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ACC Tournament: 3 storylines to watch

Grumpy went with the #duckfook bracket, having the Wolfpack shocking the Blue Devils tomorrow.

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General Admission tickets for the game are only $12 presale and $15 at the door.

Miami has lost its last two games on the road against Virginia Tech and Florida State, while Syracuse comes in off a major home win over Georgia Tech. It’s going to be hard for any team playing tomorrow to advance past the second round but if I had to bet money, I’ll ride with the two guys most capable of getting buckets!

Duke weathered a fast start by Notre Dame when the Irish scored on eight of their opening nine possessions. “Then he had the incident at Elon, which is nothing to do with injury, but it’s been a insane year for him”. This time around, they hope to reverse fortunes in the Big Apple. The loss dropped Syracuse to 7-5 – the first time the Orange had lost five nonconference games in program history.

Game 3 winnner vs.

The one surprise team to this point is Virginia. “He’ll get that MVP trophy when all is said and done”. “It’s never been about the shots falling”. Our guys have done a great job. “It’s really as simple as that”. However, a crushing three-pointer with 37 seconds left in the game was the fatal blow that sent them to a 71-64 defeat against the Cardinals.

Allen kept launching from deep at a rapid rate, with 27 of his next 39 shots in the next four contests coming from beyond the arc.

Louisville is only getting 7/2 to win this tournament, and there’s no value there. Louisville, Duke, Florida State, Notre Dame and a handful of other teams have shown they can win on any given day, so it’s impossible to know exactly how this thing will play out.

After pummeling Virginia earlier this season, Carolina faced a hiccup against Virginia on February 27, but on this stage, in a neutral environment, I like the ‘Heels to handle business and walk away with the ACC title in hand. “So he’s been more selective”, Krzyzewski said. UNC got 21 points from George Karl on the way to a 73-67 win.

Today’s victor plays No. 1 North Carolina (26-6, 14-4) on Thursday at noon.

“Even the low-tier teams in our conference still are good and every game, you have to bring it”. The Irish managed to push back, however, and won the next three matches in straight sets before Spence captured the victory at the No. 4 position winning 6-4, 6-2.

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As many as 10 of the 15 ACC schools, all of which will play in at least one game during the five-day tournament that begins Tuesday, could be among the field of 68 for the NCAA Tournament. Look out for a possible Friday night rubber match between North Carolina and Duke if both take care of business early. They have a 58 percent chance to be conference champs and their toughest opponent of course is Saint Mary’s (14th in BPI). First, we have a battle between two powerhouses, UNC and Louisville. Kennard is the most risky scorer in the ACC and his 28 points matched Berry’s total and kept Duke in it with stops and pops, pivots and push shots and the tried-and-true Duke tradition of drawing fouls by initiating contact (Allen is better still at it than Cool Hand Luke). “I didn’t think that Brandon fouled him at all, but there was the collision and the referees made the right decision with that”.

Irish senior guard Lindsay Allen dribbles past a defender during Notre Dame’s 79-61 win over Florida State on Feb. 26 at Purcell Pavilion