Duke’s Rivers wins ACC rookie of the week

Florida State’s Michael Snaer has been named ACC Player of the Week and Duke’s Austin Rivers was selected ACC Rookie of the Week.

In becoming the second-straight Seminole to earn Player of the Week honors, Snaer scored 14 points in Saturday’s 76-73 win over fourth-ranked Duke, including the game-winning 3-point basket at the buzzer snapping the Blue Devils’ 45-game homecourt win streak. Earlier in the week, the Moreno Valley, Calif., junior had 19 points with two assists, two blocks and two steals in an 84-70 win over Maryland in Tallahassee Tuesday. In the two games, Snaer averaged 16.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists while shooting an even 50 percent (12-of-24) from the floor.

In earning the rookie award for the fourth time this season, Rivers averaged 19.5 points and 3. 5 rebounds per game as Duke split a pair of contests against Wake Forest and Florida State. The Winter Park, Fla., native came off the bench to score 20 points in Thursday’s 91-73 win over the Demon Deacons. Rivers posted a game-high 19 points and added four rebounds in Saturday’s loss to Florida State. For the week, Rivers was 13-of-27 (.481) from the field, 5-of-9 (.556) and 8-of-10 (.800) from the foul line.

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