The ACC Tournament starts on Tuesday and what better way to get ready than to find out what happens in advance.  I used the NCAAGameSim.com Game Simulator to sim each of the matchups.  I used my GameSim+ subscription to allow me to sim each matchup 50 times and gather projected stats.  Let's see who will win the ACC Championship...

Tuesday

NC State beats Wake Forest 73-71. 

  • Cat Barber leads the way with 24 points and 4 assists
  • Abu adds 14 points and 10 rebounds.

FSU tops BC 75-63.

  • Bacon leads the Noles with 16 points, while Beasley adds 15 and XRM adds 14 in the victory.
  • Eli Carters leads BC with 16 in the loss, while Clifford pitches in 11

Wednesday

Pitt beats Syracuse 71-66

  • Michael Young leads the way with 16 points and 8 rebounds. Artis adds 13 and 5.
  • Gbinije leads Cuse with 15 pts, 4 ast, 4 reb, Cooney just 3-11 shooting.

Duke beats NC State 80-70

  • Allen leads the way for Duke with 22 points, 4 rebs, and 3 ast.  Ingram adds 17 points, 7 rebounds while Plumlee adds a double-double with 10 pts and 12 rebs.
  • Barber scores 22 on 6-17 shooting in the loss.

Clemson beats Georgia Tech 71-67

  • Blossomgame leads the way with 19 points, 7 rebounds
  • MGH leads Tech with 18 points, while Adam Smith struggled to get it going scoring just 8 points on 3-13 shooting.

FSU beats Virginia Tech 73-67

  • The trio of Bacon, Beasley, and XRM lead the way again as the three combined to score 40 points in the victory
  • The Hokies couldn't get anything to drop on the offensive and despite a late surge couldn't prevail.  LeDay (15) and Allen (14) led the team in scoring.


Thursday

UNC beats Pitt 75-70

  • A ho-hum 20 points, 8 rebounds for Brice Johnson leads the Heels past Pitt
  • Michael Young adds 16 in the loss

Notre Dame beats Duke 76-73

  • Every Notre Dame starter scored in double figures, led by 15 from Demetrius Jackson and Zach Auguste.
  • Duke goes 8-22 from 3 but just couldn't get stops.  Allen leads Duke with 19 in the loss.

Virginia beats Clemson 66-60

  • Brogdon 15 points, Gill 13 points lead the Hoos to victory
  • Blossomgame was the only Clemson player in double-figures with 17.

Miami beats FSU 77-69

  • McClellan scores 19, Reed adds 15, and Good Angel shows up and scores 14 for the Canes in victory
  • Turnovers and poor FT shooting doomed the Noles, Beasley leads the way with 15 in the loss.

Friday

UNC beats Notre Dame 75-72

  • Brice Johnson leads the way with 17 and 10, while Berry, Jackson, and Paige also reach double-figures.
  • Auguste gets a double-double with 15 and 10 boards in the loss.

Virginia beats Miami 71-68

  • UVA led by Brogdon 17 points, Gill 15 points, Perrantes 11 points
  • McClellan leads the way with 15 points for the Canes in the loss

Saturday

UNC wins the ACC Championship beating Virginia 73-69

  • An off night for Brice Johnson, who scores just 13 points, but his teammates pick him up with 8 players scoring at least 6 points in the win.
  • Brogdon did everything he could to keep UVA in it scoring 21 points in the loss.

All-Tournament Selections

  • Brice Johnson (Most Outstanding Player)
  • Malcolm Brogdon
  • Joel Berry II
  • Anthony Gill
  • Sheldon McClellan