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Kennard's late 3 lifts No. 17 Duke past Wake Forest 85-83

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Luke Kennard hit a 3-pointer with 6.6 seconds left and No. 17 Duke rallied to beat Wake Forest 85-83 on Saturday.

Kennard finished with 34 points -- one shy of his career high -- while hitting all six of his 3s, and Grayson Allen added with 19 points for the Blue Devils (16-5, 4-4 Atlantic Coast Conference). For most of the day they appeared headed for their fourth loss in five games.

Kennard scored 12 of Duke's final 15 points, including 11 after the Blue Devils fell behind by 10 points with less than 4 minutes to play.