GREENSBORO, N.C. --- Jon Scheyer's jumpers were coming up just short, and those signature 3-pointers from the corner were a smidge off.
No matter. With the game on the line, he couldn't seem to miss -- and No. 4 Duke was well on its way back to the Atlantic Coast Conference semifinals.
Scheyer scored seven of his 15 points during the decisive run that helped the top-seeded Blue Devils pull away to beat pesky Virginia 57-46 on Friday in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament.
Kyle Singler had 18 points and 11 rebounds and Nolan Smith also had 15 points while Scheyer, the third member of Duke's "Big Three," keyed the 11-0 run that sent them into today's semifinal against the Miami.
Jeff Jones had 15 points and Mike Scott added 14 points and 11 rebounds for the ninth-seeded Cavaliers (15-16). They got as close as 46-44 in the final 7 minutes, but went scoreless for nearly 6 minutes and were denied their first semifinal berth since 1995.
Scheyer missed 12 of his first 14 shots before getting hot just in time for the Blue Devils.
Smith started the decisive run by sticking back Singler's miss to make it 48-44 with about 6 minutes left. Scheyer banked in a jumper, Singler added a putback and Scheyer took things over from there, knocking down a pretty hanging jumper and converting a three-point play that gave Duke its largest lead, 57-44, with 2:32 left.
MIAMI 70, VIRGINIA TECH 65
Durand Scott scored 11 of his 17 points in the final 6 minutes and last-place Miami continued a stunning run in the ACC Tournament with a victory over Virginia Tech.
DeQuan Jones added 14 points for the 12th-seeded Hurricanes (20-12), who had lost 11 of 14 games coming into the postseason.
They advanced to today's semifinals against top-seed and No. 4 Duke.
Jeff Allen scored 18 points for fourth-seeded Virginia Tech, which couldn't overcome a miserable performance by ACC leading scorer Malcolm Delaney. He was held to seven points on 3 of 15 shooting, including 0 of 8 from 3-point range.
Delaney missed two shots on the same possession with under a minute left and Virginia Tech (23-8) trailing by one. Coach Seth Greenberg pounded both fists on the scorer's table looking for a foul to no avail.
Scott then hit two free throws at the other end, and Terrell Bell missed a tying 3-point attempt to end the Hokies' hopes.
NORTH CAROLINA STATE 58, FLORIDA STATE 52
Freshman Scott Wood scored 18 points on six 3-pointers to help North Carolina State beat Florida State in the quarterfinals.
Tracy Smith added 13 points for the 11th-seeded Wolfpack (19-14), including a critical jumper to beat the shot clock with about a minute left that helped protect a slim lead.
It was the second upset in as many nights for N.C. State.
The Wolfpack next face seventh-seeded Georgia Tech.
Solomon Alabi scored 13 points for the third-seeded Seminoles (22-9), who never recovered after falling behind by nine midway through the second half.
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