No big surprises on Wednesday as Louisville put SMU 62-58 down after a bit of a struggle, NC State sent Pitt home, 98-88, Florida State manhandled Cal, 95-89 (it wasn’t remotely that close), and Clemson most likely ended Wake Forest’s season, 71-62.
Ryan Conwell scored 5 points in the last 1:17 to help the Cards beat SMU. Keep in mind that Mikel Brown is out for the whole tournament.
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State finally broke its four-game losing streak with the win over Pitt. The defense is still not working well, though, as the Panthers shot 44% from behind the line and 57% overall.
The Pack basically outscored them. That has limits.
Quadir Copeland had 24 points and 8 assists. Cameron Corhen had a big career finale with 27 points.
FSU had no problem with Cal and at one point had a 22-point lead, and we weren’t at all surprised that Clemson beat Wake Forest. Post play killed Wake again, with just 3 points from Omaha Biliew and none from Cooper Schweiger.
Most of the pretenders have been eliminated, with only the Seminoles left as a possible Cinderella.
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On Thursday, State gets another crack at Virginia, a team that beat them by 15 and by 29 the second time around. They won’t win if they defend poorly again.
Louisville and Miami get a quick rematch after Louisville won 92-89 last Saturday. This is an interesting game for a number of reasons. First, Miami has a chance to stake a claim early in Jai Lucas’s career. The ‘Canes have had a great season, but making a deep drive in the tournament would cement things.
Clemson and UNC tangle again after the Tar Heels narrowly won in Chapel Hill on March 3rd. Neutral court? The Tigers know they can do it. Should be interesting, but it looks like Carter Welling is out for the Tigers with a knee injury.
We covered Duke and Florida State in our separate preview.
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Adrian Autry was let go after Syracuse lost to SMU. Jim Boeheim had some pointed comments, suggesting that Autry’s best players didn’t really come through and that no one was going to win without strong NIL support.
Thursday’s ACC Action
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NC State vs. Virginia || 12:00 || ESPN2
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Louisville vs. Miami || 2:30 || ESPN2
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Florida State vs. Duke || 7:00 || ESPN
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Clemson vs. UNC || 9:30 || ESPN
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