Today's beginning of the ACC Tournament matches the Hokies against the only ACC opponent that they actually beat this season. Tech won both matchups against the Hurricanes, winning in December 61-60 in overtime and again in February 52-45. These two games were like watching a contest of "I can do anything worse than you", with Tech shooting the highest shooting percentage at 37% from the field in the second contest. Miami shot 35% and 26% respectively in the two contest's. They shot a dreadful 27% and 20% from behind the arc in these two games as well.
The big statistic that kept Miami in these two games was offensive rebounds and second chance points. Miami had 15 offensive rebounds in both contests. These led to 17 of their 60 points in the first game and 12 of their 45 points in the second game. Tech will need to find a way to limit these opportunities to be able to put this game away early.
Coach Larranaga has had a long weekend to get his team prepared to play the Hokies and Miami is coming in having won four of their last six games. They closed out the season with a win over Wake Forest that secured them the 10 seed in the tournament. The key in my opinion will be forcing Miami to take shots outside the paint. If Miami is able to work it down low, than it could be a long night for the O&M. Miami failed to capitalize on a lot of opportunities in the low post in the previous games.
Tech got a big performance from Jarell Eddie in the first game, as he scored 24 points on 9-for-23 shooting. In the second game it was Devin Wilson and C.J. Barksdale that led the way for the Hokies. Lets hope Eddie can come up with another big game to extend the Hokies season and his career at Virginia Tech by at least one more game.
I expect that JJ will continue to employ the 2-3 Zone Defense tonight, trying to force Miami to rely on their three point shooting, hoping to slow the game and get out with a win. Good luck today Hokies!
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