Duke finished the regular season with a 26 – 4 record entering the ACC Tournament as a No. 2 seed . In the tournament semifinals , they met Maryland for the third time this season . In another thrilling contest , after Maryland had rallied from a 14-point , second-half deficit , the Blue Devils defeated the Terrapins 84 – 82 when Nate James tipped in the game-winner with 1.3 seconds left to advance to the title game against North Carolina . In the third game between Duke and UNC that season , the Blue Devils emerged victorious as ACC Tournament champions by the score of 79 – 53 and received a No. 1 seed in the East Regional of the NCAA Tournament
ACC Tournament
2001 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
2000–01 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team