Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Recaps

Greensboro, NC (SportsNetwork.com) – Boris Bojanovsky’s dunk with less than a second remaining put an end to Maryland’s stay in the Atlantic Coast Conference, as Florida State earned 67-65 victory over the Terrapins in the second round of the ACC Tournament.

Maryland trailed by six with just under four minutes left, but Dez Wells scored four straight and a dunk by Jake Layman tied it at 63-63 with 1:49 to play.

After an empty trip for each team, Bojanovsky hit two from the line with 36 seconds remaining to put the Seminoles ahead and Wells countered with a pair at the other end with 15.1 seconds left.

Florida State worked the clock down and Ian Miller fired a pass inside to Okaro White, who was immediately double-teamed and fed Bojanovsky for the winning slam with 4/10ths of a second remaining.

Bojanovsky finished with 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Seminoles (19-12), who enhanced their NCAA Tournament hopes and advanced to a quarterfinal matchup with top-seeded Virginia on Friday.

Miller scored 17 points and Aaron Thomas added 14 for Florida State, which had won three straight before ending the regular season with a home loss to Syracuse.

Wells and Seth Allen each scored 18 points for Maryland, which was a founding member of the ACC in 1953. The Terrapins (17-15), who are heading to the Big Ten next season, were coming off an emotional overtime win over Virginia in their regular-season finale on Sunday.

Florida State scored the first four points of the game and opened a 17-10 edge midway through the first half before Maryland battled back and took its first lead at 21-20 on a pair of free throws by Nick Faust with 6 1/2 minutes to play. Another Faust free throw gave the Terrapins a 34-28 advantage, but the Seminoles scored the final four points to pull within two at the break.

Maryland led by as many as five early in the second half and held a 43-42 edge with 14 1/2 minutes remaining, but went cold while Florida State ripped off 11 straight points.

Thomas fueled the run with a dunk and three on consecutive possessions, as the Seminoles grabbed a 53-43 lead with 10 1/2 minutes to play. Wells hit two from the line to stop Maryland’s drought, but Miller followed with a three to extend the Florida State cushion to a game-high 11.

Final Score: Pittsburgh 84, Wake Forest 55

Greensboro, NC (SportsNetwork.com) – Lamar Patterson poured in 24 points to lead Pittsburgh to an 84-55 drubbing of Wake Forest in the second round of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament.

Talib Zanna had 17 points and nine rebounds and Josh Newkirk added 10 points and five assists off the bench for the Panthers (24-8), who face fourth-seeded North Carolina in Friday’s quarterfinals.

Coron Williams scored 16 points and Codi Miller-McIntyre had 10 for the Demon Deacons (17-16), who alternated wins and losses over their last six games.

Pitt jumped out to an 11-2 lead in the first 3:40 of the game before using a 10-5 run later on to stretch its lead to 21-9. An exchange of scores through the final 10 minutes left Wake Forest trailing 39-25 at the half.

Wake Forest came as close as 13 points down, 43-30, with 17:44 left before the Panthers ran away with the game over the remainder of the contest.

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