TALLAHASSEE, FLA. ? Duke just brings out the best in Florida State.

For the second consecutive season, the struggling Seminoles toppled Duke at home and moved out of the Atlantic Coast Conference cellar, pushing the fifth-ranked Blue Devils two games behind first-place Maryland with a 75-70 victory Sunday night.

“Our guys made big shots and big plays at the end,” first-year Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton said.

“We want this to be a regular occurrence,” Hamilton said. “We don’t want to storm the floor just because we beat someone we’re not supposed to.”

Last season, the Seminoles, under coach Steve Robinson, now a Kansas University assistant, shocked then-No. 1 Duke with a 77-76 victory that ended the defending national champions’ 22-game winning streak.

No. 10 Maryland 85, Loyola, Md. 58

College Park, Md. — Drew Nicholas scored eight of his 15 points during Maryland’s game-opening 14-0 run and the Terrapins claimed their fifth consecutive victory.

MSU 68, No. 13 Illinois 65

East Lansing, Mich. — Paul Davis and Alan Anderson each scored 15 points for the Spartans, who rallied from a 14-point first-half deficit. The Spartans have won two straight — both against ranked teams — after losing six of eight.

No. 17 Wake Forest 79, North Carolina 75

Chapel Hill, N.C. — Josh Howard had a career-high 32 points, including the go-ahead three-point play with 21 seconds left, to lead the Demon Deacons.

USC 91, No. 22 Oregon 76

Los Angeles — Errick Craven scored 18 points and Greg Guenther added a career-high 16 as the Trojans ended the Ducks’ five-game winning streak.

BIG 12 WOMEN

No. 11 UT 76, Texas A&M 50

Austin, Texas — Kala Bowers scored 22 points and Heather Schreiber added 14 points and a career-high 15 rebounds to lead Texas.

Missouri 71, Colorado 52

Columbia, Mo. — Evan Unrau scored 18 points and Stretch James had 14 points and 11 rebounds for Missouri.