ACC Roundup- UNC, Virginia Rack Up Wins

In Tuesday night’s ACC Action, Virginia nipped Wake Forest, 75-70, UNC survived Clemson, 67-63, Virginia Tech thumped BC, 72-63, and Louisville handled Syracuse, 77-62.

We honestly didn’t think that Wake Forest could keep up with Virginia in this one. First, UVA has vastly more size than Wake, and second, the Cavaliers were bound to be furious about what Duke did to them Saturday.

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Well, not so much, as the Demon Deacons never really let Virginia pull away.

Not surprisingly, Omaha Biliew and Cooper Schwieger struggled inside, with 0 points and 5 rebounds. Biliew picked up four fouls in 11 minutes.

Mekhi Mason had 26 and Juke Harris had 21. The other four starters besides Harris combined for 15 points and Wake shot just 32% from the bonusphere and 39% overall.

Virginia’s bigs, Thijs De Ridder and Johann Grunloh, combined for 28 points and 16 rebounds, and Virginia had 9 blocks for the game.

Great effort by Wake, but just not enough to get it done.

With the win, Virginia wraps up the #2 seed in Charlotte.

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Carolina was still without Caleb Wilson, out with a broken hand, and Clemson pushed them to the last few minutes.

Luka Bogavac hit six 3-pointers and finished with 20 to help UNC survive a tough challenge from the Tigers.

UNC was up 64-63 when Bogavac went to the line with 12.2 left. He hit both to give UNC a 66-63 lead. Clemson needed a three but got a two-point attempt from Dillon Hunter instead. Seth Trimble got the last rebound and was fouled by Jestin Porter with time running out. He hit one of two for the final 67-63 margin.

Jarin Stevenson was the unsung hero for UNC, finishing with 9 points and 10 rebounds. Henri Veesaar called it a night with 12 points and 6 rebounds, while Seth Trimble and Derek Dixon finished shooting 2-10/1-4 and 3-7/3-4.

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RJ Godfrey did well against UNC inside with 22 points on 10-13/1-1 from the floor and 9 rebounds. Carter Welling managed 13 points and 8 boards.

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