Game Sim has picked 75% of the ACC league games thus far, let's see what could happen this week...
NC State @ Clemson Tuesday 7 PM
NC State riding high after a home win versus Miami, went to Littlejohn Coliseum and got a big road win against Clemson. NC State defeated Clemson 73-63 behind 17 points from Ryan Harrow on 7-8 shooting. NC State outrebounded Clemson in a crucial matchup of two solid frontcourts. Clemson made just 11-22 free throws in the loss. Devin Booker led the Tigers with 17 points.
It's unclear if Tanner Smith will return for Clemson, but we included him for this simulation.
Virginia Tech @ Georgia Tech Tuesday 9 PM
Virginia Tech held a double-digit lead in the first half, but a scoring drought let Georgia Tech back in the game. The game remained close until the end and the Hokies battled for a 61-58 win over Georgia Tech. Malcolm Delaney led the Hokies with 21 points while Jeff Allen added a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Iman Shumpert led Georgia Tech in scoring with 14 points.
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UNC @ Miami Wednesday 7 PM
A late run pushed UNC to a big conference road win as the Tar Heels defeated Miami 64-61. Reggie Bullock scored 15 points off the bench to lead the Heels, while Tyler Zeller also reached double-figures with 11 points in the win. Malcolm Grant led Miami with 26 points in the loss, but Grant didn't get enough help from his teammates. UNC's defense held Miami to 35% field goal shooting and forced the Canes into 17 turnovers.
Maryland @ Virginia Thursday 7 PM
A trend is emerging through this week's predictions as we're seeing some road wins. The Terps kept up the trend as Maryland defeated Virginia 61-51. The Cavaliers did a number on Jordan Williams as the big man had just 6 points and 7 rebounds on 1-7 shooting, but Adrian Bowie and Pe'Shon Howard stepped up. Bowie led the Terps with 14 points and Howard came off the bench to score 12 points to lead Maryland to a win. Virginia shot just 31% from the floor, although Mustapha Farrakhan did all he could scoring 23 points in the loss.
Boston College @ Duke Thursday 8 PM
Duke led by as much as 20 in this one, but Boston College made a comeback late and cut the lead to 3 before Duke finished off the Eagles with a 68-62 victory. Nolan Smith led Duke with 24 points and added 6 rebounds and 4 assists, while Andre Dawkins stepped up with 14 points. Joe Trapani (13 pts), Biko Paris (12 pts), and Reggie Jackson (12 pts) each reached double-figures for BC in the loss.
