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February 9, 2012

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CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) - Reggie Johnson scored 15 points as Miami defeated Virginia Tech 65-49 Thursday night to follow up Sunday’s win over No. 7 Duke.

The Hurricanes (15-7, 6-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) built an eight-point halftime lead and outscored Virginia Tech 10-4 in the first 4:22 of the second half. Johnson’s layup with…

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February 9, 2012

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ATLANTA (AP) - C.J. Williams scored 15 points and North Carolina State avenged a loss to Georgia Tech last month, holding off the Yellow Jackets 61-52 Thursday night.

The Wolfpack (18-7, 7-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) got a typically balanced scoring attack, with three other players in double figures. Kammeon Holsey had 17 points for Georgia Tech…

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February 8, 2012

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Freshman Austin Rivers buried a 3-pointer at the horn to give No. 10 Duke an 85-84 win over No. 5 North Carolina on Wednesday night.

Rivers scored a season-high 29 points and hit six 3s, the last of which will certainly live on in the lore of this fierce rivalry.

With the Blue Devils (20-4, 7-2) trailing by two,…

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February 8, 2012

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - Mike Scott made all nine of his shots and scored 19 points to lead No. 19 Virginia to a 68-44 win over Wake Forest on Wednesday night.

Joe Harris added 11 points and three other players were in double figures for the Cavaliers (19-4, 6-3 Atlantic Coast), who ended a six-game losing skid at the hands of the Demon…

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February 8, 2012

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BOSTON (AP) - Jordan Daniels scored a career-high 19 points, including four 3-pointers, to lead Boston College to a 64-60 victory over No. 15 Florida State on Wednesday night and snap the Atlantic Coast Conference-leading Seminoles’ win streak at seven games.

BC (8-16, 3-7 ACC) had lost six in a row and nine of its previous 11. It…

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February 7, 2012

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CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) - Terrell Stoglin scored 27 points and helped Maryland hold off a late Clemson rally in a 64-62 victory on Tuesday night.

The Terrapins (14-9, 4-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) looked like they were in control, ahead 53-39 with 7:55 to go. That’s when the Tigers (11-12, 3-6) went on a 19-6 run to cut the lead to a…

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February 6, 2012

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DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski says his team’s recent problems stem from a lack of attention to detail and effort.

And the 10th-ranked Blue Devils don’t have a lot of time to fix the problems - not with a date with No. 5 North Carolina looming later this week.

“I’ve already used five minutes.…

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February 5, 2012

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DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Reggie Johnson scored five of his career-high 27 points in overtime and Miami upset No. 7 Duke 78-74 on Sunday.

Kenny Kadji added 15 points for the Hurricanes (14-7, 5-3 Atlantic Coast Conference), who blew a 16-point lead in the second half, then regrouped to claim their first victory at Cameron Indoor Stadium and just…

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February 4, 2012

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BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - Jarell Eddie scored 15 points and Dorian Finney-Smith snapped out of a six-game shooting skid and added 12 points on Saturday, and Virginia Tech squandered almost all of a big second-half lead and hung on to beat Clemson 67-65.

The Hokies (13-10, 2-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) led by double figures until the last four…

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February 4, 2012

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COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - Tyler Zeller scored 22 points, John Henson had 17 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 5 North Carolina rallied from a nine-point deficit in the second half to squeeze past Maryland 83-74 Saturday.

The Tar Heels (20-3, 7-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) got all they could handle from the upstart Terrapins, who didn’t lead…