In Monday’s ACC Action, Miami grounded the North Florida Ospreys, 89-51, Indiana nipped Syracuse, 83-80, Notre Dame sliced up Eastern Illinois, 94-70, Clemson managed North Dakota, 92-77, and Stanford cooked Rice, 91-73.
Miami didn’t shoot well, but they owned the paint, so it didn’t matter as much. The ‘Canes outscored the Ospreys 64-26 there, and hammered North Florida on the boards as well, 62-34.
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Four starters and one reserve hit double figures, but not Acaden Lewis: after a terrific opener against #1 Florida, where he scored 24, Lewis scored 5 against Wagner and 2 against UNF. In those games, he’s hit 3-13 and missed all four three-point attempts. However, he had eight assists.
Indiana started four former ACC players against Syracuse – SMU’s Samet Yigitoglu, Notre Dame’s Markus Burton, Georgia Tech’s Jaeden Mustaf, and former Blue Devil Darren Harris.
Harris tied Burton with 20 points.
We were really curious to see how Gavin Doty would do in the ACC after his sensational performance against Duke in last spring’s NCAA Tournament, and so far, it’s mixed. He hit just 2-7 against IU, but had 7 rebounds.
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The guy who really caught our eye, though, was freshman Ryan Moesch, who finished with 19. That kid is quick and he can shoot. You’d be wise to keep an eye on him too.
Syracuse lost, obviously, but this team played hard and was a credible threat throughout. They may struggle this year, but Gerry McNamara has already won the biggest battle: his team is executing his vision. This program appears to be healing.
Notre Dame had no trouble with Eastern Illinois, and after taking control early, was never threatened. All five starters finished in double figures.
Eastern Illinois is not a great measuring stick, but Notre Dame is 3-0, and while the win over Villanova was impressive, the schedule so far is not. However, #1 Florida is coming up soon, while Vanderbilt and TCU are not too far behind. We’ll know soon just how good this team is.
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Clemson played with fire against North Dakota and didn’t really put the game away until quite late.
LiutaurasLelevicius and Chase Thompson bagged 21 each, while Ace Buckner scored 13.
Finally, like Notre Dame, Stanford’s schedule has hardly been rugged, with wins over Eastern Washington, Oakland, and now Rice. However, it seems clear that Kyle Smith is building his team around Yale transfer Nick Townsend, who’s averaging 18.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 4.5 assists.
Aziz Olajuwon, son of you-know-who, scored a modest 7 points.
On Tuesday, Florida State takes on Florida, Virginia Tech will see Iowa in Sioux City, Georgia Tech hosts Eastern Kentucky, NC State welcomes Presbyterian to Raleigh, Wyoming hits the Smith Center, Charleston Southern heads north to play Wake Forest, BC plays Maryland Eastern Shore, while Prairie View A&M stops by the Moody Center to play SMU, and Bucknell hazards a trip Charlottesville to play the Cavaliers.
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Tuesday’s ACC Action
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Florida State vs. Florida || 6:00 || ESPN2
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Michigan State vs. Duke || 7:00 || ESPN
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Virginia Tech vs. Iowa || 7:00 || FS1
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Eastern Kentucky vs. Georgia Tech || 7:00 || ACCNX
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Presbyterian vs. NC State || 7:00 || ACCNC
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Wyoming vs. UNC || 7:00 || ACCN
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Charleston Southern vs. Wake Forest || 8:00 || ACCNX
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UMES vs. Boston College || ACCNX
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Prairie View A&M vs. SMU || 8:00 || ACCNX
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Bucknell vs. Virginia || 8:00 || ACCN
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