Duke survives Maryland's upset bid in last ACC war

Maryland forward Charles Mitchell's running jump hook with 2 seconds left hung on the rim briefly before falling out — along with the Terrapins' upset hopes.

No. 9 Duke hung on for a 69-67 victory to top its rival in the last clash between the two teams as members of the ACC with Maryland going to the Big Ten next season.

"That's a cry-in-the-locker-room loss," ESPN analyst Jay Bilas of Maryland's heartbreaking outcome. "That win could have sprung them into the tournament."

Duke overcame a cold shooting night from beyond the arc — 5 of 24 from three — and was led by freshman sensation Jabari Parker, who finished with 23 points and eight rebounds.

In a see-saw affair, Parker gave Duke the lead for good when his one-handed dunk over Jonathan Graham made it 68-67 with about 1:15 remaining.

Rodney Hood and Rasheed Sulaimon added 11 points each for the Blue Devils (20-5, 9-3 Atlantic Coast Conference). They started a run of four games in eight nights by giving the Terrapins a hard-to-swallow loss in their last scheduled visit to Cameron Indoor Stadium. Jake Layman scored 18 points for Maryland (14-12, 6-7) and Dez Wells had all 17 of his points in the second half.

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Scott Gleeson, a national college basketball writer/digital producer for Paste BN Sports, is on Twitter @ScottMGleeson.