The victory by the Blue Devils (6-0 ACC, 16-1 overall), coupled with No. 1 North Carolina's loss to Maryland earlier in the week, should give Duke the No. 1 ranking for the second time this season.
The Tigers (2-3, 11-6) trailed 55-31 early in the second half and by 19 points with 9:16 left before staging their furious comeback.
Clemson rallied behind Terrell McIntyre's outside game and Harold Jamison's inside power, going on a 30-12 run before the final hectic seconds.
Langdon's 15-footer gave Duke an 81-78 lead with one minute left, but Jamison, who finished with 12 points, scored on a dunk 13 seconds later.
McLeod then missed with 19 seconds left and after an exchange of turnovers, Clemson had two final chances, but could not convert.
No. 3 Kansas 69, Kansas St. 62
Kansas tied the school record with its 55th-straight homecourt victory.
Ryan Robertson hit a 3-pointer with 1:12 to play to give Kansas (5-0 Big 12, 21-2) a 65-58 lead, and then made two free throws with 45 seconds left for a 67-61 lead after Aaron Swartzendruber had made a 3-pointer for the Wildcats (2-3, 11-4).
No. 5 Arizona 89, No. 15 New Mexico 70
The Wildcats (15-3) won their eighth straight as Mike Bibby had 23 points, six assists and five steals. Arizona forced 15 turnovers in the first half and got 10 of its17 offensive rebounds in taking a 52-27 halftime lead. The Wildcats matched New Mexico's defensive average of 62.9 points five minutes into the second half.
No. 10 Connecticut 86, Georgetown 72
Kevin Freeman had 21 points and 13 rebounds and the Huskies took over with a 21-4 run to start the second half.
Richard Hamilton had 25 points to lead the Huskies (6-1 Big East, 16-2), six in the run that allowed UConn to come back from 44-42 halftime deficit to take a 63-48 lead.
Georgetown (3-5, 9-6) never got closer than eight points the rest of the way, the last time at 78-70 with about a minute left.
01-20-98
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