ACC Court Report: Dec. 5
ACC scoreboard for Dec. 5
Wake Forest 71, High Point 60: Wake Forest (4-4) trailed High Point (4-4) as late as the 16:34 mark of the second half and was tied with the Panthers at the under-16 time out. The Demon Deacons managed to pull away. G Chase Fischer led Wake Forest with 15 points, and F Travis McKie had 10 rebounds as the Deacons overcame a 27-point game from High Point F John Brown.
Virginia 46, Tennessee 38: Virginia (7-2) led by as many as 15 points, but G Jontel Evans spent more than eight minutes of the second half in the locker room with an injury, allowing Tennessee (4-3) to cut the lead to five. The Cavaliers held on to win their sixth straight, led by a double-double from F Akil Mitchell.
No. 6 Florida 72, Florida State 47: Undefeated Florida (7-0) opened the game with a 12-2 run and Florida State (4-4) never really recovered. The Seminoles had 22 turnovers and shot just 34.8 percent, while the Gators used 14 steals to help spark their offense.
Maryland 100, Maryland-Eastern Shore 68: Maryland (7-1) cruised to its seventh straight win with a lopsided victory over winless Maryland-Eastern Shore (0-8). The Terrapins used the game to experiment with lineups and give developing players time on the court. C Alex Len, G Pe'Shon Howard and G Nick Faust all came off the bench, while freshmen G Seth Allen, F Jake Layman and C Shaquille Cleare got the start.
Star of the night: Maryland senior G Logan Aronhalt came off the bench to hit five of seven 3-pointers. Overall, he was 6 of 9 from the field for 17 points, making him the ACC's high-scorer on the night.
Inside the box score -- 3 numbers worth a second look
4 -- Wake Forest's Fischer had five 3-pointers in the 71-60 win over High Point, and his first four gave the Demon Deacons the lead.
19 -- Florida State trailed Florida 35-15 at the half and scored just four points in the first seven minutes of the second half. With 12:51 remaining, the Seminoles were down 50-19.
3 -- The top three scorers in the night's four games were all on out-of-conference opponents. High Point's John Brown had 27, Maryland-Eastern Shore's Kyree Jones had 24 and teammate Troy Snyder had 19.
Thursday's quote of the day: Maryland coach Mark Turgeon on benching three starters and replacing them with freshmen in the 100-68 win over Maryland-Eastern Shore: "No one was in trouble. You never know what lies ahead.”
What they tweeted:
Norm Wood of the Daily Press on how Virginia handled the absence of their PG:
Correction...In time Jontel Evans was in locker from (13:41 to 5:15 remaining), #UVA missed 9 of 10 FGs and turned ball over four times.
— Norm Wood (@normwood) December 6, 2012
The Washington Post's Mark Giannotto on Evans' injury:
Tony Bennett had no update on Jontel Evans. "I hope it's not anything too bad." Said trainers wouldn't clear Evans to play at end of game.
— Mark Giannotto (@CavsJournal) December 6, 2012
Corey Clark of the Tallahassee Democrat on the outlook for the Seminoles:
Snaer and miller have to play better. Much better. Or this season could go offside of a cliff.
— Corey Clark/TDO.com (@Corey_Clark) December 6, 2012
Dec. 8 games
The conference takes two days off before 10 teams are in action Saturday.
You don't want to miss: No. 2 Duke vs. Temple in East Rutherford, N.J., 3:15 p.m. ET (ESPN) -- The Owls (5-0) upset the Blue Devils (8-0) in Philadelphia last season. This year's Duke team is a world apart from last year's, however. The Blue Devils are led by F Mason Plumlee (19.6 ppg, 11.0 rpg) and Seth Curry (15.1 ppg). Curry has been battling a leg injury that kept him out of the last game. He'll be tested by Temple's senior backcourt of Scootie Randall (15.8 ppg) and Khalif Wyatt (15.6 ppg).
Other ACC games
Cleveland State at No. 25 NC State, 1 p.m. ET (RSN)
South Carolina State at Maryland, 2 p.m. ET (ESPN3)
St. Francis (N.Y.) at Boston College, 2 p.m. ET (ESPN3)
Virginia Tech at West Virginia, 4 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
Mississippi Valley State at Virginia, 4 p.m. ET (ESPN3)
UNC Wilmington at Georgia Tech, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN3)
Seton Hall at Wake Forest, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN3)
East Tennessee St. at No. 20 North Carolina, 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN3)
No. 8 Arizona at Clemson, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
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