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[QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 4524202, member: 405"]
I know they're missing a 3 point shooter, but I never thought Va. Tech was that great in hoops.  Those 2 big men are pretty good, and yes, having that guy who is out would have balanced the floor better for them.

But when we have 4 or 5 guys all play well, like we did tonight, we can beat reasonably good teams.  That stretch in the last 8 minutes of the first half where we held them scoreless for almost 3 minutes got us a working margin that we carried to half time.

Then, in the first 7 minutes of the 2nd half, we outscored them 18-4 to take a 20 point lead, and after that it was pretty much game over with 13 minutes left to play.  I would like to have seen a bit more of the bench tonight (Copeland or JBA in the 2nd half), but I guess Boeheim didn't want to risk it.

Solid win.  That makes 8 out of 10. We are about a 75% favorite at home vs. Notre Dame.  We are heavy underdogs at Miami, and then a small road underdog vs. Georgia Tech, despite their 8-8 (1-5) record.  That would leave us 13-7 (6-3) if we beat both ND and GT, when North Carolina comes to town on the 24th, also looking like a beatable team.  With our schedule, we might wind up a decent seed in the ACC tournament for once.
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