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NC State 75, Wake Forest 72: An ACC Tournament Giftastic Recap
NC State and Wake Forest tip off to begin the 2016 ACC Tournament in Washington, DC:
Both teams for most of the first half:
Wake Forest is up 34-33 and State misses a shot with 15 seconds to go so maybe Wake will get the last shot, leaving Wake fans:
Except 3 Wake Forest players knock the rebound out of bounds, giving it back to State for the last shot, Wake fans:
And now that they get the last shot, State fans like:
But State fumbles the ball on a handoff, turning it over to Wake Forest with 5 seconds left, leaving State fans all:
And Wake fans all:
But Wake misses the shot at the buzzer and goes into halftime with a 1-point lead, leaving everyone at the Verizon Center like:
More slap fighting to continue most of the second half:
Late in the half, Maverick Rowan gets hot and keys a 7-point lead for State:
With State up 5 and less than a minute go, Rowan fouls Wilbekin on a 3, who makes all 3 FTs, leaving State fans all:
And Wake fans all:
With State nursing a 75-72 lead, Wake’s final possession:
NC State wins! State fans are all:
And Wake fans are all:
And everyone that watched that monstrosity is:
#Scalptology Vol 3: What Scalpers Need in DC
The ACC Tournament bracket is set for this week in Washington DC.
What do the hard working ticket scalpers of our nation’s capital need to happen to keep the lights on and mortgage paid?
1. Have a UNC and UVA final. Being close-ish to Charlottesville and having a team in UNC that hasn’t won any sort of tournament since 2009 would make for many fans flocking to DC on Saturday night.
2. Virginia Tech make it to Friday to play Virginia. The Hokies have a huge fanbase in the DC area and another battle of the Commonwealth would make for a great rubber match on Friday night.
3. Duke play UNC on Friday night. Virginia and Virginia Tech will draw, but coupled with another Duke/UNC game on Friday night would make Friday at the Verizon Center, the biggest ticket since Jordan played for the Wizards probably.
4. Make sure no teams south of North Carolina and no teams north of New York (Boston College) make a deep run.
If there are to be upsets (teams playing on Wednesday and earlier), these are the teams that scalpers would like to see:
- Virginia Tech
- NC State
Which teams need to exit DC as soon as possible for scalpers?
- Boston College
- Florida State
- See #4 above
NC State 75, Notre Dame 89: A Giftastic Recap
NC State travels to South Bend to try and beat the Irish:
NC State manages to keep a lead for the first 8 minutes:
Then doesn’t score for 4 minutes:
But hey they hang in there with Notre Dame for a bit longer, with the score tied at 37 with 2.5 minutes to go:
But State stops scoring again and goes into halftime down 45-39:
State ties it up at 53 with 15 to go in the second half:
It’s 60-59 Notre Dame with 11 minutes to go:
Annnnnd then the rest of the half is all:
State falls 89-75:
ACC Tournament #Scalptology Update
On February 20, we gave you a #Scalptology Primer for the upcoming ACC Tournament in Washington D.C. With one game remaining for all but Wake Forest, we break down what scalpers would most likely want to see going into DC on Tuesday.
We at SportsChannel8 have broken down in order of importance of what a best case scenario would be: Continue reading ACC Tournament #Scalptology Update
NC State 73, Boston College 72: A Giftastic Recap
Boston College comes to PNC Arena in an attempt to break their winless streak:
Things start out well with Abu beating Boston College single-handedly, 9-4 at the first TV timeout:
Then Boston College starts making more baskets and State starts missing a few:
BC takes the lead with 10 minutes to go in the first half:
State only scores 2 points in the next 7 minutes as BC takes a 13-point lead:
State ‘rallies’ to go into halftime only down 4:
BC stretches the lead back out to 7 in the second half:
State claws back several times to tie or within 1 and has several chances to take the lead but instead:
The Eagles lead by 7 with 5 minutes to go:
Back-to-back 3s by Caleb Martin and Maverick Rowan make it 67-66 with 3 to go:
Rowan hits another 3 to put State up 2 with 2 to go!
But Eli Carter ties it immediately:
Cat hits two FTs to put State back up 2 with 1:30 to go:
Boston College refuses to die and ties it again at 71:
The most ridiculous sequence ends up with Boston College making a FT to go up 1 with 14 seconds to go:
NC State’s last shot attempt is madness and ends up with State getting the ball out of bounds with 1 second to go, Jesus take the wheel, please:
Caleb Martin finds Maverick Rowan with the layup and win as time expires, 73-72:
Our Ben Swain when the quest for Double Perfection remains intact:
Giftastic ACC Basketball Power Rankings: Week 16
1. Virginia
W vs North Carolina
OH WE BACK!
2. North Carolina
W @ NC State, L @ Virginia, W vs Syracuse
Frickin’ dadgum Virginia always gettin’ in the way.
3. Miami
W vs Louisville
I always suck at picking gifs for miami, so…
4. Duke
W vs Florida State, L @ Pitt
TRIPPIN’
5. Louisville
W @ Pitt, L @ Miami
Your season is meaningless. Just like the win versus Pitt.
6. Notre Dame
W @ Wake Forest, L @ Florida State
Sure.
7. Pitt
L vs Louisville, W vs Duke
You make no sense.
8. Syracuse
W vs NC State, L @ North Carolina
At times this season has gone well, and at times…
9. Virginia Tech
W @ Boston College, W @ Wake Forest
Some sort of progress is still progress.
10. Georgia Tech
W vs Clemson, W @ Boston College
Woooo! Wait, Brian Gregory is still your coach, aw dammit.
11. Clemson
L @ Georgia Tech
Shut it down.
12. Florida State
L @ Duke, W @ Notre Dame
You’re probably not good but you play good sometimes and I don’t know.
13. NC State
L vs North Carolina, L @ Syracuse
Go away.
14. Wake Forest
L vs Notre Dame, L vs Virginia Tech
Plenty of programs have no direction, guys.
15. Boston College
L vs Virginia Tech, L vs Georgia Tech
It’s almost over, you guys. That’s not how you basketball, anyway.
