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. vtpackfan 03/14/2013 at 2:57 PM #

    Important that we establish ourselves under the eight minute first half. Send VPI into the locker room on a downer.

    Howell should be the go to guy right now

  2. BJD95 03/14/2013 at 2:57 PM #

    This will go down to the wire. Sans Talibeard, we’d be getting killed.

  3. Rick 03/14/2013 at 2:58 PM #

    Of course no ten second call even though the clock shows it was more than 10 seconds. Watch the refs change the clock to meet their call

  4. 1.21 Jigawatts 03/14/2013 at 2:58 PM #

    No 10 second violation call as it ticks to 25 on the shot clock.

  5. BJD95 03/14/2013 at 2:59 PM #

    Like I said WAC…poor substitute for shamWOW!

  6. Rick 03/14/2013 at 2:59 PM #

    Yup they change it to 26 seconds
    Bend over Pack

  7. wufpup76 03/14/2013 at 2:59 PM #

    You’re welcome Va Tech for those 2 free points …

  8. BJD95 03/14/2013 at 3:00 PM #

    I’ve seen it not called with shot clock at 24. ACC refs suck donkey balls.

  9. Rick 03/14/2013 at 3:01 PM #

    Nice pass by Calvin

  10. wufpup76 03/14/2013 at 3:01 PM #

    Nice pass CJ

  11. MrPlywood 03/14/2013 at 3:01 PM #

    Nice pass Calvin

  12. 1.21 Jigawatts 03/14/2013 at 3:01 PM #

    Howell with 14pts

    28-25 5:30

  13. vtpackfan 03/14/2013 at 3:01 PM #

    Green has the NBA travel down. Kudos to him
    Howell is dominant right now.

  14. wufpup76 03/14/2013 at 3:01 PM #

    We can’t stop these guys

  15. Rick 03/14/2013 at 3:02 PM #

    The default call on Leslie is travel. The tendencies have said so

  16. WeAreCured 03/14/2013 at 3:02 PM #

    Love the turnover by Green to bail out CJ’s happy feet!

  17. vtpackfan 03/14/2013 at 3:02 PM #

    Eric Green blows and they’re only down 3

  18. 1.21 Jigawatts 03/14/2013 at 3:03 PM #

    Nice midrange jumper by Warren. 30-27 Pack. 4:30

  19. MrPlywood 03/14/2013 at 3:03 PM #

    non-aggression pact… haha

  20. vtpackfan 03/14/2013 at 3:04 PM #

    Sick

  21. MrPlywood 03/14/2013 at 3:04 PM #

    That’s my Pack.

  22. Rick 03/14/2013 at 3:04 PM #

    When we do play D we can score in a hurry

  23. WeAreCured 03/14/2013 at 3:04 PM #

    Yesssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  24. wufpup76 03/14/2013 at 3:04 PM #

    Take it over Lo

  25. 1.21 Jigawatts 03/14/2013 at 3:04 PM #

    Brown to Warren alley oop. Followed by steal and CJ dunk. 3:20 34-27 Pack.

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