Virginia Tech appears destined for the NIT after losing to Florida State in the second round of the ACC tournament.
Sean Pedulla and Virginia Tech were challenged by Florida State's defense during the second round of the ACC tournament Wednesday afternoon. Few men’s college basketball programs possess as fully formed an identity as Florida State. And in great years and so-so ones, one thing is nearly always constant: to beat the Seminoles requires taking care of the ball.
Sean Pedulla scored 24 points and Tyler Nickel added 18 off the bench for the eighth-seeded Hokies , who shot 64 percent en route to a one-point halftime lead but unraveled at both ends after the break.Former Virginia Commonwealth forward Jamir Watkins was a menace at both ends, scoring 34 points and collecting 11 rebounds and four steals to lead the ninth-seeded Seminoles into a quarterfinal matchup Thursday against top-seeded North Carolina.
Even when Virginia Tech didn’t turn it over in the second half, points didn’t come with any ease until the scramble of the final handful of possessions. The Hokies shot just 35.7 percent in the final 20 minutes, including 2 for 13 from three-point range.
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