Georgia Tech vs Virginia Pick: Friday, March 12th

Georgia Tech vs Virginia Pick – Friday, March 12th: Georgia Tech finished the regular season very strong winning six straight, and carried that right over to the ACC Quarters when they defeated Miami. They have not played in the NCAA Tourney in 11 years and now look on their way. Jose Alvarado, the ACC defensive player of the year, and Michael Devoe finished with 13 points each, with Devoe collecting seven assists. Moses Wright, the ACC player of the year averaging 18 points and eight rebounds a game, sat out eight minutes of the second half with four fouls, eventually picking up his fifth and leaving with just seven points for fourth-seeded Georgia Tech. Nevertheless, the Yellow Jackets took care of business, with Jordan Usher putting up 15 points. This is a strong team; they hit 47.5% from the field, 35.2% from three, and 73% from the line.

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Virginia looked in danger of wasting a solid year with a late-season three-game losing streak, but they managed to turn it around, with regular-season wins over Miami and Louisville and then defeating Syracuse in the ACC Quarters with a game-winning three by Reece Beekman. Beekman had made only 8 of 31 three-pointers (25.8%) all season, entering Thursday. Hauser scored 21 points to lead Virginia, while Trey Murphy III added 15 points. Hauser averages 15.8 per game and hits 44.4% from three; Murphy averages 11.1 points per game and averages 44.6% from three. They play strong defense, don’t turn the ball over, and hit their shots, averaging 48.1% from the field, 38.6% from behind the arc, and 81.2% from the stripe.