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ACC Morning Linkfest 1/31

Posted: 1/31/2013 7:08:14 AM

Game Central

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Game Recap

Winning on the road is never easy in the ACC, just ask Duke and Miami. The Blue Devils and Hurricanes are the two highest ranked teams in the league and visited two teams in Wake Forest and Virginia Tech that sit toward the bottom of league standings. In both cases, the home team gave the ranked team all they wanted. Neither one won easily, but as Krzyzewski said after the game you don't win by 20 in the ACC without the other team helping you.

Duke's Mason Plumlee played like a player of the year candidate, scoring 32 points and grabbing 9 rebounds in Duke's 75-70 victory over Wake Forest. The young Wake Forest frontcourt simply had no answer for Plumlee down low. The Blue Devils were carried by Plumlee and Curry who had 21 points. The big concern for Duke was their defense and inability to keep Wake Forest from getting easy layups and dunks. Wake made 53% of their 2 point shots. This is where Ryan Kelly is missed the most, Kelly's ability to rotate and recover is something Duke's second big is still struggling to master.

Miami stayed undefeated with a 73-64 victory over Virginia Tech. Shane Larkin led the way with 25 points in the victory for Miami. Kenny Kadji woke up late in the second half and finished with 18 points, while Trey McKinney Jones also reached double-figures with 12 points. Miami followed a similar model as other Virginia Tech opponents, giving up 30 points to Erick Green but not allowing anyone else to score efficiently.

The other matchup of the night saw Michael Snaer hit another game-winner in the final few seconds to lift FSU to a 73-71 victory. It was FSU's 5th win on a last second shot in their last 14 ACC matchups. Snaer has emerged as Mr. Clutch nationally and perhaps the most impressive thing about this one was that he had a second to catch and realize how open he was. It's often hard to make a shot in that situation when the game isn't on the line, but in such a high pressure situation Snaer must have ice in his veins.

Check out the highlights, links, and more below.

Duke/Wake Forest Highlights

Maryland/FSU Highlights

Miami/Virginia Tech Highlights

Team	Conf	Pct	Overall	Pct
Miami	7-0	1.000	16-3	0.842
Duke	5-2	0.714	18-2	0.900
Virginia	5-2	0.714	15-5	0.750
NC State	5-3	0.625	16-5	0.762
UNC	4-3	0.571	14-6	0.700
FSU	4-3	0.571	12-8	0.600
Clemson	4-4	0.500	12-8	0.600
Maryland	3-5	0.375	15-6	0.714
Wake Forest	3-5	0.375	10-10	0.500
Virginia Tech	2-5	0.286	11-9	0.550
Georgia Tech	1-6	0.143	11-8	0.579
Boston College	1-6	0.143	9-11	0.450

Injury Report
Ryan Kelly (DU)
reinjured right foot -Feb return
Terrance Shannon (FS)

Jason Morris (GT)
plantar fasciitis - Feb return
John Auslander (MD)
left tibia fracture - out for season
PeShon Howard (MD)
sick
Leslie McDonald (NC)
academic issues
PJ Hairston (NC)
concussion