Atlanta, GA -- (Sports Network) - Kyle Singler tied a career high with 26 points, grabbed nine rebounds and blocked six shots, as No.9 Duke survived a dogged effort from Boston College to post a 66-65 win in an ACC quarterfinal tilt from the Georgia Dome.

Duke moves on to the semifinals Saturday against Maryland, which upended eighth-ranked Wake Forest, 75-64, in the tourney's preceding game.

Gerald Henderson had 16 points and Jon Scheyer recorded 14, hitting four three-pointers for Duke (26-6), which placed second in the ACC along with Wake Forest, but because of tie-breakers fell to the third seed.

The Blue Devils closed out their regular season with a loss to North Carolina, but that setback came on the heels of a five-game winning streak.

Duke has won 10 of the 12 meetings with Boston College, but the Eagles snapped an eight-game slide against the then-No. 6 Blue Devils with an 80-74 upset back on February 15.

Tyrese Rice scored 17 points with for Boston College (22-11), which opened the ACC tournament with a 76-63 victory over Virginia.

Biko Paris was a perfect 5-for-5 from the floor en route to 15 points for the Eagles, and Joe Trapani had 12 points and nine rebounds.

Duke was down 29-22 at the half, and shortly into the second half went on a 16-6 run. The Blue Devils hit four consecutive three-pointers, including two from Scheyer, and the run put them up 42-40.

Another Scheyer three-ball a short time later came during a 12-3 surge. Henderson also hit from beyond the arc during the stretch, and the Blue Devils opened up a 54-46 lead with 8:13 left.

Rakim Sanders and Singler then traded threes before BC got things going on the offensive end and ran off a 14-6 stretch. Paris' three-pointer with 1:40 remaining ended the run to tie the game at 63.

Trapani got to the line for a pair of free throws after Singler hit just 1- of-2 from the stripe to give the Eagles a 65-64 edge with 52 seconds left.

Henderson came back on the other end, backed down a defender, and rolled right for a lay-in that flipped the score for a one-point Duke lead.

Sanders drove the hoop for BC but a Singler block sent the ball out of play. Paris threw the inbound pass into traffic, allowing Scheyer to secure a loose ball. He was fouled but missed the front end of a 1-and-1.

BC got the rebound and called timeout with 10.6 ticks to go. Sanders held for the final shot and heaved up a three for the win, but it was off the mark and Duke's Lance Thomas secured the ball, sealing the win.

Game Notes

Duke has captured 16 ACC titles and 82 victories in this event, both of which are second only to North Carolina...Duke beat BC by a 78-76 margin in the 2006 ACC Championship...Sanders was 3-of-12 from the floor for seven points...Boston College freshman guard Reggie Jackson played just five minutes before leaving with a right elbow injury. He had X-rays at halftime that came back negative, but he did not return.