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18th Ranked North Carolina, Virginia Tech Are Tipping Off Atlantic Coast Conference Play Today In Blacksburg

18th ranked North Carolina, Virginia Tech are tipping off Atlantic Coast Conference play today in Blacksburg.

18th ranked North Carolina comes into the game with a record of 5-3 because they’ve lost three straight games including their ACC/ Big Ten Challenge game against 10th ranked Indiana Wednesday in Bloomington Indiana where they lost by a score of 77-65. In 18th ranked North Carolina’s 77-65 loss to Indiana in ACC / Big Ten Challenge Wednesday in Bloomington Armando Bacot was 4-10 on field goals to go along with 10 rebounds, 4 points. Pete Nance was 4-11 on field goals, 1-7 on 3 pointers to go along 12 rebounds, 1 assist , 15 points. Leaky Black was 0-2 on field goals, 0-0 on 3 pointers to go along 3 rebounds , 1 assist, 0 points . R.J. Davis was 4-11 on field goals 1-2 on field goals to go along 7 rebounds , 2 assists, 11 points. Caleb Love was 5-16 on field goals , 2-7 on 3 pointers to go along 3 rebounds , 13 points. Puff Johnson was 0-2 on field goals to go along 1 assist , 6 points. Tyler Nickel was 0-0 on field goals , 0-0 on 3 pointers to go along 0 rebounds, 0 assist , 0 points . Seth Trimble was 1-1 on field goals to go along 1 rebound, 3 points . D’Marco Dunn was 2-6 on field goal, 1-2 on 3 pointers to go along with 5 points.

“According to espnapp”

Following 18th North Carolina’s 77-65 loss to 10th ranked Indiana North Carolina Head Coach Hubert Davis had this to say!

One of the things it’s not necessary we’re turning the ball (Basketball) over a lot but when we turn the ball over it’s a pick 6 almost every time . We turn the ball over 10 times they had 17 points on 10 turnovers. So that’s the point to the paint that was the issue tonight. Anytime that they needed a shot they could create a shot whether they made it or not . I felt like threw him( Jackson Davis ) that they (Indiana ) they can get the shot they want on pretty much every possession.

Following 18th North Carolina’s 77-65 loss to 10th ranked Indiana North Carolina R.J. Davis had this to say.

They (Indiana ) kind of get out in the passing lanes their perimeter guys they sat in the gabs a little bit so it was hard for us and they were denying as well . So that kind of made it tough and their physicality kind of bothered us.

“According to C.L. Brown article on newsobserver.com”

Virginia Tech comes into the game with 18th North Carolina with a record of 7-1 because unlike North Carolina Virginia Tech won their ACC/ Big Ten Challenge game Monday as Virginia Tech beat Minnesota 67-57 in Blacksburg Virginia.

In Virginia Tech’s 67-57 win over Minnesota Grant Basile was 3-7 on field goals, 1-3 on 3 pointers to go along with 8 rebounds , 3 assists, 9 points . Justyn Mutts was 7-13 on field goals to go along with 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 16 points . Sean Pedulla was 8-13 on field goals, 1-3 on 3 pointers to go along 4 rebounds, 2 assists , 17 points . Hunter Cattor was 2-6 on field goals , 2-4 on 3 pointers to go along with 6 rebounds , 1 assists, 6 points . Darius Maddox was 1-7 on field goals , 0-2 on 3 pointers to go along with 4 rebounds, 2 assists , 4 points . Mylyjel Poteat was 4-5 on field goals , 0-0 on 3 points to go along 1 rebound , 8 points . Lynn Kidd was 2-3 on field goals to go along with 3 rebounds, 4 points . Michael Collins Jr. was 1-2 on field goals 1-2 on 3 pointers to go along 3 rebounds, 2 assists , 3 points. Camden Johnson was 0-1 on on field goals, 0-0 on 3 pointers to go along 0 rebounds, 0 assists, 0 points.

“According to espnapp”

Tip off is set for 3:00pm from Cassell Coliseum!

The game is going to be televised on ACC Network with Jay Alter, Randolph Childress commentating!