ACC Tournament quarterfinals takeaways: Pittsburgh, Virginia get it done, Duke slumps at the wrong time

Let's not debate this any further. Pitt should hear its name called on Selection Sunday; the only questions are which seed it gets and which region it's sent to. 

Duke has some things to iron out

Heading into their matchup against North Carolina last Saturday, the Blue Devils were seemingly peaking at the right time. The trio of Jeremy Roach, Jared McCain and Kyle Filipowski was humming, Tyrese Proctor and Mark Mitchell were filling their roles to perfection and freshmen Sean Stewart and TJ Power were taking advantage of increased playing time. 

But Duke's last two games have been concerning. Not only did they lose to the Tar Heels at home (getting swept in the season series in the process), but the second-seeded Blue Devils also lost 74-69 to No 10 seed N.C. State in Thursday's quarterfinal. 

Duke shot just 5-of-20 from three and 8-of-14 from the charity stripe in the loss, and Roach — usually the picture of dependability — struggled mightily for the second straight game, finishing the evening a woeful 1-of-6 from the floor and accounting for three of the Blue Devils' nine turnovers. 

The NCAA Tournament is, of course, a new season, and Duke is likely to be a No. 3 seed with a puncher's chance at getting to the second weekend. But in order to do that, Jon Scheyer's team needs to snap out of its current funk. 

Tony Bennett just wins in the ACC Tournament 

Thursday's overtime win over 11th-seeded Boston College was quintessential Virginia. The third-seeded Cavaliers weathered a slow start, hung around in the second half and made the shots and stops in the extra session to secure the 66-60 win.

With the victory, the 'Hoos are inching towards locking in an at-large bid. But with a semifinal date against the Wolfpack, and Bennet's record in this event (two tournament titles and two other title game appearances), Virginia could certainly snag the ACC's automatic spot.
It's simply what the Cavaliers do.