ACC Tournament Live Blog (First Round - Afternoon Session)

Iâ€™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. Iâ€™ll miss most of the first half of the BC/GT game but if no one watches a game does it make a sound?

Thursdayâ€™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.

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

WeAreCured 03/14/2013 at 4:24 PM #

I liked what I saw.

Protein recovery shakes, hot soak, cold soak, rest.
Texpack 03/14/2013 at 4:25 PM #

Only missed each team’s total by exactly 4 points with my pregame post.
BJD95 03/14/2013 at 4:26 PM #

OK, I will give it a shot. Don’t see how we survive the UVA juggernaut.
WeAreCured 03/14/2013 at 4:28 PM #

re: BJD’s negativity; if it works, work it.
WeAreCured 03/14/2013 at 4:30 PM #

Time to get back to work. It’s gonna have to be late one today, but that was fun to watch. Fair trade. See everyone tomorrow.
MrPlywood 03/14/2013 at 4:30 PM #

re:subs – I think C’dog is on it… Gott wanted the starters to put the game out of reach. The pace was pretty slow toward the end so I don’t think the extra minutes will have any ill effects.
ILPackfan 03/14/2013 at 4:33 PM #

Survive and advance. One down. I have no expectations at this point beyond tipping off tomorrow against the Wahoos.
state73 03/14/2013 at 4:33 PM #

Good game PACK! One Va team down one Va team to go.
bill.onthebeach 03/14/2013 at 4:33 PM #

that’s one… three to go…..

Go Pack !
doug 03/14/2013 at 4:37 PM #

Good win without expending alot of energy.
wufpup76 03/14/2013 at 4:42 PM #

Yes, Jiga, you are back up tomorrow … Get used to it pal hahaha

I thought the gameplan was great today and it worked. Lorenzo was other-worldly good today.

Let’s beat those Cavs and send them to the NIT!
Rochester 03/14/2013 at 4:59 PM #

That flattop douche who had the double-double on us last time had 0 points, 2 rebounds and 5 fouls. Welcome back to the real world, kid.
ncst8zr1 03/14/2013 at 5:03 PM #

How many consecutive free throws has Lewis made? Maybe I have forgotten a miss, but I was thinking 30 or so.
ncst8zr1 03/14/2013 at 5:05 PM #

Lots of State fans in GSO.GO PACK!
Rochester 03/14/2013 at 5:09 PM #

Herb Sendek looking fat.
Rochester 03/14/2013 at 5:12 PM #

ASU loses to the Wear brothers. Take the shame. (And the NIT invite.)
JohnGalt78 03/14/2013 at 5:14 PM #

Needs to chop more wood
MrPlywood 03/14/2013 at 5:14 PM #

Blew a 15 point 2nd half lead.
wufpup76 03/14/2013 at 5:29 PM #

“Blew a 15 point 2nd half lead.”

^No way!!!!!11!!
GAWolf 03/14/2013 at 5:39 PM #

Gopackonyourhead.com.
Wolfiegirl 03/14/2013 at 6:02 PM #

Good win by the Pack today. Ready to wear my same attire for tomorrow….if we go into the weekend Ill be wearing the same duds…Fabreeze is a wonderful thing …please oh please Pack make me have to get out the air freshener. As they say….its only weird of it doesn’t work.Go Pack…own the Hoos!!!