Dockery's shot saves Duke in 77-75 victory

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DURHAM, N.C. -- Sean Dockery made a heave from about 40 feet with less than a second left, giving top-ranked Duke an improbable 77-75 victory over Virginia Tech Sunday night in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams.
The frantic finish denied the Hokies a stunning upset after they rallied from an 11-point deficit in the final 41/2 minutes. Coleman Collins capped the comeback by tipping in a miss by Zabian Dowdell, and after conferring with TV replays, the referees put 1.6 seconds back on the clock for the Blue Devils (7-0).
Coach Mike Krzyzewski drew up a play with freshman Josh McRoberts throwing the inbounds pass, and he lofted a perfect one to Dockery just over halfcourt. He took one quick dribble and launched his shot from the "Coach K Court" decal near the sideline.
Dockery finished with a season-high 19 points -- the first time he's been in double figures all season -- and was 4-of-5 from 3-point range.
No. 7 Louisville 67, Arkansas St. 55
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Taquan Dean made six 3-pointers and scored 24 points to help Louisville improve to 3-0.
Juan Palacios had seven points and nine rebounds, Brandon Jenkins scored 11 points, and David Padgett added five points, five rebounds and four assists for Louisville.
Dereke Tipler led Arkansas State (2-4) with 20 points.
No. 16 UCLA 69, Coppin St. 57
LOS ANGELES -- Arron Afflalo scored 20 points and keyed a second-half rally with Cedric Bozeman to lead UCLA (6-1) to its fifth straight win at Pauley Pavilion.
UCLA point guard Jordan Farmar returned to the lineup with 16 points after missing a game because of a sprained right ankle. Bozeman added 15 points.
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