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| (Chuck Liddy/Raleigh News & Observer) |
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Miles Plumlee added 15 rebounds and two free throws with 9.6
seconds left for the Blue Devils (25-4, 12-2).
Less than 48 hours after claiming a critical victory at #15 Florida
State, they found a way to win their sixth straight and remain atop the league
standings with a week left in the regular season -- which ends with their
rivalry rematch with No. 7 North Carolina.
"You're fighting human nature," Duke forward Ryan
Kelly said. "You just got a huge victory on the road, you're just tired
and fatigued. We need to get rejuvenated for next week because it's going to be
a huge week."
Duke essentially won this one at the free throw line. The
Blue Devils made 24 of their 34 free throws, including 6 of 8 in the final
minute of overtime. The Hokies -- who entered making an ACC-best 73 percent of
their foul shots -- were 7 of 16.
"Part of the game," said Virginia Tech coach Seth
Greenberg, his voice reduced to a near-whisper. "Players miss free throws.
It's not just our team. All teams."
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| THE GAME WINNER (Robert Willett/News & Observer) |
Virginia gave North
Carolina all they wanted in spite of the fact that the Cavs’ bigs were in foul
trouble for most of the game. North
Carolina, on the other hand, shot poorly and even missed shot after shot from
point blank range.
John Henson added 15 points, including 11 in the second
half, as the Tar Heels (25-4, 12-2) kept pace with #5 Duke for first place in the
ACC. The Blue Devils beat Virginia Tech 70-65 in overtime Saturday.
Jontel Evans had 13 points and Joe Harris added 12 for
Virginia (21-7, 8-6), which played much of the game with leading scorer and ACC
player of the year candidate Mike Scott in foul trouble. Scott scored just six
points, more than 11 below his average, and missed 10 of 13 shots.
Harrison Barnes had a poor shooting day for the Tar Heels,
missing 12 of 15 shots. He scored seven points, but hauled in nine rebounds.
Free throw shooting probably saved UNC as they made 18 of 23
(78.3%). They shot 33.3% from the field
and were a mere 2-14 (14.3%) from behind the arc. The Wahoos weren’t much
better shooting 35% for the game although they did make 6 of their 23 three-point
tries.
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| (Ethan Hyman/Raleigh News & Observer) |
Young is the ACC's fourth best three-point shooter, but did
not have a basket from behind the arc until he made a straightaway three to tie
the game at 69-all with 1:13 left in overtime. Young's next shot was even
better, a catch-and-shoot three from the left corner to put the Tigers (15-13,
7-7 ACC) out front to stay.
C.J. Leslie was off the mark on a three-point try on North
Carolina State's attempt to force a second overtime on the final possession.
Lorenzo Brown and Leslie had 18 points each to lead the Wolfpack (18-11, 7-7),
who lost their fourth straight.
It looked like Brown would be the star of the overtime as he
had three close-in baskets to build a 69-66 lead with 2:24 left. The Wolfpack
had the chance to extend their lead, but C.J. Williams missed an open three
before Young's first long-range basket.
Both teams had chances to win before overtime. Leslie, who
scored 9 of his team's final 13 points of regulation, two foul shots put the
Wolfpack ahead 62-60 before Tanner Smith tied it with two free throws of his
own with 4.1 seconds left.
Milton Jennings led the Tigers with 17 points before fouling
out in overtime. Smith added 15 while Devin Booker had nine points and 10
rebounds.
C.J. Williams had 16 points for North Carolina State.
Not that the Wolfpack played poorly. They shot nearly 54
percent for the period (14 of 26) as a team while Williams and Brown kept North
Carolina State in it, making a combined 8 of 14 shots for 18 points and eight
rebounds. The Wolfpack finished 30 of 60 from the field.
WAKE FOREST 85, BOSTON COLLEGE 56 – C.J. Harris scored 23 points to help Wake Forest beat Boston College.
Travis McKie added 21 points for the Demon Deacons (13-15,
4-10 ACC), who broke out of nearly three-week scoring slump to earn a season
sweep of the Eagles.
After failing to score 60 points in each of the past four
games, Wake Forest reached that mark with about 12 minutes left. The Demon
Deacons shot 55 percent and went 9-for-14 from 3-point range for a rare easy
victory.
Wake Forest led by 32 points late, its biggest lead in any
game this season.
Ryan Anderson scored 18 points for the Eagles (8-20, 3-11),
who fell to 0-8 on the road and lost their fourth straight overall. Boston
College shot 43 percent, but didn't put much pressure on the Demon Deacons and
gave up way too many open looks.
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| (Johnny Crawford/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/AP Photo) |
The win was just the second in the past 13 games for the Yellow Jackets (10-18, 3-11 ACC), who snapped a four-game losing streak. Offensively, Georgia Tech had a balance performance with six players who scored at least seven points.
Georgia Tech, which lost 56-37 to Clemson Tuesday while scoring fewer points than in any game since 1980, was missing leading scorer Glen Rice Jr., who remains suspended, and reserve center-forward Nate Hicks, who is recovering from mononucleosis.
Yellow Jackets center Daniel Miller added 10 points and four second-half blocked shots.
The Terrapins made just 7-of-30 shots in the second half.
Sean Mosley scored 16 points for Maryland, which made 6-of-9 from beyond the arc in the first half and just 1-of-5 after halftime.
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