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Miami (Fla.) at Virginia Tech

 

Miami (Fla.) at Virginia Tech

 
Virginia Tech rides 14-0 run past Miami, into ACC quarterfinals

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ATLANTA -- Virginia Tech broke open a close game with a 14-0 run in the second half and beat Miami 65-47 in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament on Thursday to keep the Hokies' NCAA tournament hopes alive.

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Virginia Tech (18-13) will play top seed North Carolina in the quarterfinals on Friday.

Virginia Tech coach Seth Greenberg is trying to join his older brother, Radford coach Brad Greenberg, in the NCAA tournament. Radford won the Big South championship on Saturday.

Malcolm Delaney made only 1 of 10 shots from the field but made 14 of 15 free throws to lead Virginia Tech with 17 points.

The Hokies, who led by 14 points in the first half, were ahead only 43-37 midway through the second half before the 14-0 run to take a 57-37 lead with 7:15 to play.

Adrian Thomas and Jack McClinton led Miami (18-12) with nine points each.

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Malcolm Delaney struggles from the field (1 of 10) but does plenty of damage at the line. (US Presswire)
Malcolm Delaney struggles from the field (1 of 10) but does plenty of damage at the line. (US Presswire)

 
Scoreboard
Miami (Fla.) (18-12)242347
Virginia Tech (18-13) «283765
MIA:Adrian Thomas 9 Pts
MIA:Cyrus McGowan 5 Reb
MIA:Lance Hurdle 7 Ast		 VATECH:M. Delaney 17 Pts
VATECH:A. Vassallo 8 Reb
VATECH:M. Delaney 8 Ast
 

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PLAYERS OF THE GAME
Virginia TechMiami (Fla.)
VATECH
A. Vassallo		MIA
L. Hurdle
PtsRebsAstPtsRebsAst
1484337
Miami (Fla.) Hurricanes
J. McClinton, G314-110-01119
J. Dews, G290-60-02010
B. Asbury, F202-30-03035
D. Collins, F190-34-43124
J. Graham, F182-30-41024
L. Hurdle, G341-90-03733
A. Thomas, F173-60-12039
C. McGowan, F152-30-05014
D. Jones, F131-50-01002
J. Gamble, C43-31-10007
M. Grant, GDid Not Play
E. Rios, GDid Not Play
R. Quigtar, GDid Not Play
M. Warren, FDid Not Play
R. Johnson, CDid Not Play
Totals 18-525-102191647
 34.6%50.0% 
Virginia Tech Hokies
A. Vassallo, G-F385-122-284314
M. Delaney, G381-1014-1508217
D. Hudson, G333-40-04007
J. Allen, F304-51-26039
C. Diakite, C182-30-05024
J. Thompson, F235-52-480312
H. Thorns, G90-00-00010
L. Witcher, F40-00-00000
T. Bell, G-F20-10-00000
V. Davila, F21-10-01012
T. Vinson, F10-00-00000
P. Debnam, G10-00-00000
C. Panneton, F10-10-00000
E. Synstad, GDid Not Play
G. Swindle, CDid Not Play
Totals 21-4219-2332121565
 50.0%82.6% 
ACC
TeamConf. W-LTot. W-L
Duke8-221-4
North Carolina8-221-4
Florida St.8-217-7
N.C. State7-318-7
Virginia6-419-5
Miami (Fla.)6-415-8
Maryland4-614-10
Clemson4-612-12
Boston College3-78-16
Virginia Tech2-713-11
Georgia Tech2-89-15
Wake Forest2-911-14
Expanded Standings
 
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PROV 55 Final
LVILLE 73
STLOU 47 Final
XAVIER 66
BAYLOR 71 Final
KANSAS 64
GATECH 86 Final
CLEM 81
MARQET 75 Final
NOVA 76
ARIZ 56 Final
ARIZST 68
AF 69 Final
BYU 80
STNFRD 73 Final
WASH 85
TULANE 41 Final
MEMPHIS 51
OKLAST 71 Final
OKLA 70
WVU 74 Final
PITT 60
CUSE 127 Final
UCONN 117
TXTECH 60 Final
MIZZOU 81
WASHST 53 Final
UCLA 64