BLACKSBURG, Va. — In the final seconds of Virginia Tech’s loss to second-ranked Virginia on Sunday, Adam Smith launched a deep 3-pointer from the top of the key that would have tied the game and sent it into overtime.

The ball went halfway down before popping out, sending the Hokies to yet another close loss.

Against Pittsburgh, he made the most of a second chance.

Smith’s 3-pointer with four seconds left lifted the Hokies to a 70-67 overtime victory over the Panthers on Tuesday night.

Smith scored 26 points, hitting 9-of-17 from the field and tying a career high with six 3-pointers. Virginia Tech (9-11, 1-6 ACC) snapped a seven-game losing streak and a five-game losing streak to the Panthers.

The Hokies won for just the second time in seven attempts in games decided by three points or less. Two of those five losses were in conference games.

“It just feels so good to get our first ACC win, our first win of 2015,” Smith said. “It feels good to do it for Coach Buzz (Williams) and give him his first ACC win. It was a team win. When I wasn’t hitting, Malik (Müller) was hitting, Devin (Wilson) was going downhill and we played huge on defense, got some clutch stops.”

In overtime, the Panthers (13-8, 3-5 ACC), who lost their third straight, tied the game at 67 on Chris Jones’ putback with 1:08 to play. Virginia Tech called a timeout with 47 seconds left, and Müller missed a lay-up inside with 30 seconds to go. But the rebound went out of bounds off a Pittsburgh player, giving the Hokies another chance.

They held the ball before running a play that freed Smith for a 3-pointer from the top of the key.

“It was the same shot I took against Virginia,” Smith said. “I think I hit it twice at the end of regulation. So I felt comfortable knowing that I could hit that particular shot.”

“At the end of the day, they made big shots, and they made big plays,” Pittsburgh coach Jamie Dixon said. “The 12 3’s just wore on us.

“The ones they hit at the end of the game were tough shots, and shots that, in most cases, you want them taking. Give Smith credit and Müller credit. They made shots.”

Jamel Artis paced the Panthers with 17 points, while Cameron Wright added 14 and Nate Robinson 12.