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GREENSBORO, N. Air Max 270 React Teal .C. -- Malcolm Brogdon scored 23 points and No. 6 Virginia claimed its first Atlantic Coast Conference tournament title since 1976 by beating No. 7 Duke 72-63 on Sunday. Tournament MVP Joe Harris added 15 points and hit the backbreaking 3-pointer with just under 2 minutes remaining for the top-seeded Cavaliers (28-6). They shot 45 per cent, pestered the Blue Devils into 38 per cent shooting and used a late 12-3 run to pull away and claim the second ACC tournament title in school history. Jabari Parker scored 23 points on 9-of-24 shooting for the third-seeded Blue Devils (26-8), who were making their 31st appearance in the championship game but were denied their ACC-record 20th title. Anthony Gill added 12 points and was 10 of 17 from the free-throw line for Virginia. Duke as a team was just 7 of 11 from the line. The Cavaliers came to Greensboro off of their first outright regular-season title since 1981, and were trying to do something not even Ralph Sampson could do. It had been a long time -- 38 years -- since Wally Walker led Virginia to its only previous ACC tournament title. Now that trophy will have some company. With its "pack line" defence clicking and holding Duke 13 points below its scoring average, Virginia was in control for most of the day, yet could never get any separation until the final 2 1/2 minutes. Akil Mitchell hit a shot to make it 61-57, then stripped Parker at the other end to set up Harris wide-open 3 in transition that extended the lead to seven and had Dukes Rodney Hood fuming. Harris gave Duke a final chance when he rushed up a shot and Quinn Cook countered with a 3 with 1 1/2 minutes left to pull the Blue Devils back within four. Brogdon then drove through the Duke defence for a momentum-shifting layup that made it 66-60 with just over a minute to play and caused Duke assistant Jeff Capel to tellingly slump back on the bench in exasperation. Cook missed a short jumper before Brogdon hit six of eight free throws in the final minute to help the Cavaliers pull away. Hood finished with 13 points on 4-of-12 shooting and Amile Jefferson added 11 for Duke. This was a one-possession game throughout the second half until Mitchells tip-in with 5:10 left pushed Virginias lead to 57-53. Parker missed three shots on Dukes next possession, then picked up his fourth foul with 3:53 left and Gill hit two free throws to put the Cavaliers up by six. Virginia was one of the few opponents which found a way to slow Parker, holding him to eight points on 3-of-11 shooting in the regular-season meeting -- a four-point Duke win that came down to the final seconds. With Mitchell keying the defensive effort on him, Parker was just 2 of 10 in the first half. Then he got hot midway through the second half and single-handedly kept Duke in the game, reeling off seven straight points for his team in a 90-second span. He went coast-to-coast and threw down a one-handed dunk on London Perrantes, hit a 3-pointer from the wing to briefly give Duke a one-point lead and added a jumper off a spin move with 8 1/2 minutes remaining. Mitchell finished with 15 rebounds for Virginia, which led 28-25 at the end of a physical, intense first half notable for its low shooting percentages -- and a technical foul on Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski. Official Jamie Luckie hit Coach K with a T with 2:07 left in the half when Krzyzewski, with his back to the court, tossed his dry-erase marker toward his bench while coming out of a timeout. There were plenty of reasons for Duke to be frustrated, yet the Blue Devils managed to keep themselves in the game despite a rough first half from its two best players: Parker and Hood were a combined 4 of 18 from the field. Parker hit a point-blank shot while falling down with just under 16 minutes left to put Duke up 34-33 -- its first lead since the opening minute. Brogdon snatched the lead right back with a jumper on Virginias next trip down the court, and it stayed tight the rest of the way until the Cavaliers late surge. Air Max 270 React Safari .com) - Chris Kreider tallied a goal and an assist as the New York Rangers capped a successful California road trip with a 3-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday. Air Max 270 Flyknit Igloo .com) - One point guard will return, while another will sit when the Minnesota Timberwolves visit American Airlines Center to take on the Dallas Mavericks.(SportsNetwork.com) - The Philadelphia Flyers hope a trip to the City of Angels can get them back in the win column, as the sliding club visits the Los Angeles Kings for Saturdays matinee clash at Staples Center. The Flyers enter this afternoons contest on a six-game losing streak, the franchises longest slide since an 0-3-3 drought to open the 2008-09 season. Philadelphias struggles go beyond its current 0-4-2 slide, as the Flyers also are sporting a 1-8-2 record over their last 11 contests. Todays date against the defending Stanley Cup champions wouldnt seem to be what the doctor ordered, but Philadelphia has been very successful in L.A. recently, taking three straight and seven of the last nine encounters at Staples Center. Philly also has won two of three against the Kings overall, including a 3-2 overtime win when L.A. visited Wells Fargo Center on Oct. 28. Former Kings prospect Brayden Schenn provided the OT winner for the Flyers. The Kings, however, are boasting an 11-3-1 record on home ice this season and todays game will be the clubs last tilt as the host until Dec. 18 against St. Louis. Los Angeles, which is just 3-4-4 on the road this season, will begin a five-game road trip Tuesday in Buffalo. The Flyers fell to 2-9-2 as the road club with Wednesdays 5-4 shootout loss in Anaheim. It was Philadelphias ninth straight road loss. Philadelphia blew a 3-1 lead to the Ducks but tied it on Wayne Simmonds second goal with 1.8 seconds remaining in regulation. However, Jakob Silfverberg annd Corey Perry both scored in the tiebreaker to earn the extra point for Anaheim. Buy Air Max 270 React. I liked the way our team is competing, said Flyers head coach Craig Berube. The work ethic is there but we have to be smarter. Steve Mason registered 29 saves for the Flyers, who havent won away from Philadelphia since beating the Pittsburgh Penguins on Oct. 22. The Flyers will complete their current five-game road trip Tuesday in Columbus. The Kings are coming off consecutive shutout wins. Jonathan Quick made 31 saves to blank visiting Boston in Tuesdays 2-0 victory, while Martin Jones posted a 26-save shutout in Thursdays road win over Arizona. Jones actually recorded his second consecutive shutout on Thursday. Quicks understudy made 28 saves in the Kings 4-0 win over the Wild on Nov. 26 before shutting down the Coyotes in his next appearance. I try not to look at shutouts too much, more of the process than anything else, said Jones. Ive just got to continue to work on my game and there is definitely some stuff I can clean up and continue to get better here. Dustin Brown had two goals and an assist for the Kings, who have won three of four. Jarret Stoll and Alec Martinez both had one goal and an assist. Quick is likely to start todays game. He made 40 saves in the loss to Philadelphia on Oct. 28 and is 4-2-1 with a 1.86 goals against average in his career against the Flyers. Mason is expected to start for Philly. He is 6-7-0 with a 3.08 GAA in 13 career games versus the Kings. ' ' '