BLACKSBURG, Va. - Coach Seth Greenberg was at a rare loss for words. Carlos Dixon felt vindicated. Jamon Gordon even got scared during all the excitement.

Virginia Tech moved a giant step closer to fitting into the Atlantic Coast Conference's basketball picture Thursday night, stunning No. 7 Duke 67-65 on Zabian Dowdell's 3-pointer with 14.6 seconds remaining.

The victory lifted the Hokies (13-10, 6-6) into a tie for fourth in the league with No. 22 Maryland and Miami, and allowed the first-year league members to show that they aren't just a football school.

"Now we belong," said Dowdell, only a sophomore. "I mean, they have to take us serious now. Whether they like it or not, we're here."

Having lost badly in games against the ACC's top tier teams, including a 100-65 loss at Duke 18 days earlier, the Hokies set out to show something against the Blue Devils (18-4, 8-4) - and made history.

The victory, not secured until Daniel Ewing's shot missed with the clock racing down to zeros, was the Hokies' first against a top-10 team since they beat No. 2 Memphis in 1986, also at Cassell Coliseum.

And this one ended with hundreds of students rushing onto the floor, and the public address announcer asking for whoever it was that wound up with Gordon's jersey to please return it because he doesn't have another.

"I was almost scared for a moment" when the students charged onto the court, Gordon said. "But I was so happy that we won."

The victory was one of the biggest in Hokies history, and came against the most unlikely opponent - the one with the reputation for working hard.

Behind 14 points and 18 rebounds from Coleman Collins, Virginia Tech outrebounded Duke 49-32. The Hokies got J.J. Redick in foul trouble for the first time this season and they blocked 12 shots, making All-America candidates Redick and Shelden Williams work extra hard for shots.

At Milwaukee, Francisco Garcia's 3-pointer with 2.6 seconds remaining capped a 14-0 run for Louisville (22-4, 10-2 Conference USA).Travis Diener's 3-pointer to tie at the buzzer bounced off the rim.

At Tucson, Ariz., Salim Stoudamire shook off a slow start to score 22 points, and the Wildcats made 21 of 30 shots in the second half.Channing Frye scored 19 points and blocked a career-high seven shots in the fifth consecutive victory for the Pac-10 leading Wildcats (22-4, 12-2).Malik Hairston scored a career-high 21 points on 10-for-12 shooting for the Ducks (12-10, 4-9.

At Spokane, Wash., Derek Raivio scored 29 points for Gonzaga (20-4, 10-2 WCC), which has won seven in a row and reached 20 wins for the eighth consecutive season. Gonzaga is 35-0 at home when ranked.San Diego (13-11, 5-6 WCC) got 26 points and 13 rebounds from Brandon Gay.

At East Rutherford, N.J., Curtis Sumpter scored 25 points, hitting the key baskets late in both halves to propel the Wildcats (16-6, 6-5 Big East).Andre Sweet had 13 points for Seton Hall (11-11, 3-8).Seton Hall played without swingman J.R. Morris, who was suspended to "focus on his academic obligations," according to a written statement issued by the school.