Austin an 85-83 overtime win over top-ranked Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Tuesday night.
Duke (6-1) had not lost to a nonconference foe at home since St. John's beat the Blue Devils, 83-82, on Feb. 26, 2000. The streak was at 150 consecutive games before the Lumberjacks (5-1) pulled off the historic upset.
The Blue Devils hit only 1 of 4 field-goal attempts in overtime while turning it over five times, giving them 22 for the game. The final turnover went to Hurt, a freshman, who grabbed a loose ball under the basket and tried to kick it out to a teammate. But Bain intercepted it with four seconds left and had a clear path to the basket.
Duke turned the ball over three times in overtime before attempting its first shot. The Lumberjacks took the lead on Cameron Johnson's drive and basket. Vernon Carey tied the score at 83 when he tipped in Jack White's miss with 2:14 left.
Stephen F. Austin took its first lead of the second half with 8:08 to play at 64-62 on a pair of Johnson free throws. There were six lead changes and four ties over the next four minutes before Harris sank two free throws with 4:09 left giving the Lumberjacks a 73-72 lead.
Bain's basket in the lane with 3:30 left put the Lumberjacks up, 75-72.
Carey scored a basket inside and drew a foul but missed a free throw, leaving Duke down 75-74. But Carey's blocked shot regained possession for Duke and Stanley's 3-pointer with 2:18 left put the Blue Devils up 77-75.
David Kachelries drilled a 3-pointer for the Lumberjacks with 1:54 left giving them a 78-77 lead.
Tre Jones missed a 3-pointer for Duke but ran down his own rebound. With the shot clock expiring, Carey took a pass from Jack White and scored with 59.6 seconds left giving Duke a 79-78 lead.
Carey fouled Harris in the lane with 47.2 seconds left. Harris made one of two free throws tying the game at 79.
Jones hit two free throws with 29 seconds to play giving Duke an 81-79 lead. But Gavin Kensmil scored inside with 14 seconds left tying the game at 81.
Jones and Stanley missed jumpers in the final seconds sending the game to overtime.
Duke led by as many as 15 points in the first half but saw its lead trimmed to five points at halftime.
Jones' 3-pointer with 10:04 to play gave Duke a 60-54 lead but the Lumberjacks hung tough. Stephen F. Austin scored on its next five possessions while the Blue Devils made only two of six free throws during the same stretch.
When Johnson sank two free throws with 8:08 to play, the Lumberjacks led 64-62 _ their first lead since the game's opening two minutes.
Stephen F. Austin guard Kevon Harris was a handful for the Blue Devils. The 6-6 senior scored 20 points in the first half and finished with 26.
Carey finished with 20 points and 11 rebounds for Duke, while Jones scored 17.
