Blacksburg, Va. ? Zabian Dowdell and his Virginia Tech teammates talked a lot about not being intimidated by Duke and forgetting their lopsided loss on the Blue Devils’ home court just 18 days earlier.

The Hokies took the message to heart, and when Dowdell made a three-pointer with 14.6 seconds to play, Virginia Tech stunned No. 7 Duke, 67-65, Thursday night.

“Now we belong,” Dowdell said of the Hokies, in their first season in the Atlantic Coast Conference. “I mean, they have to take us serious now.

“Whether they like it or not, we’re here.”

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.

“It’s all about hustle and effort and attitude,” Redick said. “You’ve got to go make it happen, and Virginia Tech made it happen tonight.”

The Hokies (13-10, 6-6) ended a three-game losing streak and pulled into a three-way tie for fourth in the league with Maryland and Miami. The Blue Devils (18-4, 8-4), who beat Virginia Tech, 100-65, less than three weeks ago, lost their second in a row.

“It’s almost beyond words,” second-year Hokies coach Seth Greenberg said, “and anyone who knows me, to be beyond words is pretty hard for me.”

Duke's Sean Dockery (15) and Virginia Tech's Coleman Dixon (33) battle for the basketball. Virginia Tech defeated seventh-ranked Duke, 67-65, Thursday night in Blacksburg, Va.

The finish was frantic, with Redick hitting a three-pointer with 22.9 seconds left to give the Blue Devils a 65-64 lead, and Dowdell coming back with a jumper from the right wing that caused the sellout crowd to erupt.

After timeouts by each team, Duke inbounded the ball with 4.9 seconds left and Redick fed Daniel Ewing for a three-point try from right of the key that missed, bringing hundreds of fans rushing onto the court.

“Duke is Duke,” Greenberg said, struggling to explain his emotions. “Ten Final Fours. Everything good you can think about college basketball, Duke epitomizes. To me, they’re the Yankees, and I’m a Yankee fan.”

Carlos Dixon led the Hokies with 18 points and more than held his own against Redick, who scored 19 and but missed nine of 16 shots. Jamon Gordon added 17 points and had four blocks, and Dowdell scored 11.

“We just showed them what we’re all about,” Dixon said. “We knew we could play with them the first 5 minutes of the game. We had to just keep fighting and keep fighting and we did.”

Collins, just 18, also blocked five shots.

Shelden Williams had 16 points and Ewing had 13 for Duke.

No. 10 Arizona 92, Oregon 67

Tucson, Ariz. — Salim Stoudamire shook off a slow start to score 22 points and 10th-ranked Arizona made 21 of 30 shots in the second half to rout Oregon. Channing Frye scored 19 points and blocked a career-high seven shots in Arizona’s fifth consecutive victory. Hassan Adams scored 17, 12 in the second half.

No. 12 Louisville 64, Marquette 61

Milwaukee — Francisco Garcia’s three-pointer with 2.6 seconds remaining capped a 14-0 run that gave Louisville a win over Marquette. Garcia scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half, helping the 12th-ranked Cardinals avoid their second loss in three games. Travis Diener’s three-pointer at the buzzer bounced off the rim.

No. 13 Gonzaga 90, San Diego 73

Spokane, Wash. — Derek Raivio scored 29 points as No. 13 Gonzaga beat San Diego to retain first place in the West Coast Conference. J.P. Batista added 19 points for Gonzaga (20-4, 10-2 WCC), which has won seven games in a row and reached 20 wins for the eighth consecutive season.

No. 25 Villanova 66, Seton Hall 52

East Rutherford, N.J. — Curtis Sumpter scored 25 points to lead No. 25 Villanova over Seton Hall. Sumpter came up with the key baskets late in both halves to propel the Wildcats (16-6, 6-5 Big East) to their fourth win in the last five games.