The ACC conference tournament final is Saturday night in Brooklyn, NY as the Virginia Tech Hokies take on the Duke Blue Devils. Virginia Tech comes into the conference tournament on a 3 game win streak following a 13 point win over North Carolina in the semifinals. Defensively Virginia Tech stifled North Carolina holding the Tar Heels to 36.7% from the floor and forced 11 turnovers in route to the double digit win.
Big man Keve Alluma led the way for the Virginia Tech starters with 18 points on 6 of 14 shooting in 30 minutes of action. Justyn Mutts added a second best nine points and Darius Maddox added a huge boost off the bench with 20 points and six rebounds in 29 minutes.
The Duke Blue Devils come into the conference finals Saturday as the top team in the conference looking to complete the job. Duke is riding a two game win streak after a four point win over Miami in the semifinals.
Aj Griffin led all scorers for Duke scoring 21 points on seven of 12 shooting in 30 minutes on the floor. Paolo Banchero scored 18 points and Wendell Moore Jr. chipped in 17 points and six rebounds in 36 minutes. Jeremy Roach added a team high nine points in 22 minutes off the bench.
