GREENSBORO, N.C. — This time, Duke left no doubt, and the Blue Devils left the Greensboro Coliseum as ACC champions.
In a rematch against No. 13 Virginia after a controversial loss to the Cavaliers one month earlier, Duke never trailed and rode 20 points from Kyle Filipowski and key second-half shots from Jeremy Roach to a 59-49 win in Saturday night’s ACC tournament championship game.
Fourth-seeded Duke (26-8) extended its winning streak to nine games to win its league-record 22nd ACC championship. The Blue Devils have won three of the past six ACC tournaments that have been completed (not counting the 2020 edition cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic).