Mar 15, 2008 - 9:35 AM
2 shoutsVirginia Tech (19-12) vs. No. 1 North Carolina (30-2) 1:30 pm EDT
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Ticker) - A visit to the past may be all No. 1 North Carolina needs to move onto another conference tournament championship game.
The top-seeded Tar Heels will target their second straight title game on Saturday when they meet fourth-seeded Virginia Tech in an Atlantic Coast Conference tournament semifinal game.
A win would put North Carolina - the defending tournament champions - in its conference-record 29th ACC championship game. It has won the title 16 times.
On February 16, the Tar Heels dismantled the Hokies, 92-53, in Chapel Hill. The 39-point win tied for the most lopsided win by any team in ACC play this season. North Carolina held the Hokies to 26 percent shooting and outrebounded them, 54-24.
The Tar Heels had a much more difficult time on Friday, getting 22 points from Tyler Hansbrough in a 82-70 win over Florida State in the quarterfinals.
Even though Virginia Tech - which downed Miami 63-49 in Friday's quarterfinals - is the conference's stingiest defense at 65.2 points per game, it will likely have to shed its low-scoring ways to keep up with the Tar Heels.
Virginia Tech is second to last in scoring offense with 69.5 points per game while North Carolina averages a lofty 89.7.
Freshman guard Malcolm Delaney and junior guard A.D. Vassallo each scored 15 points in the quarterfinal victory.
From the Bleachers
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VIRGINIA TECH: 66
NORTH CAROLINA: 68
Final
Mar 15 3:39 PM -
Virginia Tech 66, North Carolina(1) 66 2nd Half - 0:21
Pizznerkins
God I hope Tech wins this...
Mar 15 3:38 PM -
Virginia Tech 66, North Carolina(1) 68 2nd Half - 0:01
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Mar 15 3:38 PM -
Virginia Tech 66, North Carolina(1) 66 2nd Half - 0:48
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Mar 15 3:33 PM -
Virginia Tech 64, North Carolina(1) 66 2nd Half - 1:10
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Mar 15 3:32 PM -
Virginia Tech 64, North Carolina(1) 64 2nd Half - 1:45
WHester
This is really one of the best games I have ever seen.
Mar 15 3:31 PM -
Virginia Tech 64, North Carolina(1) 64 2nd Half - 1:28
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Mar 15 3:30 PM -
Virginia Tech 64, North Carolina(1) 64 2nd Half - 1:45
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Mar 15 3:29 PM -
Virginia Tech 59, North Carolina(1) 59 2nd Half - 2:49
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Mar 15 3:26 PM -
Virginia Tech 59, North Carolina(1) 56 2nd Half - 3:45
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Mar 15 3:22 PM -
VIRGINIA TECH: 38
NORTH CAROLINA: 38
Halftime
Mar 15 2:27 PM
