
#6 Miami holds off #14 Virginia Tech, 59-49, in ACC Tournament
Virginia Tech wouldn’t go away, so Miami had to take the second-round ACC Tournament game from the Hokies late, pulling away in the final four minutes for a 59-49 win.

Virginia Tech wouldn’t go away, so Miami had to take the second-round ACC Tournament game from the Hokies late, pulling away in the final four minutes for a 59-49 win.

Someone needs to find me an application and quick. I want to join the Buzz Williams Fan Club, maybe take a seat on the board!

Can Virginia Tech live another day at the ACC Tournament? Yes, the Hokies can, but they’re going to need another big effort from Jalen Hudson.

Wake Forest coach Danny Manning and player Cody Miller-McIntyre talk with reporters after the Demon Deacons’ 81-80 loss to Virginia Tech in the first round of the 2015 ACC Tournament.

Virginia Tech freshman Jalen Hudson exploded onto the scene in his first-ever appearance in an ACC Tournament game, scoring a career-high 32 points to lead the Hokies to an 81-80 win over Wake Forest. Codi Miller-McIntyre scored 23 points to fuel a second-half comeback, but Hudson’s go-ahead basket in the final minute sealed it for Virginia Tech.

Virginia Tech basketball coach and Hokies players Jalen Hudson and Ahmed Hill talk with reporters after the Hokies’ 81-80 first-round win over Wake Forest in the 2015 ACC Tournament.

Virginia Tech won all of two ACC games in Buzz Williams’ first season. The Hokies were rarely an easy win on the schedule for opponents even so.

The pending return of UVA junior guard Justin Anderson to the rotation for coach Tony Bennett has Virginia fans fired up and at the same time apprehensive.
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No. 2 UVA (25-1, 13-1 ACC) takes its six-game winning streak to Wake Forest (12-15, 4-10 ACC) on Wednesday (Feb. 25). Tipoff at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., is set for 7 p.m.
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