ACC Basketball Recap: February 16, 2012
February 16, 2012, was a great day of college basketball in the ACC.
First, #5 Duke rallied from a 20-point deficit to defeat North Carolina State, 78-73. In fact, the Wolfpack led at the half by 16 points. But Duke really outplayed North Carolina State down the stretch to prevent a big upset. Seth Curry was the scoring leader for Duke with 26 points, while Austin Rivers added 16. Lorenzo Brown led the Wolfpack, who dropped to 18-8 with the loss, with 19 points. Duke improved to 22-4 with the win.
Second, #20 Florida State won in the final seconds again, defeating Virginia Tech, 48-47. Once again, it was Michael Snaer providing the heroics with a 3-pointer with 2.6 seconds left. Against Duke, Snaer did it as time expired. Snaer and Ian Miller were the scoring leaders for Florida State with 9 and 11 points, respectively. Erick Green led Virginia Tech, who dropped to 14-12 with the loss, with 18 points. Florida State is now 18-7 on the season.
Third, on a less exciting note, Maryland defeated Boston College 81-65. This one was never really in doubt as Maryland led by 14 at the half. Ryan Anderson led the 8-18 Eagles with 22 points and 10 rebounds. Terrell Stoglin led Maryland with 24 points. With the win, Maryland improves to 15-10 overall and keeps its Big Dance dreams alive.
Finally, Pittsburgh’s woes continued as they suffered a 66-48 home loss to rival West Virginia. This game was actually close at the half (26-25), but West Virginia pulled away in the second-half. Pittsburgh drops to 15-12 overall and 4-10 in conference play.
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