Live updates: ACC tournament bracket, scores and summaries of Thursday’s games
The latest from the ACC tournament in Greensboro, where we have journalists from The News & Observer, The Herald-Sun and The Charlotte Observer on site and working remotely to bring you news, analysis, opinion, photos, videos and much more.
This story will continue to update throughout the day. A printable ACC tournament bracket is below.
Virginia beats Syracuse
It took a 3-pointer at the buzzer for the Cavaliers to avoid upset against Syracuse in the ACC quarterfinals.
Virginia’s Reece Beckman was sitting on the perimeter when he took a pass from Kihei Clark in the lane and let his shot fly with 0.2 seconds remaining to knock off the Orange, 72-69.
Syracuse has been among ESPN’s projected last four teams in the NCAA tournament but their spot on the bubble will fall more into question with the loss. Three other bubble teams either in ESPN’s last-four in or first-four out — Boise State, Utah State and Colorado State — begin Mountain West tournament play today.
UNC knocks off Virginia Tech
RJ Davis scored 19 points while Armando Bacot added 17 points and 13 rebounds as North Carolina pulled away late to beat Virginia Tech, 81-73, in the final quarterfinal game Thursday night.
The No. 3 seed Hokies were eliminated after holding a 35-32 halftime lead as Davis hit three 3-pointers and scored 14 of his points in the second half. Bacot had 13 points and nine rebounds in the second half alone.
UNC will play Florida State in the seminfinals at 9 p.m. on Friday night
Duke is out of the ACC tournament due to COVID
There will be one fewer game at the ACC tournament this week.
Duke’s 6:30 p.m. tipoff against Florida State has been canceled due to a positive COVID-19 case within the Blue Devils’ program, effectively ending the team’s season.
Florida State will advance and face the winner of UNC and Virginia Tech in the semifinals.
During the early session of the ACC tournament quarterfinals, Virginia and Georgia Tech will play their first games of the week at the Greensboro Coliseum after receiving byes through the first two rounds.
No. 13 seed Miami remains also in the quarterfinals after winning games on Tuesday and Wednesday. No. 6 seed North Carolina and No 8 seed Syracuse, who won their initial games in the tournament on Wednesday, round out the quarterfinalists.
A printable bracket is available here.
How to watch ACC tournament quarterfinals
ESPN and ESPN2 will televise the three games in Thursday’s quarterfinals, with ESPN2 showing the two afternoon games and ESPN handling the night game with UNC and Virginia Tech. The channels are available on all major cable, satellite and streaming services.
The night session has North Carolina (17-9) and Virginia Tech (15-5) scheduled to begin at 8:30 p.m.
ACC tournament betting odds
According to VegasInsider.com, Virginia, Georgia Tech, Florida State and UNC are the betting favorites to advance into Friday’s semifinals.
The Virginia-Syracuse game opened with the Cavaliers favored by five points with the over-under at 133.
Georgia Tech opened as an 8.5-point favorite over Miami and the line moved to 9. The over-under for the game is
The Tar Heels are favored by 3 points over Virginia Tech with the over-under at 140 points.
In case you missed it ...
Be sure to catch up on our earlier tournament coverage. Happy reading!
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ACC tournament schedule and scores
Tuesday’s first round
No. 13 Miami 79, No. 12 Pitt 73
No. 10 Duke 86, No. 15 Boston College 51
No. 11 Notre Dame 80, No. 14 Wake Forest 77
Wednesday’s second round
No. 8 Syracuse 89, No. 9 NC State 68
No. 13 Miami 67, No. 5 Clemson 64
No. 10 Duke 70, No. 7 Louisville 56
No. 6 North Carolina 101, Notre Dame, 59
Thursday’s quarterfinals
No. 1 Virginia 72 vs. Syracuse 69
No. 4 Georgia Tech 70, Miami 66
No. 2 Florida State beats No. 10 Duke by forfeit
No. 6 UNC 81, No. 3 Virginia Tech 73
Friday’s semifinals
No. 1 Virginia vs. No. 4 Georgia Tech, ESPN or ESPN2
No 2 Florida State vs. No. 6 UNC, 9 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2
Saturday’s championship
Virginia-Georgia Tech winner vs. Florida State-UNC winner, 8:30 p.m., ESPN
This story was originally published March 11, 2021 at 9:13 AM with the headline "Live updates: ACC tournament bracket, scores and summaries of Thursday’s games."