In Saturday’s ACC Action, Virginia beat Syracuse 72-59, Louisville got by Wake Forest 88-80, NC State took care of Virginia Tech 82-73, SMU knocked off Pitt 86-67, Miami got a tough game from BC before prevailing 74-68, Florida State squeaked past Notre Dame 82-79, Stanford dismissed Georgia Tech 95-72 and Clemson slammed Cal 77-55.
For various reasons, we won’t be able o get in much detail about Saturday’s games, but a few points: first, Clemson is now tied with Duke for first place in the league. Second, for the first time since the David Thompson era, which ended in 1975, NC State has won six straight ACC games. That’s astonishing. We had no idea it had been that long.
Boston College is underwater at 9-14 but that team plays hard and it has some talent, just not enough. Don’t be surprised if they pull off a stunner down the stretch. They’re capable…