After a 3-1 performance with this weekday's games, the Game Sim's record goes to 53-15 on the season in picking games, based upon the average predicted score from all sims. You can see this average predicted score on our NCAA Scoreboard page now. Let's take a trip through this weekend's games and see what might happen...
Virginia Tech @ Virginia Saturday 1 PM
After Virginia upset the Hokies at home earlier in the year, you can bet Virginia Tech had this one circled on their calendar. Virginia Tech led nearly throughout the game, but Virginia had a chance to take their first lead on the last play of the game. A Joe Harris 3 rimmed out that would have given Virginia the win, but with the miss it gave the Hokies a 66-64 win. Malcolm Delaney led Virginia Tech with 17 points while Victor Davila added 15 points and 6 rebounds. Mustapha Farrakhan scored 23 points and Joe Harris finished with 15 points in the loss.
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FSU @ Wake Forest Saturday 1 PM
Florida State took the floor for the first time this season without Chris Singleton, but for at least one game the Seminoles didn't need him. FSU defeated Wake Forest 75-52 behind a balanced scoring attack led by Deividas Dulkys' 15 points. Derwin Kitchen (14 pts), Luke Loucks (10 pts), and Bernard James (10 pts) also reached double-figures in the win. Florida State held Wake Forest to 31% shooting from the floor and forced 15 turnovers. Gary Clark scored 13 points to lead Wake Forest in the loss.
Boston College @ UNC Saturday 4 PM
North Carolina didn't blow out BC like they did in Chestnut Hill, but the Heels will tell you a win is a win. UNC defeated Boston College 64-59 behind solid defense and a balanced scoring attack. Harrison Barnes led UNC with 12 points, while Tyler Zeller added 11 points, and John Henson added a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds. North Carolina held BC to 33% shooting from the floor. The key was Dexter Strickland's defense on Boston College's Reggie Jackson, who made just 2 of 14 shots attempted. Joe Trapani led BC with 12 points in the loss.
Clemson @ Miami Sunday 3:30 PM
Clemson trailed by 5 early, but went on a 17-3 run in the first half and never looked back beating Miami 69-58. Demontez Stitt led a hot shooting Clemson attack with 15 points, while Jerai Grant scored 13 points and grabbed 7 rebounds. Clemson made 59% of their shots from the floor in the win. Miami made just 37% of their shots and turned the ball over 16 times. Durand Scott led Miami with 16 points.
NC State @ Maryland Sunday 5:30 PM
With 3 minutes left, NC State was eyeing a 3rd straight conference win as they were tied at 61 on the road with Maryland. NC State just had no answer for a 12-1 Maryland run which resulted in a 73-62 victory for the Terps. Adrian Bowie led Maryland with 17 points, while Jordan Williams finished with 15 points and 13 rebounds. Three point shooting proved to be the difference in this one, as the Terps made 2 3 pointers during their key late run, while NC State missed all 7 3 point shots they attempted. Tracy Smith led the Pack with 13 points in the loss.
Georgia Tech @ Duke Sunday 7:45 PM
As a coach once told me, on some nights your the bug and some nights your the windshield. In this one, Georgia Tech was the bug and Duke was the windshield as the Blue Devils defeated the Yellow Jackets 88-56. Duke jumped out to 24-7 lead in the first 8 minutes and never looked back. Nolan Smith led Duke with 24 points and added 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Seth Curry (19 pts), Kyle Singler (15 pts), and Andre Dawkins (10 pts) also reached double-figures for Duke. Duke's defense held Georgia Tech to 33% shooting from the floor. Iman Shumpert led Georgia Tech with 15 points in the loss.
