Atlanta ? Virginia Tech needed a little luck to win its first road game over a ranked opponent in 23 years.

It came in the final seconds.

Georgia Tech’s Isma’il Muhammad missed two free throws with 5.5 seconds left, and the No. 12 Yellow Jackets missed two putback attempts as Virginia Tech survived a frantic final seconds for a 70-69 victory Saturday.

“We got lucky at the end of the game,” Virginia Tech coach Seth Greenberg said. “Let’s face it, any of those shots could have gone in.”

Instead, the Yellow Jackets (11-5, 2-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) lost their third straight while the Hokies (10-6, 3-2) celebrated a milestone win.

In addition to winning their first road conference game in their first season in the ACC, the Hokies took their first victory at a ranked team’s home floor since Jan. 23, 1982, when they won at No. 17 Louisville.

“This is a great confidence-booster, playing the No. 12 team in the nation on their own court and beating them,” said Virginia Tech’s Carlos Dixon, who scored 21 points, including the decisive basket with 36 seconds left.

“This shows us we can compete in the ACC. It shows everybody in the nation we’re no pushovers.”

Zabian Dowdell added 18 points for the Hokies.

Will Bynum matched his career high with 28 points for Georgia Tech (11-5, 2-3), which lost for the first time at home this season. Jarrett Jack added 15 points and Muhammad had 14.

No. 4 Duke 88, Florida State 56

Tallahassee, Fla. — J.J. Redick scored a season-high 31 points, and Duke stayed unbeaten. The Blue Devils (15-0, 5-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) never were in trouble, jumping to an 18-8 lead and steadily building it to as many as 33 late in the game. Isiah Swann came off the bench to lead Florida State (10-9, 2-4) with 13 points, and Von Wafer added 10, eight in the second half.

No. 6 UNC 87, Miami 67

Chapel Hill, N.C. — Sean May had 17 points, and Jawad Williams and Jackie Manuel each added 14. Raymond Felton and Rashad McCants had 10 points apiece for the Tar Heels (16-2, 5-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who are in the middle of a stretch during which they play six of eight games on the road.

No. 7 Syracuse 72, West Virginia 64

Syracuse, N.Y. — Hakim Warrick had 22 points and 13 rebounds, Gerry McNamara scored 18 points, and Billy Edelin added a season-high 12 to lead Syracuse. It was the 12th straight win for Syracuse (19-1, 6-0 Big East), which equaled the best start in school history.

No. 8 Kentucky 89, LSU 58

Lexington, Ky. — Patrick Sparks went 5-of-7 from three-point range and scored 15 points to lead the Wildcats. Kelenna Azubuike added 16 points for Kentucky (14-2, 5-0 Southeastern Conference), which made a season-high 11 three-pointers in 20 attempts.

No. 9 Boston College 79, St. John’s 73

New York — Jared Dudley scored 19 points to lead Boston College’s balanced offense, and the Eagles remained one of three unbeaten teams in Division One. The win extended the best start in school history, leaving the Eagles (16-0, 5-0 Big East) three shy of their longest winning streak set by the 1968-69 team. It was Boston College’s ninth straight road win.

No. 11 Gonzaga 68,

San Diego 56

San Diego — Center J.P. Batista scored a career-high 22 points, and Gonzaga opened the second half with a 16-0 run to beat poor-shooting San Diego. The Bulldogs (14-4, 4-2 West Coast Conference) rebounded nicely from a 73-70 loss at San Francisco on Thursday night, and they got some help from the Toreros (10-8, 2-3), who shot just 10 percent in the second half and 30.6 percent overall.

No. 13 Arizona 92,

Oregon State 83

Corvallis, Ore. — Salim Stoudamire scored 25 points to help Arizona overcome a 15-point first-half deficit. Channing Frye had 20 points and seven rebounds for the Wildcats (16-3, 6-1), who outrebounded the Beavers 36-22. Oregon State (11-7, 3-4), had a seven-game home winning streak snapped. Chris Stephens and David Lucas each had 17 points for the Beavers.

No. 14 Louisville 85, Tennessee 62

Louisville, Ky. — Francisco Garcia scored 20 points to lead Louisville. Garcia had seven points during a crucial 24-2 second-half run and had nine rebounds and four assists for the Cardinals (16-3), who have won 10 of 11.

No. 21 Pittsburgh 76,

No. 16 Connecticut 66

Storrs, Conn. — Chevon Troutman scored 25 of his career-high 29 points in the second half as Pittsburgh erased a 17-point deficit. Troutman scored 10 straight points midway through the second half and gave the 21st-ranked Panthers (13-3, 3-2 Big East) their first lead at 55-54 with 8:14 left — and Pitt would never give it back. The Huskies (11-4, 3-2) had a nine-point lead at the half, but watched it dissolve because of poor shooting and the Panthers’ tough post defense.

No. 17 Mississippi State 73, South Carolina 65

Starkville, Miss. — Lawrence Roberts had 17 points and 12 rebounds to lead five Mississippi State scorers in double figures. Marcus Campbell, Jamall Edmondson and Shane Power each had 11 points for Mississippi State (16-4, 4-2 Southeastern Conference).

No. 19 Michigan State 69, Minnesota 55

Minneapolis — Alan Anderson scored 13 points — 11 from the foul line — as Michigan State made 26 of 28 foul shots to hold off Minnesota. Maurice Ager and Shannon Brown each added 12 points for the Spartans (12-3, 4-1 Big Ten), who played their usual stifling defense and won their second straight since a 62-59 loss at Wisconsin on Sunday.

No. 22 Alabama 66, Mississippi 58

Oxford, Miss. — Kennedy Winston scored 26 points, and Jermareo Davidson had a game-high 13 rebounds for the Crimson Tide. Alabama (15-3, 4-1 Southeastern Conference) snapped a seven-game road losing streak at Mississippi (11-8, 2-4), last winning 59-46 in the 1996-97 season.

No. 23 Iowa 71, Purdue 57

Iowa City, Iowa — Greg Brunner and Doug Thomas each scored 14 points to help Iowa bounce back from a loss to top-ranked Illinois. After a sluggish start, the Hawkeyes (14-4, 2-3 Big Ten) built an 18-point halftime lead and never were threatened in the second half, easily rebounding from Thursday’s overtime loss against the Illini.

No. 24 Wisconsin 72, Michigan 61

Ann Arbor, Mich. — Mike Wilkinson had 28 points and a career-high 15 rebounds to help the Badgers win for the eighth time in nine games. The Badgers (13-3, 4-1 Big Ten) led by just five at halftime, but opened the second half with an 11-2 run.

Charlotte 76,

No. 25 Marquette 66

Milwaukee — Eddie Basden scored 23 points, and Brendan Plavich added 20 for Charlotte. Curtis Withers had 17 points and 14 rebounds for the 49ers (13-3, 4-1 Conference USA), who rebounded from a loss to Cincinnati that snapped the team’s nine-game winning streak.