ACC Roundup – The Wolfpack Lets One Get Away At Notre Dame, Clemson Tops Louisville

In Saturday’s ACC Action, UNC topped Virginia Tech, 89-82; Clemson handled Louisville, 80-75; NC State bowed to Notre Dame in overtime, 96-90; Florida State got by Georgia Tech, 80-71; Miami hammered BC, 76-54; Pitt stunned Cal, 72-56; Wake Forest nipped Syracuse, 88-83; and Stanford spanked SMU, 95-75.

NC State stuff, meet Will Wade. Will Wade, NC State stuff.

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We wondered how the Irish would respond to Duke’s historic butt-whipping, and we have to say: pretty well.

NC State never trailed, but Braeden Shrewsberry hit a three to cut the lead to two with about 2:00 to play in regulation. Jalen Haralson finally tied the score with :19 left to play and the game went into OT.

Notre Dame outscored the Wolfpack 15-9 in OT to secure the win.

Other teams will take notice of how poorly State responded when the Irish went to a zone late.

Cole Certa, who has been killing it since hitting for 34 against Virginia on January 27, had 34 against State. Haralson finished with 25 while Braeden Shrewsberry got 16.

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It’s a really bad loss in a number of ways. First, State is less likely to get a double-bye in the ACC Tournament, but second, it’s another terrible defensive performance, and State has had several of those lately. This probably means they’ll be in a surly mood when Duke visits on Monday.

It appears that UNC is closer to getting Caleb Wilson back, not that it has mattered very much: the Tar Heels are 4-1 without him. He’s been photographed without his cast, so he’s not too far away.

Henri Veesaar finished with 26 points and 7 rebounds. Interestingly, he hasn’t rebounded all that well since Wilson was injured. Seth Trimble added 20. Zayden High continues his recent surge with 12 points and 5 rebounds.

Neoklis Avdalas led the Hokies with 19. Tobi Lawal and Ben Hammond had 16. Jaden Schutt had 9 off the bench, all on threes.

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Virginia Tech shot 39% from deep and 50% overall.

Clemson snapped out of its 4-game losing streak with the win over Louisville. In…

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