Mountaineers and Dukes set for Eastern Eight clash in Pittsburgh
West Virginia meets Duquesne for the third straight season in an Eastern Eight tourney game tonight at Civic Arena. WVU, 20-7, faces Duquesne, 19-8, at 9 p.m. with semifinals on tap earlier and finals Saturday. WVU’s Jones leads a scoring cast while Dixon tops Duquesne, as both teams hope to rebound from recent slips.
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Cavaliers Rout Tech in ACC opener behind Sampson surge
Virginia 76 Georgia Tech 47 as Ralph Sampson scores 20 despite two technicals. Jeff Lamp adds 18 while Terry Gates and Lee Goza trade late free throws. Cavaliers lead 34 14 at halftime, extend to 74 40, improving to 25 2 overall and 13 1 in conference. Tech finishes 4 23.
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Wake Forest Advances Past Clemson in ACC Tourney
Wake Forest 80 Clemson 71 as Frank Johnson scores 32 including 21 in the second half to lift the Deacons. Alvis Rogers adds late free throws and Clemson’s Larry Nance leads Tigers with 27 as Wake improves to 22-5 while Clemson falls to 20-10.
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Tar Heels hold off Wolfpack in ACC opener rally
North Carolina11 Tar Heels beat North Carolina State 69 to 54 in the ACC first round as freshman Sam Perkins sparked a mid second half burst with a nine point run. Perkins finished with 22 points while Al Wood added 13. Art Jones led State with 14 and Chuck Nevitt scored a career high 10 before fouling out.
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Maryland 56 Duke 53 in ACC tournament opener
Maryland beat Duke 56 to 53 in the first round of the ACC Tournament as Greg Manning drew a late free throw and Earnest Graham sealed the win with two free throws with one second left. Maryland advances to face Virginia in the semifinals after trailing none the entire night.
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Beavers Host Beckley Tigers At Williamson
Beavers and Tigers meet in a critical Southern West Virginia closers. Princeton while 15 5 travels to Williamson to confront undefeated top ranked Williamson, a 66 63 loss avenged at Princeton. Jimmy Miller leads Princeton with multiple 20 point games as Bluefield eyes momentum before the sectional.
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Virginia Tech Tops Memphis State In Metro Tourney Opener
Virginia Tech defeats Memphis State 72 to 66 in Louisville as Dale Solomon scores 25 and the Hokies, led by guard Reggie Steppe's 11 points and four assists, survive late pressure. Memphis State, led by Johnie Gipson with 25, ends 12-14. Tech advances to face Louisville in semifinals.
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Pocahontas Ramps In Region Opener
Pocahontas Indians win 70 53 over Jonesville in the Group A Region D opener in EWING VA Kennedy posts 17 points 14 assists and 10 rebounds Bowman 19 Dillon 12 Asbury 10 rebounds team shoots 55 percent. Jonesville's Fugate reaches 1000 career points with 21. PHS advances to face Wise next, record at 14 7.
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