Duke No. 21  scored his first 12 points against Pittsburgh on

Thursday and then scored again to start the second half.

What happened between and after those 12-point runs was 

good for the Blue Devils, too. Kyle Filipowski, 22, led with 

hard shooting as Duke defeated Pitt 96-69 in the

quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament at the Greensboro

Coliseum. Winners of seven straight games and 10 of their

last 12, the fourth-seeded Blue Devils (24-8) advance to the

semifinals of Friday night's Tournament to take on top

seeded Miami by 7 points. Mr. Duke eliminated Panthers

head coach Jeff Capel (22-11) on penalties. The Blue Devils

had their best season with 62.1 percent, hitting 11 of 26 3

pointers. Duke's 27 assists set a single-game record for an

ACC tournament. It reflects how they grew together as a

team and played well," said Duke coach Jon Scheyer.