2026 ACC Tournament: Duke wins back-to-back ACC Championships

Wake Forest was a layup away from elimination Tuesday night.

But with the score tied at 75, Virginia Tech's Jailen Bedford missed a tip-in at the buzzer that would have won it for the Hokies.

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In overtime, the 13th-seeded Demon Deacons (17-15) prevailed 95-89 and moved on to face fifth-seeded Clemson in a Wednesday matchup.

Myles Colvin led the Deacs with 18 points, but six other players also scored in double figures. Sebastian Akins scored 14 points, Tre'Von Spillers and reserve Mekhi Mason 13 each, and Juke Harris and reserves Nate Calmese and Cooper Schwieger all scored 10 apiece.

Harris had a tough shooting night for Wake, hitting just 3 of 18 shots from the field

Wake Forest (17-15) shot 51% (30 of 59), overcoming 36%-shooting (8 of 22) from 3-point range.

For the 12th-seeded Hokies (19-13), Ben Hammond led all scorers with 23 points. Bedford had 17, reserve Jaden Schutt 15, and Tobi Lawal 12 while grabbing a team-high nine rebounds.

The Hokies (19-13) shot 41% (29 of 70) and, despite the loss, had a 45-28 lead in rebounding.

Colvin made a jump shot and a 3-pointer to start overtime for an 80-75 lead, and Wake Forest went on to lead for the rest of overtime.

Lawal threw down a dunk with 1:25 left to get the Hokies within 86-85 before Akins countered with a three-point play, and Virginia Tech never got closer.

Hammond made two foul shots with 47 seconds left in regulation to force a 75-all tie, and neither team scored until overtime. Wake Forest led 38-34 at halftime.

-- The Associated Press contributed.

Boopie Miller scored 25 points to lead five starters in double figures, Jaden Toombs and Samet Yigitoglu each had a double-double, and No. 11 seed SMU beat 14th-seeded Syracuse 86-69 on Tuesday in the opening round of the ACC Tournament.

SMU (20-12), which had lost four ACC games in a row, advances to play 24th-ranked and sixth-seeded Louisville on Wednesday in the second round.

Toombs had a double-double in the first half with 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Miller added 11 points to help SMU hold a 39-38 lead at the break. Nate Kingz paced Syracuse with 17 points.

SMU pulled away midway through the second half when Jaron Pierre Jr. made three straight 3-pointers during a 13-0 run that ended in a 69-48 lead with 8:41 remaining. Pierre's fifth 3-pointer of the second half made it 79-66.

Pierre finished with 21 points for SMU. Toombs had 16 points, 11 rebounds, and six assists, Yigitoglu had 12 points and 11 boards, and Corey Washington also scored 12. The Mustang reserves attempted only two shots.

Kingz led Syracuse (15-17) with 25 points, and Tyler Betsey added 15. The Orange shot 9 of 34 from distance (26%).

-- The Associated Press contributed

N.C. State learned on Tuesday afternoon who its first opponent will be in the ACC Tournament.

The Wolfpack will face 15th-seeded Pitt, which beat No. 10 seed Stanford in dramatic fashion, 64-63.

Seventh-seeded N.C. State will meet the Panthers at noon on Wednesday. The Wolfpack beat the Panthers 81-72 in Pittsburgh on Jan. 24 in their only regular-season meeting.

The Panthers won when Damarco Minor followed his own miss to score with 0.7 seconds left and give Pitt the win.

Minor finished just 2-of-10 shooting, missing all seven of his 3-point attempts, but sent the Panthers (13-19) into the second round.

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After Ebuka Okorie gave Stanford the lead on a three-point play with 26.2 seconds remaining, Minor missed a 3-pointer, but the Panthers came up with the ball after a scramble. Minor missed a short jumper in the paint but put in the game-winner.

Okorie, coming in as the nation's second-leading freshman scorer at 23.1 points per game, finished with 14 for Stanford (20-12). Benny Gealer scored 11 points and AJ Rohosy had 10 points and a team-leading seven rebounds.

There were 11 lead changes and four ties, with Pitt prevailing on the strength of a 20-7 advantage on the offensive boards, outscoring Stanford 25-7 in second-chance points and by 12 in the paint.

Pitt broke a tie by scoring the final eight points of the first half for a 31-23 lead. Stanford rallied to take a lead five times in the second half.

The Cardinal had beaten the Panthers 75-67 on Feb. 25 at home to start a four-game win streak heading into the tournament.

-- The Associated Press contributed.

Duke starting guard Caleb Foster has a fractured right foot and will be out indefinitely.

Duke coach Jon Scheyer announced that Foster underwent surgery Sunday, adding that the junior will miss "foreseeable" time.

Scheyer would not rule out Foster for the rest of the season but acknowledged that the top-ranked Blue Devils would have to make a deep run in the NCAA tournament for him to return.

"In his mind and our mind, we'll do everything we possibly can with our mindset to continue to advance where we can give him a shot to come back when it's all said and done," Scheyer said Tuesday.

Duke will also be without injured center Patrick Ngongba II, who is dealing with foot soreness, for this week's ACC tournament. Scheyer said he hoped Ngongba would return healthy for the NCAA tournament.

-- ESPN contributed.