ACC Basketball Recap: January 25, 2012
Here is the recap for the ACC basketball action on January 25, 2012.
#8 Duke got back to its winning ways, with a 74-61 win over Maryland. In the process, Duke spoiled the ceremonial naming of the Maryland basketball court for Gary Williams. Then again, if Maryland wanted a win, they could have scheduled the event for a game where a lesser opponent was visiting. Maybe boost attendance for that game in the process too. In any event, this was a game where Duke jumped out to an early lead and used the second-half to gradually pull away, giving Maryland its second straight loss. The Terps, who dropped to 12-7, were led by Terrell Stoglin’s 16 points. Mason Plumlee scored a season-high 23 points and added 12 rebounds for Duke, who improved to 17-3.
#23 Florida State kept up its road warrior ways with a dominating, 75-52 win over Wake Forest. For the Seminoles, that’s five straight wins, including three-straight on the road. The hero against Duke, Michael Snaer, led Florida State with 18 points. Wake Forest, which dropped to 11-9 with the loss, was paced by CJ Harris’s 16 points. Florida State is now 14-6 and gets the rest of the month off before hosting Georgia Tech on February 1st.
Virginia Tech missed a golden opportunity to improve its–at best–bubble standing by falling to Brigham Young at home, 70-68. Brigham Young hit a three-pointer with 26 seconds left to break a 66-all tie, and held off the Hokies in the final seconds. This was a very close game throughout the second half, with numerous ties and lead changes. Dorenzo Hudson scored 14 to lead four Hokies who scored in double-digits. Jarell Eddie scored 12 points for the Hokies and added 14 rebounds. With the loss, Virginia Tech falls to 12-8.
Finally, Pittsburgh rediscovered its winning ways with in 86-74 victory over visiting Providence. The result leaves both teams tied for 15th place in the Big East with a 1-7 conference record(and matching overall records of 12-9). But the Panthers must be pleased to end that eight-game losing streak. Give some credit to the Friars’ Vincent Council, who narrowly missed the triple-double with 26 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists. Pittsburgh was led by Ashton Gibbs’ 22 points, while Trayvon Woodall added 17 points and nine assists in his second game back from injury.
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