1. UNC 103, Clemson 93 (2 OT): Every Clemson trip to Chapel Hill is like a John Cusack movie: You know how it's going to end, but you watch anyway. Psycho T would be the earnest Lloyd Dobler in this scenario, minus the penchant for rambling answers.

2. UNC 76, Duke 68: The Tar Heels complete the reverse split but not before an inspired second-half comeback by the Blue Devils. Bonus points for the attendance of both the Manning Brothers and Erin Andrews.

3. Miami 95, UVa 93: The "Love Monkey" of this ACC season -- great show, with two popular stars, but nobody watched it. Jack McClinton, who scored 34 points, would be the Tom Cavanagh in this scenario, albeit less Canadian, and Sean Singletary, who finished with 41, would be the Jason Priestley, albeit slightly taller.

Best game (Individual)

1. Tyrese Rice vs. UNC: Headline writers love to "cook," "steam," or "a-roni" -- OK, nobody "a-ronis," but you get the point -- the BC star, but he was beyond a bad play on words against the Heels on March 1, hitting eight 3-pointers for 24 of his 34 first-half points. His 46 points were the most by an ACCer this season.

2. Psycho T vs. Clemson: The UNC junior got the benefit of 10 extra minutes of basketball, but his 39 points came on 11-of-16 shooting. He kicked in 13 boards for good measure. The historical significance raises the performance by half a letter grade.

3. Greivis Vasquez vs. N.C. State: James Gist was really good with 30 points against the Pack on Feb. 9, but the Caracan maestro was better with 13 points, 15 assists and one rebound shy of a triple-double.

Best original screenplay

1. Ol' Roy-Coach K spat: When Ol' Roy busts out the "I don't give a crap" line, you know you're in trouble, Bonnie Bernstein, and he did in response to Mike Krzyzewski's injury-report jab, which may not have been an intentional "tweak" but was interpreted as one nonetheless. It was good to see the blood simmer between these two, who are publicly too cordial for the rivalry's own good.

2. Honest Sid: The 16th president had nothing on N.C. State coach Sidney Lowe. After Lowe's Wolfpack lost 72-62 at home to Florida State, Lowe said: "I thought our starters were just awful." He was specifically talking about that one game but could have been talking about the second half of the ACC season.

3. Chickens counted, eggs not hatched: After Miami beat Boston College for its eighth ACC win, Hurricanes coach Frank Haith was asked whether his team was in the NCAA Tournament. His response: "Heck, yeah."

His team's response: a 75-72 loss to Florida State in the next game.

Surprise of the season

1. N.C. State: ACC Tournament finalist in '07, State returned four starters and added a McDonald's All-American. That equaled a preseason prediction of third place, behind only its neighbors, but after a 4-4 ACC start, the bottom fell out on the Wolfpack.

2. Virginia Tech: Minus Zabian Dowdell and Jamon Gordon, the Hokies should have been toast. Instead, A.D. Vassallo and Deron Washington carried them to nine ACC wins. They caught a break in the league schedule but still won twice as many games as anyone not related to Seth Greenberg would have predicted.

3. Hamilton's contract extension: Before the season, Florida State extended Leonard Hamilton's contract another two years, through 2012. Unless the Noles win the ACC Tournament, cough, Hamilton's sixth season is going to end like the previous five, without an NCAA Tournament appearance.

Fans of the year

1. Wipeout: Multiple Duke fans defended Jay Bilas' honor when Foul Shots pointed out the former Duke player and assistant coach might still have an affinity for the Blue Devils in his role at ESPN. Lo and behold, who filled in for the proper Blue Devil mascot for the band's on-court homage to "Wipeout" during Saturday's game with UNC? None other than Mr. Switzerland. Color Foul Shots stunned.

2. new Speedo Guy: It should be old by now, the Duke fan in a banana hammock distracting a poor UNC free-throw shooter, but it's not. Solid work, Crazies, your pizza-box throwing cousins would be proud.

And finally, the ugliest fan moment of the season

Not part of the Dream: Two days before the Martin Luther King holiday, an ESPN camera caught a female fan from the UNC student section shouting, "go back to the ghetto," to Maryland's players after the Terps' 82-80 win in Chapel Hill.

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