Hoops Recap: Sunday Improvement for the ACC
Yesterday, the ACC struggled to a 3-3 record among current conference teams. Sunday got much better as the league went 4-0.
Florida State improved to 7-3 with a 75-60 over North Carolina-Greensboro. The Seminoles’ defense did the job, allowing only a 35% shooting percentage. However, the offense struggled to the tune of 26 turnovers. Overall, Florida State has a balanced attack, with none of the 9 players to get action to exceed 30 minutes. Michael Snaer led the way with 14 points.
Virginia Tech also improved to 7-3 with its 73-60 win over Norfolk State. The score was a bit misleading, as CBS noted:
The Spartans (6-4), who have quality victories over Drexel and Texas Christian and lost to Marquette by just two points, kept the game close throughout and cut the lead to 65-59 on Chris McEachin’s 3-pointer with 2:58 left in the game. But Virginia Tech’s Dorenzo Hudson hit a free throw with 2:05 left to make it 66-59. After McEachin missed a 3-pointer for Norfolk State with 1:40 to go, Eddie put the game away, draining his final 3-pointer with 1:07 remaining to push the Hokies’ lead back to 10.
But the Hokies were able to fend off this surprisingly tough foe, led by Jarell Eddie’s 24 points.
In its final tune-up before hosting Syracuse on Saturday, North Carolina State defeated North Carolina Central, 65-60. The Wolfpack held a 10-point lead at halftime, but were never able to put away the Eagles. C.J. Williams led the way for North Carolina State with 21 points. Credit the team board work too; although no individual put up gaudy rebounding totals, North Carolina State held a 41-30 advantage in that category.
Finally, the ACC’s day was so good that even Boston College nabbed a rare win. The Eagles were able to defeat Stony Brook soundly, 66-51. Patrick Heckmann came off the bench to lead Boston College with 18 points. With the win, Boston College improves to 3-7. A win is a win is a win.
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