No. 1 seed Virginia captured its first ACC title since 1976 after outscoring Duke 21-12 in the last six and a half minutes of the tournament finals to win 72-63.

Duke wilted at the end of several games this season – the most notable being the last five minutes in a loss at Wake Forest but this one hurt more of course.

Just as the Devils were struggling, UVA’s Joe Harris, the tourney MVP, stepped up. He started the run with the score tied at 47 with fewer than eight minutes to go as he drove from midcourt for a score. He ended the run with a big three with less than two minutes to go that put the Cavaliers up 64-57.

Harris finished with 15 points but it was Malcolm Brogdon who led Virginia with 23 points.

As during the regular season, it was defense that carried the Cavs however as they held the Blue Devils to 38 percent shooting from the floor and outrebounded the Devils 36-28. UVA’s Akil Mitchell led all players with 15 boards.

The Cavs, also regular season champs, improved to 28-6 – their best record in 31 years.

“Boy did the guys lay it out on the floor,” UVA coach Tony Bennett said. “That was as hard fought a game as we can play.”

He said the game plan was to be physical and take it at them. Bennett said the offense was patient and the Cavs avoided speeding up. He said his team made some good plays down the stretch either because of his team’s depth or Duke getting a little tired.

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2014 All-ACC TOURNAMENT TEAM
First team
Joe Harris, Virginia (MVP)
Malcolm Brogdon, Virginia
Jabari Parker, Duke
T.J. Warren, NC State
Talib Zanna, Pitt

Second team
Anthony Gill, Virginia
Akil Mitchell, Virginia
Rodney Hood, Duke
Amile Jefferson, Duke
Lamar Patterson, Pitt