Gerald Henderson scored the go-ahead basket with 3:16 left in overtime, and #4 Duke rallied from a 16-point second-half deficit to beat Miami 78-75.
Henderson had 18 of his 19 pts after halftime for the Blue Devils (20-3, 7-2 ACC), who struggled in the first half to bounce back from a blowout loss at Clemson.
Jon Scheyer led Duke with 22 pts, while Kyle Singler shook off a terrible shooting day to come up with a key overtime basket that helped the Blue Devils stay in front late.
Duke trailed by 13 at halftime and 38-22 early in the second half before rallying.
Jack McClinton scored 34 to lead Miami (15-8, 4-6), including a 3 to force overtime with 14.8 seconds left. Duke had a chance for the win in regulation, but Scheyer missed a 3 in the final seconds.
Once in overtime, Henderson scored over Dwayne Collins inside for a 70-68 lead, then Singler — who finished 5-for-23 from the field — drove in for a score two possessions later to push the margin to four. Then, Henderson added a tough stepback jumper over Collins to make it 74-68 with 51.9 seconds to play.
The Hurricanes, meanwhile, missed their first five shots before McClinton buried a 3 with 31.1 seconds left that cut the lead to three. Miami got no closer, with Greg Paulus burying two free throws with 10.2 seconds left to seal the win.
Paulus, making his first start at the point in nearly two months, finished with 18, while Singler had 17. Duke also got a boost from reserve David McClure, who had 13 rebounds — including six on the offensive glass after halftime.
Duke won despite shooting 33% from the floor — 19% in the first half — and going 12-for-39 from 3 range against the Hurricanes' determined zone defense.
The Hurricanes were coming off a notable performance of their own. Miami turned a three-point halftime lead against seventh-ranked Wake Forest into a 79-52 win to end a three-game losing streak.
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