From: oday@lobster.gsfc.nasa.gov  (Orin Day)
Subject: ACC SUMMARIES (1-16-92 thru 1-20-92)
Reply-To: oday@lobster.gsfc.nasa.gov  (Orin Day)
Organization: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center - Greenbelt, MD USA
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 16:59:37 GMT


The following are some ACC summaries from the past week of
action.  I've done just the games that haven't had summaries
posted, and omitted the ones that will have sums soon.

Tonight's action features NC State @ DUKE, ESPN 7:30 EST
and Wake Forest @ GEORGIA TECH, 9:00 EST Raycom/ACC

If anybody has info on Sunday's Clemson @ Furman game, 
please mail me.

OD


CHARLESTON SHOCKS TECH  [Saturday, Jan 16]

[Verbatim from Durham Herald-Sun]

They knew they had a chance after coming so close a year ago.

College of Charleston atoned for a failed upset bid by 
recording one of the biggest of the season Saturday night,
an 84-67 victory over #8 Georgia Tech -- the team that
knocked Duke from the #1 spot last Sunday, snapping the
Devils 23 game winning streak.

"I just asked them to do two things, play their hearts out
and let it all hang out," Cougars coach John Kresse said.
"Last year we scared them.  And this year we didn't fold in
the last seven or eight minutes."

It was a devastating loss for Tech coach Bobby Cremins, who took
the blame.  "I take full responsibility.  We just were not ready
to play and it was obvious we were not.  So I apologize to our
fans, and I'm embarrassed, but life must go on."

Marion Busby scored 29 points and Patrick King added 20 as Charleston
(8-2) shot 59% from the field and never trailed in the second half.

Tech, which lost to #5 North Carolina on Wednesday, dropped its
second in a row.  The Yellow Jackets were hurt by poor FG shooting
- 41% - and even worse FT shooting - 37.5%.

Charleston, which moved up to NCAA Division I last season and went
19-8, lost at Tech 77-70 last season.  The Cougars, 1983 NAIA champs,
are in their first season in the TAAC (Trans America Athletic Conf).

"We were looking forward to playing here," Busby said.  "We came so
close last year.  I had a TO late in that game when they were coming
back on us and I didn't want to mess up this time."

CHILDRESS, DEACONS RUN BY TERRAPINS [Saturday, Jan 16]

[Condensed from Durham Herald-Sun]

Randolph Childress scored a career high 30 points and played a 
key role in two pivotal runs, one in each half, as Wake Forest
extended Maryland's [then] losing streak to 4 games Saturday
night with an 86-74 victory.

Rodney Rogers had 23 points and 10 rebounds to power the Deacons
to their first ACC victory of the season.  Freshman Johnny Rhodes
scored 21 points and Kevin McLinton has 16 for Maryland.

Maryland led 17-11 when the Deacs went on a 14-0 run, holding
the Terps scoreles for almost 6 minutes, a stretch that included
a Maryland technical foul.  Wake never trailed after that, though
Maryland closed the gap to 4 points early in the second half.  A
9-0 Deacon run put the game virtually out of reach at 50-37 soon
after.  

MARYLAND SURPRISES OKLAHOMA AT BALTIMORE [Tuesday, Jan 19] 

In one of their annual trips to Baltimore, a Maryland team stunned
by 4 ACC losses stunned nationally ranked Oklahoma, 89-78.  Maryland,
under the power of their freshman fast breaks and strength underneath
of Evers Burns, led at halftime by 6.  Baltimore Arena sold out for
this one, a welcome payoff for the Terrapins, who have been having
trouble selling tickets in College Park.  

SEMINOLES SURA SINKS NCSU, 70-54 [Saturday, Jan 17]

[Condensed from Durham Herald Sun]

FSU's Bobby Sura scored 23 points in Tallahassee to lead FSU
to a third straight ACC win against a depleted NC State Wolfpack
squad.  NC State dressed and played 8 players.  The Pack outrebounded
FSU 28-23, but Sura continually "drained the tough shot" according
to Les Robinson.  According to Pat Kennedy, "He's got that confidence
now".  The ACC had better watch out.

Charlie Ward is getting back in the groove, dishing out 10 assists
in the game.  Kevin Thompson was 6-7 for 16 points and had 12 boards
for the Pack.  Edwards had 13 and Dobard 10 for FSU.

SEMINOLES BEAT CLEMSON, 89-71 [Wednesday, Jan 20]

[From ESPN reports]

Florida State went in to Clemson, a tough place to play, and came
out with their fourth straight ACC victory.  

FSU's r.s.bb.c maligned back court combined for 50 of FSU's 89 points.

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