The Confidential

All Three ACC Favorites Win on Sunday

Today was a big day for three ACC teams.  While Florida State and Virginia are playing for seeding, North Carolina State is playing to get on the right side of the proverbial bubble.  All three teams won.

As noted above, North Carolina State really needed to win on Sunday.  And they did, beating Virginia Tech, 70-58.  With the win, the Wolfpack improved to 20-11 and 9-7 in conference play.  Scott Wood led North Carolina State with 19 points, but CJ Leslie was a huge contributor with 18 points and 11 rebounds.  Although Virginia Tech has struggled to a 15-16 record, the Hokies play everyone tough at home and rarely lose by a significant margin.  Cadarian Raines scored 15 points to lead the Hokies.

In Maryland, #24 Virginia improved to 22-8 and 9-7 in conference play by getting an overtime road win over the Terrapins, 75-72.  The big hero of the day was Virginia Senior Mike Scott, who scored 35 points and grabbed 11 rebounds.  He also scored 7 of Virginia’s 14 overtime points.  Terrell Stoglin scored 25 points to lead the Terps, who dropped to 16-14 overall and 6-10 in conference play.

In Tallahassee, #22 Florida State held off suddenly-rolling Clemson, 80-72.  Clemson was down by 16 at the half, but rallied to get it within 3 with 30 seconds to go.  But Florida State scored the final five points to improve to 21-9 and 12-4 in conference play.  With the loss, Clemson drops to 16-14 and a respectable 8-8 in conference play. Michael Snaer led Florida State with 23 points, while K.J. McDaniels and Andre Young scored 16 points to lead Clemson.

With these results, here are the final standings for the ACC regular season (including the March 4, 2012, games):