ACC Conference Tournament Scores: UNC Tar Heels Avoid Upset Bid by Virginia Tech Hokies, Advance to Semifinals

Tyler Hansbrough scored 28 points and grabbed 8 rebounds, Wayne Ellington added 16 points and dished out 4 assists and Deon Thompson finished with 12 points and 7 boards as the North Carolina Tar Heels escaped with a 79-76 victory over the Virginia Tech Hokies on Friday.

Virginia Tech jumped to an early 11-4 advantage in the opening frame and managed to push their lead to 26-17 after Jeff Allen completed a three-point play with 6:45 left in the half but the Tar Heels wouldn’t let the game slip away and when Ellington buried a three-pointer to cap a 17-8 run the game was tied 34-34. The Hokies held a 42-41 lead just before the end of the half but the Tar Heels went into the break with a 43-42 advantage after Tyler Zeller hit a layup in the closing seconds.

The two teams traded leads for opening ten minutes of the second half but Virginia Tech managed to open a 66-60 lead as A.D. Vassallo buried a pair of three-pointers. Once again the Tar Heels just stayed close and Hansbrough managed to knot the game up at 69-69 on a jumper with 6:13 left in the game. Hansbrough finally put UNC in front 75-74 when he sank a pair of free-throws with 1:13 on the clock. Vassallo put the Hokies back in front seconds later with a layup but Hansbrough answered with a bucket with 34 seconds left. Virginia Tech had a shot to take the lead but Hansbrough managed to tie up J.T. Thomspon and UNC had the possession arrow in their favor. Hansbrough was then fouled on the in-bounds pass and sank the two free-throws with 5 seconds left to seal the game.

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