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ACC Roundup - Cavs Clinch

Virginia clinched the regular ACC season title with a solid victory at Syracuse Monday night.

By JD King
Mar 2, 2015; Syracuse, NY, USA; Syracuse Orange forward Tyler Roberson (21) drives to the basket while Virginia Cavaliers forward/center Mike Tobey (10) defends during the second half of a game at the Carrier Dome. Virginia won the game 59-47.
Mar 2, 2015; Syracuse, NY, USA; Syracuse Orange forward Tyler Roberson (21) drives to the basket while Virginia Cavaliers forward/center Mike Tobey (10) defends during the second half of a game at the Carrier Dome. Virginia won the game 59-47.
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Virginia had a very slow start at Syracuse but fortunately the Cavaliers have a highly reliable defense and were able to come back despite hitting just one basket in the first 13 minutes of the game.

Tuesday's ACC Action
Teams Times TV
UNC @ Georgia Tech 7:00 ESPNU
NC State @ Clemson 9:00 RSN
Schools Conf W-L Conf PCT W-L PCT
Virginia 16-1 .941 28-1 .966
Duke 13-3 .812 26-3 .897
Notre Dame 12-4 .750 24-5 .828
Louisville 11-5 .688 23-6 .793
North Carolina 10-6 .625 20-9 .690
Syracuse 9-8 .529 18-12 .600
Pitt 8-8 .500 19-11 .633
Miami 8-8 .500 18-11 .621
NC State 8-8 .500 17-12 .586
Clemson 8-8 .500 16-12 .571
Florida State 7-10 .412 15-15 .500
Wake Forest 5-11 .312 13-16 .448
Georgia Tech 3-14 .176 12-17 .414
Boston College 3-14 .176 11-18 .379
Virginia Tech 2-15 .118 10-20 .333
Monday's Results
  • Virginia 59 Syracuse 47
  • Boston College 66  Virginia Tech 59



Syracuse is not a particularly gifted offensive team though and a 13-2 lead didn't last long once Virginia got going.

It was Senior Day for Rakeem Christmas and Trevor Cooney.

Christmas finished with 10 points, Cooney with 14.

In another note, at least for the Virginia game freshman Kaleb Joseph lost his starting point guard spot. Jim Boeheim opted to move Michael Gbinije over instead.

For Virginia, it meant clinching the ACC regular season for the second straight year and probably cements a #1 seed in the NCAA tournament.

Boston College won the nightcap which makes it two straight for the Eagles.

Dmitri Batten had 18 to lead the Eagles. BC shot 63% in the first half, which tends to make life easier. For the game the Eagles hit 52.4% to Virginia Tech's 38.9%.

Adam Smith had 22 points to lead the Hokies.

Afterwards, Buzz Williams said his team played with no energy.

Notre Dame and Louisville play on Wednesday. It might escape a lot of ACC fans, but these two teams had a history prior to joining. Mike Brey sounds eager to resume the series.

On Tuesday, UNC plays at Georgia Tech and State gets another chance to drive Wolfpack fans crazy with a trip to Clemson.

Tigertown is never an easy place to play and this bunch of felines are growing more confident as the season goes on.

As for UNC, Georgia Tech hasn't gone far off script all season. We expect the Yellowjackets will be tough but ultimately come up short. 

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