There really is nothing quite like the ACC: before the season, who would have
guessed that Miami and Virginia would have a piece of third place, and Clemson
would be in fourth - at any point in the season? Put more simply, did
anyone think FSU, Clemson, UVa, and Miami would be ahead of UNC, B.C., and
Wake?
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Atlantic Coast Conference Standings | ||||||||
TEAM | CONF W-L | TOTAL W-L | ||||||
<!a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/clubhouse?teamId=150" target=_top>Duke | 5-0 | 17-1 | ||||||
<!a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/clubhouse?teamId=152" target=_top>N.C. State |
4-2 | 15-3 | ||||||
<!a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/clubhouse?teamId=120" target=_top>Maryland | 3-2 | 13-4 | ||||||
<!a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/clubhouse?teamId=2390" target=_top>Miami | 3-2 | 11-7 | ||||||
<!a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/clubhouse?teamId=258" target=_top>Virginia | 3-2 | 9-6 | ||||||
<!a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/clubhouse?teamId=228" target=_top>Clemson | 3-3 | 14-5 | ||||||
<!a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/clubhouse?teamId=52" target=_top>Florida State |
2-2 | 11-3 | ||||||
<!a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/clubhouse?teamId=153" target=_top>North Carolina |
2-2 | 10-4 | ||||||
<!a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/clubhouse?teamId=103" target=_top>Boston College |
2-3 | 14-4 | ||||||
<!a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/clubhouse?teamId=59" target=_top>Georgia Tech |
2-3 | 9-7 | ||||||
<!a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/clubhouse?teamId=154" target=_top>Wake Forest |
1-4 | 12-6 | ||||||
<!a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/clubhouse?teamId=259" target=_top>Virginia Tech |
0-5 | 10-8 |
But there it is.
Clemson beat Georgia Tech, 73-63, basically on defense: they held Tech to
only three baskets after the 14:18 mark of the second half. Clemson was
outrebounded 49-27 but forced 27 turnovers and of course shut Tech down.
State's Cameron Bennerman is having a pretty good senior year, and his
performance against Wake may have been his best yet: Bennerman scored 26
points, and harassed Justin Gray into 5-22 from the field.
Continuing Wake's tradition of punk behavior (see: Randolph Childress and
Chris "Low Blow" Paul), Gray got mad and threw his gum in the crowd,
hitting a State fan. Afterwards, he said "I
want to win, I'm not here to get taunted by the crowd the whole night and then
walk out with a loss. I was just mad at that point. It happens."
Well so does the losing, apparently.
Maryland had a tight first half, but ran away
from Virginia Tech in the second to win 81-72. Nic Caner-Medley proved to
be a tough matchup for Tech. Tech falls to 0-5 in the conference and 10-8
in the conference, and their NCAA hopes at this point are pretty thin.
B.C. got past Miami, 65-61, but they had to
work for it. But B.C. has owned Miami, beating them eight straight in two
conferences.
In Sunday night action, UNC goes to Tallahassee to play a much-improved
FSU. With eight days off, the 'Noles will be rested and
refreshed. UNC has struggled some in recent games, and FSU has a lot
of players to throw at the Heels on defense. And for a big game, FSU's
crowd can actually wake up. If the 'Noles win, they'll move to a
four-way tie for third place, and drop UNC to a tie for fifth with Boston
College.
- Wolfpack
too hot for Wake - Eagles
turn down volume on 'Canes - Heels
will be facing another tough ACC road test today - Dascenzo:
Give N.C. State credit - 'Frustrating'
times for UNC - Caner-Medley
helps Terps - Eagles
turn down volume on 'Canes - Yellow
Jackets have 27 turnovers in loss to Tigers - No.
22 Terps topple Hokies -
No.
22 Terps Defeat Virginia Tech -
Hokies'
troubles continue -
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Basketball Bond: Roy Williams and Buddy Baldwin