It’s rough road for Duke, UNC

The opening to the Atlantic Coast Conference season wasn’t kind to Duke and North Carolina.

Both perennial powerhouses lost on the road Saturday as Virginia Tech easily handled the No. 5 Blue Devils 89-75 and Georgia Tech knocked off the No. 9 Tar Heels 75-63.

Justin Bibbs hit four 3-pointers and had 18 points as the Hokies (12-1, 1-0) snapped a nine-game skid against Duke (12-2, 0-1).

“Our confidence is sky high right now,” Bibbs said. “I feel like we can play against anybody, with anybody.”

The Hokies dominated from start to finish, jumping out to a 47-31 halftime lead.

Luke Kennard paced the Blue Devils with 34 points.

“We played like we’ve been playing — without continuity,” Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said.

Josh Okogie scored 26 points and Ben Lammers had 11 points and 11 rebounds as the Yellow Jackets (9-4, 1-0) defeated North Carolina.

Justin Jackson finished with 16 points and Nate Britt scored 13 for the Tar Heels (12-3, 0-1), who committed a season-high 20 turnovers and shot just 33 percent. ’Nova wins showdown: Jalen Brunson scored a career-high 27 points as topranked Villanova extended its school-record winning streak to 20 games with an 80-70 road victory over No. 10 Creighton.

Kris Jenkins added 21 points and Josh Hart had 18 points and 10 rebounds for the defending national champion Wildcats (14-0, 2-0 Big East).

Marcus Foster led the Bluejays (13-1, 1-1) with 22 points. Elsewhere: Dwayne Bacon scored 26 of his 29 points after halftime and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 4 seconds left, lifting No. 20 Florida State (14-1, 2-0 ACC) past No. 12 Virginia 60-58 in Charlottesville, Va. Kyle Guy, who hit a 3-pointer with 8.8 seconds to play, led the Cavaliers (11-2, 1-1) with 14 points . ... Donovan Mitchell scored a career-high 25 points as No. 6 Louisville (12-2) pulled away from No. 16 Indiana 77-62 in Indianapolis. OG Anunoby finished with 14 points for the Hoosiers (10-4).