• Chris Keane / Reuters

    Florida State Seminoles center Jon Kreft, center, fights for a rebound with his teammate forward Okaro White, bottom right, against Duke Blue Devils forward Josh Hairston, top right, and forward Miles Plumlee, left, during their ACC college basketball tournament game in Atlanta, Ga., March 10.

    FSU beats Duke in ACC semis, 62-59

    Seminoles coach Leonard Hamilton said his team learned something when the Blue Devils mounted their inevitable charge to erase the deficit.

    "I thought we grew up a little bit in that stretch when the game was in doubt," Hamilton said.

    Florida State advanced to only the second ACC tournament championship game in the program's history by beating Duke 62-59 on Saturday. Michael Snaer scored 16 points, including a 3-pointer with 3:27 remaining that gave the Seminoles the lead for good.

    -- Reported by the Associated Press

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  • Gerry Broome / AP

    Duke fans reach for Florida State's Luke Loucks as he in-bounds the ball against Duke during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Durham, N.C. on Jan. 21, 2012. Florida State won 76-73.

    Florida State ends Duke's home winning streak at 45

    The Associated Press reports: Michael Snaer acknowledged he never felt comfortable playing in one of college basketball's most hostile environments, from the rowdy fans perched on the sideline to the way Duke tried to pressure the Seminoles out of their offense.

    One shot changed everything — and ended Duke's long reign on its famed home court.