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)

1.21 Jigawatts 03/14/2013 at 1:56 PM #

Hanlan (41) breaks Harrison Barnes (40) ACCT freshmen scoring record with 2:15 left in the game.
TheCOWDOG 03/14/2013 at 1:57 PM #

Yep. Hear he transferred ’cause teams stopped laying the court, and just kept the ice rink up on him.
BJD95 03/14/2013 at 1:59 PM #

Yay. Harrison Barnes shouldn’t hold any records.
pakfanistan 03/14/2013 at 2:03 PM #

Aw, I wanted him to have a french accent.
TheCOWDOG 03/14/2013 at 2:07 PM #

There was a hint of Acadian, Pak.
BJD95 03/14/2013 at 2:17 PM #

Crazy ending to Charlotte/Richmond.
vtpackfan 03/14/2013 at 2:18 PM #

Don’t expect Hanlin to feel it like he did with Scott/Larkin guarding him.

Pack v Eric Green forthcoming.
vtpackfan 03/14/2013 at 2:23 PM #

TV commentators already spouting the “get and keep CJ Leslie” line. He just needs to move his feet, make the correct rotation help assignments and help clean the glass. I’m fed up with the we go as our best player-Leslie-goes. It’s just horse-dead, so stop beating it.
Rick 03/14/2013 at 2:26 PM #

We can beat bad teams with CJ we need Calvin to beat good ones
BJD95 03/14/2013 at 2:28 PM #

Richmond fouled up 3, 5 seconds left. Made front end of 1-and-1, Richmond shoved a guy down angling for possible rebound, gets techincal. Char makes 3 FTs, gets ball back. Refs miss possible travel, then Rich fouls. Coach gets double T and ejected. Charlotte gets like a million FTs and wins going away.
vtpackfan 03/14/2013 at 2:29 PM #

I’m feeling a go inside to Howell and assert him both ends.
Rick 03/14/2013 at 2:29 PM #

who are the refs?
1.21 Jigawatts 03/14/2013 at 2:29 PM #

Howell draws first blood. 2-0 Pack and grabs a rebound.
1.21 Jigawatts 03/14/2013 at 2:30 PM #

Rick. Check the top of the page.
Texpack 03/14/2013 at 2:32 PM #

ACC video cut off after the end of the first game and wont reconnect
Rick 03/14/2013 at 2:32 PM #

I do not like Kersey
vtpackfan 03/14/2013 at 2:33 PM #

Warren had another dribble there he should taken. Woo fumbles blech
Rick 03/14/2013 at 2:33 PM #

refs already sucking
missing obvious crap
morons
1.21 Jigawatts 03/14/2013 at 2:34 PM #

Refs miss a blatant travel by VT that leads to a 3 by Green.
vtpackfan 03/14/2013 at 2:35 PM #

Offense overall looks in sync early on. Zo had taken two horrible threes so far.
BJD95 03/14/2013 at 2:35 PM #

Anybody got some glue to sniff?
1.21 Jigawatts 03/14/2013 at 2:37 PM #

Flop by Howell leads to blocking foul and the basket.
Rick 03/14/2013 at 2:37 PM #

I am waiting for the same posters to come tell me how great the refs are and make some vague insults
vtpackfan 03/14/2013 at 2:37 PM #

Love Zo Woo breakout. So lethal. OK. We can’t draw charges I think we can assume we have a “tendency” that has been established.
BJD95 03/14/2013 at 2:38 PM #

Hokies look VERY relaxed and confident.