GREENSBORO -- The Miami Hurricanes continued their unexpected run in the ACC tournament, knocking off fourth-seeded Virginia Tech Friday afternoon 70-65 at the Greensboro Coliseum.
The victory sends the Hurricanes (20-12) into a semifinal match-up with Duke at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Freshman Durand Scott dominated the latter stages of the game for Miami, scoring 11 of the Hurricanes' last 13 points. Tied at 64-64 in the final two minutes, Scott put Miami ahead with two free throws and the Hokies never regained the lead.
Scott finished with 17 points.
Ron Green Jr. has been covering ACC sports for decades. He attended Mike Krzyzewski's introductory press conference at Duke; remembers when South Carolina was the southern-most school in league; and he thought he'd seen it all, then saw Wake Forest in the Orange Bowl. 
