ACC Tournament Live Blog (First Round – Afternoon Session)

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I’m giving this a shot to see if I can bring some positive mojo to the Pack by undertaking the Live Blog duties today. If the Pack loses I promise to stay away from blogging any important games ever again. I’ll miss most of the first half of the BC/GT game but if no one watches a game does it make a sound?

Thursday’s Schedule:
No. 8 Boston College vs. No. 9 Georgia Tech, noon (Ga. Tech -2 vs. BC)
No. 5 N.C. State vs. No. 12 Virginia Tech, 2:30 p.m. (NC State -11 vs. Va. Tech)
No. 7 Maryland vs. No. 10 Wake Forest, 7 p.m. (Maryland -5.5 vs. Wake Forest)
No. 6 Florida State vs. No. 11 Clemson, 9:30 p.m. (FSU -2.5 vs. Clemson)

Game 1: GT/BC

Refs: Roger Ayers, Mike Eades, and Gary Maxwell.

1st Half

15:15 – 14-0 GT.

11:41 – 20-11 GT.

07:42 – 26-13 GT.

03:38 – 31-28 GT.

After spotting GT 15 points BC has been on a tear and they are led by the ACC ROTY Olivier Hanlan who has 21pts on 7-11 FG, 4-6 3FG.

Rebounding is an issue for both teams but more so for BC. They start grabbing more defensive rebounds and cut down on the turnovers and it’ll be a total blowout.

2nd Half

15:30 – 49-37 BC

11:46 – 56-43 BC

07:27 – 66-48 BC. BC 11-20 3FG (55%). Hanlan with 35pts 12-16 FG, 7-9 3FG & 4 Rbs.

03:14 – 77-57 BC. BC 13-23 3FG (56.5%). Hanlan has 38pts. Just 2pts shy of tying the ACCT Freshman scoring record.

Final 84-64 Boston College. Faces Miami tomorrow at Noon.

Hanlan finishes with 41pts and 5 rebounds. Breaks the ACC Tournament freshmen scoring record previously held by Harrison Barnes who had 40.

Only thing BC did wrong this game was defensive rebounding. When you win by 20 does anyone really care?

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Game 2: NC State/VT (tip off approximately 2:28pm)

Refs: Kersey, Nestor, Heater

Pregame Note: Brown still has his thumb taped up.

1st Half

14:04 – 14-13 VT

10:52 – 20-19 Pack

07:36 – 24-23 Pack

03:09 – 34-27 Pack

Halftime – 38-32 Pack

Both teams are shooting well with low to moderate turnovers. The Pack is dominating the glass and that’s really helping. Don’t get me started on all the fouls that haven’t been called on VT, if they had been then we could have missed even more FT’s (Pack 7-12 FT).

Leading scorers:

VT:
Jarell Eddie 10pts
Erick Green 9pts

NCSU:
Richard Howell 14pts/3rbs
CJ Leslie 9pts/5rbs/3TO

2nd Half

15:55 – 46-38 Pack

11:09 – 59-47 Pack

VT:
Eddie: 17pts
Green: 11pts/4TO

Pack:
Howell: 20pts/6rbs
CJ/TJ: 11pts each
Wood: 10pts
Brown: 9 assists

07:26 – 63-49 Pack

03:50 – 72-55 Pack

Final 80-63

VT:
Eddie: 21pts (9-14 FG)
Green: 15pts (5-19 FG)

NCSU:
Howell: 22pts (11-13 fg), 12rbs
Leslie: 15pts, 7rbs
Wood: 13pts
Warren: 13pts
Brown: 9pts, 7rbs, 12ast, 2to

The Pack had and executed a great defensive gameplan on Green. VT just didn’t have enough without Green, who still got 15pts. Need to get rest and beat the Hoos tomorrow.

About 1.21 Jigawatts

Class of '98, Mechanical Engineer, State fan since arriving on campus and it's been a painful ride ever since. I live by the Law of NC State Fandom, "For every Elation there is an equal and opposite Frustration."

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296 Responses to ACC Tournament Live Blog (First Round – Afternoon Session)

  1. PittsburghPackFan 03/14/2013 at 11:32 AM #

    I just want to tell you all good luck, we’re all counting on you.

  2. Fastback68 03/14/2013 at 11:57 AM #

    Color me crazy but TL and JV need to play 25 minutes each. Pair RH with JV or CJ with JV. Protect RH by limiting VT offense time frame by using a press at various levels. At the least, don’t let green roll ball to half-court. If you don’t run on offense or defense, then press using freshmen. Limit Lo’ s minutes. Can always put in regular starters. Just don’t think they can go four days.

  3. 1.21 Jigawatts 03/14/2013 at 12:00 PM #

    @givemethemic: Refs for B.C/G.T Game 1 of the ACC Tourney. Roger Ayers, Mike Eades, and Gary Maxwell.

    Pack still has a chance for King Karl & TV Teddy.

  4. 1.21 Jigawatts 03/14/2013 at 12:04 PM #

    @PackPride: Current lines for today’s ACC games: NC State -11 vs. Va. Tech, Ga. Tech -2 vs. BC, Maryland -5.5 vs. Wake Forest, and FSU -2.5 vs. Clemson.

  5. 1.21 Jigawatts 03/14/2013 at 12:07 PM #

    @ArmstrongWTVD: Talked with DYow at the ‘Survive and Advance’ screening. Said she’d welcome sight of Hess b/c that’d mean State had advanced deep into ACCT

  6. 1.21 Jigawatts 03/14/2013 at 12:13 PM #

    @LukeDeCock: BREAKING: opening-game ACC officials have no initials on their shoes for first time in two years.

  7. BJD95 03/14/2013 at 12:17 PM #

    BC appears not to have shown up. The one team that would have surprised me about.

  8. pakfanistan 03/14/2013 at 12:18 PM #

    Has anybody ever gone scoreless in a modern college basketball game?

    What’s the record for fewest points scored in a half during the shot clock era? 10? 8?

  9. 1.21 Jigawatts 03/14/2013 at 12:19 PM #

    14-0 GT 15:15

    Rumor is BC is stuck in traffic and should arrive at some point.

  10. wolfpacksoldier 03/14/2013 at 12:26 PM #

    anyone know of an online radio broadcast?

  11. redcanine 03/14/2013 at 12:27 PM #

    B’Day, y’all!

    Prime Rib in oven, Diet Mt. Dew in hand, and blue jeans unbuttoned.

    Life is good.

    Go Pack.

  12. BJD95 03/14/2013 at 12:33 PM #

    Great news – the ESPNU feed (O’Brien and Burke, yay!) Not blacked out this year. So don’t have to put up with Raycom schmucks (especially the annoying guy who uses “two ball” and “three ball” every freaking play).

  13. 1.21 Jigawatts 03/14/2013 at 12:38 PM #

    26-14 GT 7:30

  14. ncsu1987 03/14/2013 at 12:41 PM #

    Great run by BC.

  15. 1.21 Jigawatts 03/14/2013 at 12:44 PM #

    BC is on a tear. 31-28 GT 3:38

  16. 1.21 Jigawatts 03/14/2013 at 12:48 PM #

    BC hot behind the arc and tied it at 31. 2:50

  17. Rick 03/14/2013 at 12:49 PM #

    GT choking

  18. pakfanistan 03/14/2013 at 12:52 PM #

    I guess BC got warmed up.

    I was wondering about Hanlan winning ROTY, but it really looks like he deserved it.

  19. 1.21 Jigawatts 03/14/2013 at 12:53 PM #

    Halftime 38-33 BC.

    ACC ROY Hanlin with 21pts.

  20. BrickyardBonfire 03/14/2013 at 12:58 PM #

    Would it make a little more sense to spend more time in a zone today against VT? Gott seems to be reluctant to do this. If played correctly, the zone can reduce fouls, improve rebounding and cover the perimeter a little better.

  21. redcanine 03/14/2013 at 1:03 PM #

    I like the zone for all of the reasons mentioned above. However, it does allow some offensive rebounds and doesn’t force many turnovers. We’re good in high possession type games.

    $.02

  22. BrickyardBonfire 03/14/2013 at 1:09 PM #

    You are right about the offensive rebounds unless these guys can do a better job of “finding a body” and boxing out when a shot goes up. We tend to focus on the ball and not the offensive rebounder in these situations. It does though allow for quick outlets to guards for easier transition buckets too. Should be interesting….

  23. BJD95 03/14/2013 at 1:13 PM #

    I bet a co-worker $20 that Miami will win “over” 2.5 games the rest of the way. So I really want BC to win. 😀

  24. 1.21 Jigawatts 03/14/2013 at 1:13 PM #

    BC comes out of the half and picks up where they left off.

    44-35 BC. 17:08

  25. Rick 03/14/2013 at 1:14 PM #

    “I bet a co-worker $20 that Miami will win “over” 2.5 games the rest of the way. So I really want BC to win.”

    So you bet against State.

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