Hurricanes outlast Hokies in narrow win
.JPG "Sathcel Pierce (21) of Virginia Tech is surrounded by Hurricanes’ James Palmer (12) and Tonye Jekiri during the first half of their ACC Tournament game. Miami won 59-49. Check nando.com/acc for game story and photos.")
Sheldon McClellan scored 16 points, and Miami beat Virginia Tech 59-49 on Wednesday night in the second round of the ACC tournament.
Davon Reed added 10 points and hit an important 3-pointer with about five minutes left that helped the sixth-seeded Hurricanes (21-11) avoid a loss that would have been catastrophic to their NCAA tournament hopes.
The Hurricanes will face No. 11 Notre Dame (26-5), the tournament’s third seed, in the quarterfinals Thursday.
Adam Smith and Ahmed Hill each scored 10 points for the 14th-seeded Hokies (11-22), who gave the Hurricanes all they could handle. Miami – which twice this season beat Virginia Tech by at least 21 points – never led by double figures until the final minute.
This story was originally published March 12, 2015 at 12:50 AM with the headline "Hurricanes outlast Hokies in narrow win."