ACC Hoops Wrapup: No. 1 Blue Devils top Maryland

ACC Men

Singler's Double-Double Lifts No. 1 Duke Over Maryland: Kyle Singler had 25 points and a season-high 10 rebounds, and No. 1 Duke beat Maryland 71-64 on Sunday night to extend its winning streak to 25.

Nolan Smith added 18 points on 5-of-18 shooting for the Blue Devils (15-0, 2-0 ACC). They overcame 17 turnovers and shot 40 percent to extend their best start since 2005-06.

Jordan Williams had 23 points and 13 rebounds for his ninth straight double-double, and Cliff Tucker added 14 points for the Terrapins (10-5, 0-2). They were the last team to defeat Duke, but they were denied their 11th win against a No. 1 team in school history.

Maryland closed to 67-62 on Williams' layup with 1:25 left, but Singler responded with a 3-pointer with 53 seconds left and the Terps couldn't get closer than six after that.

Tar Heels Heat Up Late, Win ACC Opener 62-56: Tyler Zeller scored 12 points and North Carolina used a 20-7 second-half run to overcome a long scoring drought and beat Virginia 62-56 on Saturday.

The Tar Heels (11-4, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) trailed by as many as 11 after going 8:53 between field goals spanning the halves. Nearly 5 minutes had been played when Zeller's hook fell for North Carolina's first point in the second half, pulling them within eight points, 40-32.

Virginia (10-6, 1-1) managed only two field goals over the next 13-plus minutes, falling behind for the first time at 52-50 on John Henson's driving layup with 3:15 remaining.

The basket was part of an 8-0 run for UNC that erased a 50-44 deficit.

KT Harrell led Virginia with 13 points and Jontel Evans and Mustapha Farrakhan had 11.

The victory was the seventh in eight games for North Carolina, but seemed increasingly improbable when they lost their touch from the field. After making 11 of their first 17 shots, they connected just twice in the next 20 until Zeller's hook shot bounced in.

Pack Dominates in 90-69 Win Over Wake Forest: NC State coach Sidney Lowe wouldn't go so far as to say Saturday's 90-69 victory over Wake Forest at the RBC Center was easy. But it sure was fun.

The Wolfpack scored its biggest win in ACC play in more than two seasons, opening its conference slate with a win for the first time in Lowe's five-year tenure at his alma mater. It was a dominating, confidence-building victory that the Wolfpack needs as it hits the road for its next two games, at Boston College Tuesday night and at Florida State next Saturday.

The Pack (11-4 overall, 1-0 in the ACC) couldn't have asked for a more productive win, topping its season high for points and scoring 50 second-half points for the second consecutive game. Earlier this week, Lowe and his team beat Elon 87-72 in Greensboro.

Smith, playing his third game in eight days after missing 10 games following knee surgery, helped his team dominate the boards, as it outrebounded Wake Forest 45-22, grabbed 20 offensive rebounds and scored 25 second-chance points. The Pack shot a sizzling 58.3 percent from the field in the second half and finished the game at 51.5 percent.

Freshman C.J. Leslie had 19 points and six rebounds in support of Smith, as the Wolfpack outscored the Deacons 46-24 in the paint.

Hokies extend winning streak with victory over FSU: Jeff Allen scored 18 of his season-high 24 points in the second half to lift Virginia Tech past Florida State 71-59 in an ACC game played at Cassell Coliseum on Saturday.

The Hokies broke open a close contest in the first half with a 12-0 run to end the half and took a 29-19 lead at halftime. They never trailed again. Florida State went scoreless in the final 6:43, turning the ball over six times and missing six shots on its final 11 possessions of the half.

In the second half, the Seminoles (11-5, 1-1) cut the Virginia Tech's lead to 46-42 with 7:32 remaining on a 3-pointer by Luke Loucks, but the Hokies scored the next eight points. The Seminoles got no closer than eight points the rest of the game.

Tech, which is to eight scholarship players because of injuries, played exclusively a 2-3 zone against the bigger, more athletic Seminoles and held Florida State to just 35.5 percent shooting from the floor (22 of 62). The Hokies also forced 19 FSU turnovers.

Greenberg, who usually has his teams play man-to-man defense, said it marked the first time as a coach that he had played 40 minutes of zone.

Raji Lifts Boston College over Georgia Tech, 86-75: Junior Reggie Jackson scored a game-high 25 points and senior Corey Raji registered 22 points and nine rebounds to lead Boston College to an 86-75 ACC victory over Georgia Tech before 6,516 fans in Conte Forum.

Jackson missed just one shot in the contest - shooting 8-for-9 from the floor (3-for-3 treys) and 6-for-6 from the foul line.

With the game tied at 39-39 at halftime, the Eagles used an early second-half run to gain the lead, withstood a Yellow Jacket rally and surged late in the contest to secure the victory.

BC began the second half with a 21-8 run to claim a 60-47 advantage with 14:09 to play. Jackson hit two treys and converted one old-fashioned three-point play, and Raji sank three field goals, including one three-point play to spark the run.

BC held off the visitors with a late 8-0 run that included five points from Raji.

ACC Women

Davis Leads FSU By UVa, 61-51: When they needed her most, Chelsea Davis came through with her best performance as Seminole.

Davis scored a career-best 18 points Sunday and the No. 19 Florida State women's basketball stayed undefeated in the Atlantic Coast Conference with a 61-51 win at home over Virginia.

A sophomore forward from Delaware, Davis has shown steady signs of her rapid development in year No. 2 in Tallahassee and against the Cavaliers (10-7, 0-2 ACC), that growth took another step. Davis finished the game a perfect 6-for-6 from the field and 6-for-7 from the free throw line despite playing just 14 minutes off the bench in what was a hard fought game until the very end.

Hurricanes Claim 15th Straight in Win at Virginia Tech: The University of Miami women's basketball team won its 15th consecutive game and opened 2-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference for the first time in program history with a 69-56 victory over Virginia Tech Sunday at the Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg.

The Hurricanes were in for a battle early and the reigning ACC Player of the Week, Shenise Johnson, was sent to the bench with 6:31 to go in the first half with a pair of fouls and her team trailing 22-19.

After the Hokies' Aerial Wilson hit a three-pointer to extend the lead to 25-19, Miami (16-1, 2-0 ACC) went on a 10-0 run without Johnson and led 29-25. The Hurricanes would never trail again.

When Johnson returned to the court in the second half, she regained her All-ACC form, ending the game with 19 points.

Breland's Tip-In Lifts No. 8 Tar Heels Over BC, 84-83: North Carolina challenged Boston College to hit the 3-pointer. After giving up 14 baskets from beyond the arc, the Tar Heels finally went out to stop them.

Jessica Breland had 18 points and nine rebounds, scoring on a late tip-in after BC cut a 17-point deficit to one and leading No. 8 North Carolina to an 84-83 victory on Sunday.

"They were busting 3s all over the place there," Carolina coach Sylvia Hatchell said. "I like to play that way. I love to go up and down the floor. I think that may have been one the reason we blew a 17-point lead. It was fun."

Chay Shegog scored 16 points with eight rebounds and Cetera DeGraffenreid had 10 points, seven steals and six assists. The Tar Heels (15-1, 1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) were coming off a 71-70 loss to Georgia Tech on Thursday that knocked them from the ranks of the unbeaten.

Kerri Shields scored 18 points on six 3-pointers, and Stefanie Murphy had 14 points and 13 rebounds for BC (13-3, 0-1). The Eagles had a season-high 14 3-pointers, but Carolina denied Shields the ball down the stretch and the Eagles were forced to settle for long, off-balance 3s to try to come back.