BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) -- Two early fouls on starter Deana Nolan proved to be a blessing in disguise for No. 3 Georgia as it rallied to beat No. 18 Virginia Tech 65-60 Wednesday night in the second round of the Women's Preseason NIT.

Nolan had two fouls in the first minute of the game, but Camille Murphy, her replacement, scored a career- and game-high 16 points for Georgia (2-0), all but one on 3-pointers.

"You always have to be ready regardless of whether you start or come off the bench," Murphy said. "I was just trying to get my team up and make something happen."

That she did and the Lady Bulldogs advanced to Sunday's semifinals against No. 20 Boston College, which beat No. 22 Duke 77-70 Wednesday.

Trailing 12-6 five minutes into the game, the Hokies (1-1) went on an 18-2 run to take a 24-14 lead with 8:10 left. But two 3-pointers from Murphy helped close the gap to 33-30 at halftime. Murphy scored 13 points in the half.

"She was critical," Georgia head coach Andy Landers said. "Camille stepping in there and hitting those 3s and playing as well as she did was critical to our survival."

Georgia took a 57-55 lead with a three-point play by Tawana McDonald with 4:03 left. A jumper by Virginia Tech's Tere Williams tied the score at 57 with 2:47 remaining, but Georgia rallied to take a 61-60 lead with about two minutes left on layups by Nolan and McDonald, who had 10 points and 11 rebounds.

The Hokies trailed by three points with 30 seconds to play and decided to hold the ball for a final shot, but Georgia's defense prevented Tech from getting one off.

"I will take the blame for the last 30 seconds," Virginia Tech coach Bonnie Henrickson said. "I intended and even told the officials that I was going to call a timeout and I didn't."

Kelly Miller, who finished with 13 points, scored the last two points of the game on a layup in the closing seconds to secure the win.

"We had a hard time," said Miller, who had four points over the final 37 seconds. "We just had to hang in there and keep things up on the defensive end."

The Lady Bulldogs picked up their defense in the second half, forcing 13 of Virginia Tech's 22 turnovers.

"They were switching on every screen and that made it really tough to get shots," said guard Amy Wetzel, who led the Hokies with 14 points. "They play great defense. They really get into the passing lane."

Sarah Hicks added 12 points for Virginia Tech, while Nicole Jones had 11. Williams finished with nine points and a game-high 12 rebounds.