NEW YORK — The stage was set for a third North Carolina-Duke matchup, but Virginia Tech just had to go and steal the spotlight. The Hokies snapped the Tar Heels’ six game winning streak with a 72-59 win the ACC tournament semifinals.
The Heels started off slow offensively for a second straight game. Against Virginia in the quarterfinals, they made up for not having a great shooting night by shutting down the Cavaliers offense. UNC couldn’t do the same against the Hokies.
Virginia Tech took control of the game when it started the second half on a 9-0 run to grab a 15-point lead and the Heels never really recovered afterwards.