National Basketball Association
Virginia Tech 52, Florida St. 51
When: 9:25 PM ET, Friday, March 11, 2011
Where: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
Officials:
# Bryan Kersey, # Mike Eades, # Bernard Clinton
Attendance:
23381
By SportsDirect Inc.
Erick Green’s 18-footer with 4.7 seconds left lifted Virginia Tech to a 52-51 victory over Florida State in an ACC quarterfinal Friday in Greensboro, N.C.
The Seminoles' Derwin Kitchen hit a fallaway jumper as time expired, but officials ruled he did not get the shot off in time.
Sixth-seeded Virginia Tech (21-10) will face second-seeded Duke (28-4) in Saturday’s semifinals. The Hokies appear to have locked up an at-large berth to the NCAA tournament after three straight NIT appearances.
Senior guard Malcolm Delaney, who scored 16 points, orchestrated the final possession and set up Green, who made only one of 12 shots before the game-winner as the Hokies shot 31.5 percent.
The Seminoles (21-10) played their sixth game (3-3) without leading scorer Chris Singleton, who should return from his fractured foot for the NCAA tournament. Bernard James led Florida State with 11 points and eight rebounds.
Top Game Performances
| Virginia Tech |
|
Florida St. |
|
Malcolm Delaney 16 |
Scoring |
Bernard James 11 |
|
Malcolm Delaney 5 |
Assists |
Derwin Kitchen 5 |
|
Jeff Allen 8 |
Rebounds |
Bernard James 8 |
|
Manny Atkins 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Bernard James 1 |
|
Malcolm Delaney 3 |
Steals |
Deividas Dulkys 1 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
Terrance Shannon 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Virginia Tech
|
52 |
31.5 |
6-22 |
12-21 |
12 |
24 |
0 |
7 |
|
| Florida St.
|
51 |
46.9 |
4-15 |
1-5 |
13 |
36 |
5 |
1 |
|