GREENSBORO, N.C. — Wanisha Smith had another big game at Maryland's expense, and it was more than enough to finally give Duke the kind of semifinal surprise it wanted.

Smith matched a career-high with 22 points yesterday in yet another double-figure game against the fifth-ranked Terrapins, and it helped the 12th-ranked Blue Devils upset them 74-63 in the semifinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.

Joy Cheek added 16 points for the third-seeded Blue Devils (23-8), who turned 19 turnovers into 32 points to reach their first ACC title game since 2005. They face No. 2 and top-seeded North Carolina in today's championship.

"To see the team play so hard and to want to be together, and really fight together to me is the part about this game I'll take — the fighting spirit and that poise," coach Joanne P. McCallie said.

Marissa Coleman scored 20 points and ACC player of the year Crystal Langhorne added 16 for the Terrapins (30-3), who saw their eight-game winning streak snapped.

"This one obviously hurts — it hurts for our seniors and for this team," Maryland coach Brenda Frese said. "I felt like we were in a great place coming into this tournament, but from our end, we can get better, and that's the lesson to learn here."

No. 2 North Carolina 80, No. 25 Virginia 65: Rashanda McCants had 23 points and 10 rebounds despite spraining her ankle in the first half to help the Tar Heels (29-2) beat the Cavaliers (23-9) and advance to the ACC title game for the seventh straight season.

SOUTHEASTERN

No. 3 Tennessee 63, No. 21 Vanderbilt 48: Candace Parker scored 17 of her 25 points in the first half, and the Lady Vols (29-2) beat the Commodores (23-8) to reach the championship game of the Southeastern Conference tournament at Nashville, Tenn.

No. 7 LSU 66, Kentucky 49: Sylvia Fowles had 20 points and 13 rebounds to help the top-seeded Tigers (27-4) roll past the fourth-seeded Wildcats (15-15).

PACIFIC-10

No. 6 Stanford 64, Oregon State 41: Jayne Appel had 19 points, 10 rebounds and four blocked shots, leading the Cardinal (28-3) past the Beavers (11-19) and into the semifinals of the Pacific-10 tournament at San Jose, Calif. Stanford will play UCLA, which beat Southern California, 73- 52.

No. 10 California 67, Oregon 60: Natasha Vital had 14 points, nine assists and seven rebounds as the Golden Bears (25-5) held off the Ducks (14-17). Cal will play Arizona State, which beat Washington, 83-64.

ELSEWHERE

No. 13 George Washington 70, Rhode Island 43: Jessica Adair scored 12 points and the second-seeded Colonials (25-5) hammered the Rams (13-18) to reach the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 tournament in Philadelphia.

No. 15 Utah 82, UNLV 46: Leilani Mitchell had 14 points and 13 assists and the Utes (27-3, 16-0 Mountain West) routed the Rebels (8-21, 4-12) at Salt Lake City to extended their winning streak to 22.

No. 18 UTEP 86, Southern MissISSIPPI 69: Natasha Lacy scored 25 points and Jareica Hughes added 21 to help the Miners (27-2) cruise to the Conference USA tournament final with a rout of the Golden Eagles (19-13) at Orlando, Fla. UTEP will play SMU (23-8), which beat Marshall, 68-59.

No. 24 Marist 78, St. Peter's 67: Rachele Fitz had 18 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Red Foxes (30-2) over the Peahens (19-12) in the semifinals of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament at Albany, N.Y. Iona, reached the title game with a 74-69 win over Fairfield.