ACC Tournament Live Blog (First Round – Afternoon Session)

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. pakfanistan 03/14/2013 at 4:11 PM #

    I think that one announcer is just a sound board and there’s some intern sitting back there hitting buttons.

  2. xphoenix87 03/14/2013 at 4:11 PM #

    Gotta give huge props to Zo and to the coaching staff to the defense on Green. Zo has done a tremendous job bothering him with his size and not letting him get clean looks, and the decisions to trap him on sideline picks and have the bigs basically ignore the roll man really shut down any pick and roll options. Green is one of the best scorers in the nation, and we really shut him down today.

  3. 1.21 Jigawatts 03/14/2013 at 4:11 PM #

    “Gotta love the refs interjecting themselves into the game so thoroughly”

    They have felt left out.

  4. Wufpacker 03/14/2013 at 4:12 PM #

    Sorry Doris…you’re wrong on that one. WBS was standing right next to him, he shoulda given that one up.

  5. Rick 03/14/2013 at 4:13 PM #

    “They have felt left out.”

    Yes we would not want the game to be about the players would we

  6. 1.21 Jigawatts 03/14/2013 at 4:13 PM #

    Jeebus CJ, give the ball to the PG standing right next to you.

  7. MrPlywood 03/14/2013 at 4:13 PM #

    Yay Calvin! haha.

  8. wufpup76 03/14/2013 at 4:14 PM #

    Uh oh … What’s wrong with Howell?

    Please be ok.

  9. 1.21 Jigawatts 03/14/2013 at 4:14 PM #

    Maybe the refs are getting paid by the minute instead of game? It was going too smooth and fast and they’re looking for a little extra $$$

  10. WeAreCured 03/14/2013 at 4:15 PM #

    I feel like Warren and CJ don’t like each other.

  11. Rick 03/14/2013 at 4:16 PM #

    “I feel like Warren and CJ don’t like each other.”

    It did seem that way

  12. TheCOWDOG 03/14/2013 at 4:16 PM #

    See…he’s wanting the guys to close. Wholesale comes after the 2 min. mark.

  13. Wufpacker 03/14/2013 at 4:16 PM #

    LOL Jigs. If we cover they won’t make squat.

  14. WeAreCured 03/14/2013 at 4:19 PM #

    Eddie is such a moist vagina.

  15. pakfanistan 03/14/2013 at 4:19 PM #

    Why is Vandenberg so tubby?

  16. 1.21 Jigawatts 03/14/2013 at 4:19 PM #

    WBS with the takedown!!!!

  17. Wufpacker 03/14/2013 at 4:20 PM #

    Damn…WBS gimpy after that.

  18. Wufpacker 03/14/2013 at 4:21 PM #

    “Why is Vandenberg so tubby?”

    Foster’s and vegemite?

  19. Rick 03/14/2013 at 4:22 PM #

    Good win
    I wish the starters could have rested more but BJD proves to be wrong as usual. Can you predict State to lose every game?

  20. Rick 03/14/2013 at 4:22 PM #

    “Why is Vandenberg so tubby?”

    Someone told him to get into shape and he realized round is a shape.

  21. 1.21 Jigawatts 03/14/2013 at 4:23 PM #

    Guess this means I have to do the LiveBlog again tomorrow.

  22. Rick 03/14/2013 at 4:23 PM #

    “Guess this means I have to do the LiveBlog again tomorrow.”

    Yup

  23. pakfanistan 03/14/2013 at 4:23 PM #

    That was awesome, but kinda dicky.

  24. Wufpacker 03/14/2013 at 4:24 PM #

    Oh…that was pretty. Nice exclamation point.

    Now go back to the hotel and sleep.

  25. MrPlywood 03/14/2013 at 4:24 PM #

    Excellent gameplan for Green. Let’s make Virginia our state too.

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