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Ed Miller

Ed Miller writes about Atlantic Coast Conference basketball for The Virginian-Pilot. Read his observations of the current season here and leave your comments.

Day 1 tourny wrap

Greetings from Charlotte, where the debate has been over whether Thursday was the dullest day in ACC tournament history.

Four games, zero drama. The games were decided by an average of 11 points. The nightcap, a 71-68 Boston College win over Maryland, wasn't as close as the score would indicate.

I don't have an opinion on this, but I will say the tensest moment I witnessed Thursday came when it appeared they might have run out of pasta in the media dining area.  The crisis passed when a worker came out with a new tray.

Virginia kept things interesting for a while behind the shooting of guard Mamadi Diane, who buried his first 7 shots on his way to 18 quick points. It is believed to be a tournament record for most consecutive shots made by a player named Mamadi.

Diane and the Cavs couldn't sustain it however, and now they await word on their post-season destination, or lack of one. For a more detailed look, check out colleague Doug Doughty.

Virginia's options boil down to the NIT (not likely) and the new College Basketball Invitational, or CBI (not on TV). You don't need CSI to figure out that unless the Cavaliers play better defense than they did Thursday, they'll be one-and-done in any tournament that will have them.

Meanwhile, Maryland played its way out of NCAA consideration and N.C. State's performance stirred criticism of coach Sidney Lowe.

 

 

 




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