Beamerball has officially arrived in the ACC.
In basketball for Virginia Tech. Who’da’thunk?
The Hokies are averaging 9.5 fewer turnovers per game than their opponents, have the most steals per game and the fewest turnovers per game in the ACC. Now they’ve beaten both Duke and North Carolina within 8 days - Duke in overtime and #1 Carolina with a thumping (though the Tarheels did make the last moments tense and interesting). They’re taking the ball away with regularity and turning those take-aways and turning them into points. They’re protecting the basketball and not giving the other team turnover-points. Now they’re 13-4 and 3-0 in the conference, without being in the top 5 in team scoring or assists (though they do have the top individual scorer in the league).
Remind you of another Virginia Tech ball-sport team, eh?
This, right now, is the team no other team wants to have to play in the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament in March. Look out for them Hokie-ballers.
