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Duke gets No. 1 seed in South Regional of NCAA tournament
ACC Now | News & Observer — Duke's ACC tournament title on Sunday got the Blue Devils the No. 1 seed in the South Regional of the NCAA tournament. Duke (28-5) tied for the ACC's regular-season title and won the tournament to edge Big East champion West Virginia and Big Ten champion Ohio State for one of the four No. 1 seeds. Kansas, No. 1 overall in the field of 65, Kentucky and Syracuse are the other No. 1 regional seeds.
5 hours agoDuke 65, Georgia Tech 61
ACC Now | News & Observer — GREENSBORO - Duke senior guard Jon Scheyer shook off a poor shooting game to come off a baseline screen and fire in the biggest basket of the ACC tournament Sunday afternoon as the top-seeded Blue Devils held on to defeat Georgia Tech 65-61 at the Greensboro Coliseum. After No. 7 seed Georgia Tech scored nine straight points to cut the deficit to one, Scheyer took a pass from Nolan Smith on the right wing to sink a 3-pointer over Glen Rice with 18 seconds remaining. Scheyer had missed nine of his previous 12 field goal attempts before that shot. He finished with 16 points, as did backcourt pa...
5 hours agoInstant analysis: Thanks, Miami
ACC Now | News & Observer — GREENSBORO -- Duke can thank Miami for a very valuable object lesson in tournament play. Mired in a first half of sluggish offense, surprisingly slack defense and obsessed with the officiating, the Blue Devils were doing just about everything in their power to keep the Hurricanes in the game. So what’s there for Duke to thank Miami about after the 77-74 semifinal win? The Hurricanes’ first-half prowess gave Duke a chance to hone its halftime adjustments, and the Blue Devils showed some real aptitude for tweaking their system. The results were spectacular. Down three at the half after Mike...
21 hours ago3 things to watch in ACC final
Above the Rims | Charlotte Observer — GREENSBORO - The ACC final set for 1 p.m. Saturday features a Duke team that’s gotten the most out of its talent all season against a Georgia Tech team whose talented players finally are living up to their potential.It boasts a talented, physical front line of Derrick Favors and Gani Lawal for the Yellow Jackets against a three-player perimeter scoring tandem of Jon Scheyer, Nolan Smith and Kyle Singler for Duke.Here are three things to watch at 1 p.m. Sunday in the ACC title game:1. To press or not to press. Erratic Georgia Tech point guard Iman Shumpert committed five turnovers in the semifi...
March 13, 20105 things to watch in ACC semis
ACC Now | News & Observer — GREENSBORO - One of the most unusual ACC tournaments ever is unfolding as the weekend dawns at the Greensboro Coliseum. Seeds 2 through 6 have been eliminated before the semifinals. But the No. 12 seed (Miami) and the No. 11 seed (N.C. State) remain. As the Wolfpack prepares to meet No. 7 seed Georgia Tech and top-seeded Duke tries to eliminate Miami, here are five things to watch in the ACC semifinals: 1. N.C. State's motivation. Before Georgia Tech met Maryland in the semifinals, we mentioned that the Yellow Jackets would be motivated for the game because they'd lost on a heartbreaking,...
March 12, 2010Miami 70, Va Tech 65
ACC Now | News & Observer — GREENSBORO -- The Miami Hurricanes continued their unexpected run in the ACC tournament, knocking off fourth-seeded Virginia Tech Friday afternoon 70-65 at the Greensboro Coliseum. The victory sends the Hurricanes (20-12) into a semifinal match-up with Duke at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Freshman Durand Scott dominated the latter stages of the game for Miami, scoring 11 of the Hurricanes' last 13 points. Tied at 64-64 in the final two minutes, Scott put Miami ahead with two free throws and the Hokies never regained the lead. Scott finished with 17 points.
March 12, 2010Instant analysis: Hurricanes getting help
ACC Now | News & Observer — GREENSBORO -- With 295 pounds of Winston-Salem muscle pounding the glass, 12th-seeded Miami is still alive. Four years ago in Greensboro, Wake Forest went from last place to the ACC semifinals, but it’s hard to believe it could happen again, particularly given the Hurricanes didn’t win a road game in the league. Yet there they are, playing Duke in Saturday’s early semifinal. Redshirt freshman Reggie Johnson, a product of Winston-Salem Prep, pulled down 12 rebounds as the Hurricanes kept rolling with a 70-65 win over Virginia Tech. If no one saw this coming, maybe it’s because Miami’s be...
March 12, 2010ACC Tournament Live Chat, part three
ACC Now | News & Observer — We have live chat addict Ken Tysiac with us online until 11:45 to talk about yesterday's ACC tournament action, as well as about what to expect in today's quarterfinal games, starting with Duke-Virginia at noon. Join the live chat here.
March 12, 2010Duke 57, Virginia 46
ACC Now | News & Observer — GREENSBORO -- In rapid succession, Duke’s “big three” triumvirate of Nolan Smith, Kyle Singler and Jon Scheyer helped the top-seeded Blue Devils advance to the ACC semifinals on Friday afternoon. Thoughts of an upset had invigorated the Greensboro Coliseum when No. 9 seed Virginia trimmed top-seeded Duke’s 11-point lead to two with 6 minutes, 22 seconds remaining in the second half. But Smith tipped in a Singler miss, Scheyer cleverly shook free to make a 12-foot bank shot, and Singler added a putback of his own. The game was no longer in question, especially with Duke’s defense consistently ...
March 12, 2010After slumping start, Scheyer lifts Duke
ACC Now | News & Observer — When Duke needed something, anything, to save itself from spending the weekend at home and leaving the ACC tournament minus its star attraction, Jon Scheyer returned. Until the final few minutes of Duke's hard-earned, 57-46 victory over Virginia today, Scheyer had spent the afternoon missing shots, shaking his head and appearing understandably frustrated. Going two-for-10 from the field in the first half will do that to a guy. When Virginia cut Duke’s lead to 46-44 with 6:18 remaining, a genuine wave of noise and nervousness entered the Greensboro Coliseum. As quickly as it did, though, t...
March 12, 2010
- Florida State will face Gonzaga in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Palm Beach Post The Florida State men's basketball team sat around the TV at head coach Leonard Hamilton's house Sunday night knowing it would make its second straight NCAA Tournament appearance.
- Florida State back in the NCAA Tournament but no longer just happy to be there Orlando Sentinel TALLAHASSEE — There was a time not too long ago when an NCAA Tournament Selection Sunday would be a tense, dreadful day for Florida State players and coaches. Those were stressful times – and disappointing times – when FSU was hoping for instead of expecting a tournament bid.
- Tough year comes to an end for Hurricanes 'Canes Watch | Palm Beach Post You’ve probably heard by now that UM was ignored by the N.I.T. selection committee, thus ending what has to be coach Frank Haith’s most disappointing season in his half-dozen years at the school. More disappointing than the 12-20 debacle that was the 2006-07 season, you ask?[caption id="attachment_1180" align="alignright" width="175" caption="Dwayne Collins ...
- Miami Hurricanes left out of NIT despite two ACC tourney wins Palm Beach Post Before leaving for the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament last week, University of Miami coach Frank Haith said he felt certain that if the Hurricanes could get two wins, they'd earn a berth to the NIT.
- Experienced Terrapins taking latest NCAA tournament berth in stride Washington Post Fourth-seeded Maryland, making its third trip to the NCAA tournament in four years, heads to Spokane, Wash., to play No. 13 Houston.
- A 96-team bracket? Here's why it would never work Washington Post A 96-team bracket? Mike Wise provides (not quite) 65 reasons why it would never work
- Biggest win of the season Inside the NBA | Charlotte Observer Some post-mortem on the victory over the Orlando Magic: - Looking back, the Charlotte Bobcats had a pretty productive trade deadline, wouldn't you say? They get a legit former lottery pick at a position where they desperately needed help (Tyrus...
- Defense, Jackson's 28 lift Bobcats to 6th straight win Charlotte Observer (By Rick Bonnell, rbonnell@charlotteobserver.com) ORLANDO, Fla. - It might take several years and a whole new team, but Theo Ratliff makes good on his debts. That's how Ratliff saw the Charlotte Bobcats' 96-89 victory over the Orlando Magic: A debt repaid to coach Larry Brown for seeing what he could be and dragging it out of him. That was with the Philadelphia 76ers, when Ratliff was struggling to evolve from a 7-foot athlete into a refined NBA center.
- UNC, State earn NIT bids ACC Now | News & Observer North Carolina’s season will continue. So will N.C. State’s. Despite finishing a disappointing 16-16, the defending national champion Tar Heels earned a No. 4 seed in the NIT – and will host a game against William & Mary at 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday night. N.C. State earned a No. 6 seed, and will play at South Florida on 8 p.m. Tuesday. Both teams are in the same quadrant of the bracket, meaning if they each win two games, they would match up for the right to advance to the final four at Madison Square Garden. State (19-15) likely won the invite by winning three of its last four regular season ...
- Orlando's Matt Barnes out Inside the NBA | Charlotte Observer Now both starting small forwards are out for tonight's Charlotte Bobcats-Orlando Magic game. Orlando's Matt Barnes has a sprained left big toe that will scratch him. The Bobcats already knew Gerald Wallace would miss the game with a sprained left...
- With Quinn moved, QB pool gets thinner Inside the Panthers | Charlotte Observer If the Panthers are looking for someone to challenge Matt Moore for the starting QB job, the search is apparently going to take some time. With Cleveland's Brady Quinn shipped to Denver Sunday -- for FB Peyton Hillis and two...
- Canes send Samson back to Albany Lord Stanley's Blog | News & Observer The Canes have reassigned forward Jerome Samson to the Albany River Rats (AHL). Samson was called up Saturday from the Rats when forward Brandon Sutter (injured leg) was unable to play. Samson had 10:17 in ice time in the 4-0 loss to the Phoexix Coyotes. Samson had a team-high five shots on goal. He also was called for a double-minor for high-sticking in the first period, leading to the Coyotes' second goal.