The all-time leader in ACC Tournament championships added more hardware to its trophy case as No. 21 Duke methodically picked apart No. 13 Virginia for a 59-49 win in the title game to complete three wins in three days in Greensboro, North Carolina. The Blue Devils led wire-to-wire in avenging its regular-season loss to the Cavaliers, which came exactly one month to the day under controversial circumstances.
Duke now enters the NCAA Tournament as one of the hottest teams in college basketball ahead of Selection Sunday, punctuated by a championship going in to March Madness and having won nine consecutive games dating back to Feb. 14. Its last loss came to Virginia on Feb. 11 in a game in which the ACC ruled it should have been awarded two free throws at the end of regulation to win before losing in overtime.
"The fact of how much adversity they fought through, sticking together, I'm just so proud of the group and the development they've had," said Duke coach Jon Scheyer after the game. "This is why you coach at Duke. It's an honor to be here with [this team]."
Duke freshman Kyle Filipowski earned ACC Tournament MVP honors after another brilliant outing in which he tallied 20 points and 10 rebounds. He finished averaging 19.7 points and seven rebounds on the week in helping bring Duke its first ACC Tournament championship since 2019.
2023 ACC Tournament schedule scores
First round -- Tuesday, March 7
Game 1: No. 13 Georgia Tech 61, No. 12 Florida State 60 | Recap
Game 2: No. 10 Boston College 80, No. 15 Louisville 62 | Recap
Game 3: No. 11 Virginia Tech 67, No. 14 Notre Dame 64 | Recap
Second round -- Wednesday, March 8
Game 4: No. 9 Wake Forest 77, No. 8 Syracuse 74 | Recap
Game 5: No. 5 Pittsburgh 89, No. 13 Georgia Tech 81 | Recap
Game 6: No. 7 North Carolina 85, No. 10 Boston College 61 | Recap
Game 7: No. 6 NC State 97, No. 11 Virginia Tech 67 | Recap
Quarterfinals -- Thursday, March 9
Game 8: No. 1 Miami 74, No. 9 Wake Forest 72 | Recap
Game 9: No. 4 Duke 96, No. 5 Pittsburgh 69 | Recap
Game 10: No. 2 Virginia 68, No. 7 North Carolina 59 | Recap
Game 11: No. 3 Clemson 80, No. 6 NC State 54 | Recap
Semifinals -- Friday, March 10
Game 12: No. 4 Duke 85, No. 1 Miami 78 | Recap
Game 13: No. 2 Virginia 76, No. 3 Clemson 56 | Recap
ACC Tournament Championship Game -- Saturday, March 11
Game 14: No. 4 Duke 59, No. 2 Virginia 49 | Recap