No. 21 Miami Opens ACC Tournament with No. 15 N.C. State
May 20, 2012
GREENSBORO, N.C. – After wrapping up their regular season with a series win over Georgia Tech in Atlanta, the No. 21 Miami Hurricanes will continue on their road trip to Greensboro, N.C. for the 2012 Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament.
Under the pool-play format, each team will play one game against each of the other three opponents in its division Wednesday-Saturday (May 23-26). The two teams with the best records within their respective division brackets will advance to the title game on Sunday, May 27, with the winner earning the ACC’s automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament.
Miami, who earned a No. 6 seed in the eight-team conference tournament, is joined in Pool B by second-seeded North Carolina, third-seeded North Carolina State, and seventh-seeded Wake Forest. Pool A consists of first-seeded Florida State, fourth-seeded Virginia, fifth-seeded Clemson and eighth-seeded Georgia Tech.
The Hurricanes will open their tournament with No. 15 North Carolina State on Wednesday at 3 p.m. Miami will then battle No. 6 North Carolina, who the Canes swept at Alex Rodriguez Park in April, on Thursday at 3 p.m. If the Hurricanes do not qualify for the Championship Game, they will end their stay in Greensboro with a 7 p.m. Friday night finale against Wake Forest.
Sunday’s championship game is set for 12 noon.
MIAMI’S ACC TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE:
GAME ONE: vs. North Carolina State, Wednesday, May 23, 3 p.m.
- RADIO: WQAM 560 (Joe Zagacki), WVUM.org (Kyle Sielaff, Mike Weisman), Sirius XM Radio
- TELEVISION: RSN (Fox Sports Florida), ESPN3.com simulcast
GAME TWO: North Carolina, Thursday, May 24, 3 p.m.
- RADIO: WQAM 560 (Joe Zagacki), WVUM.org (Kyle Sielaff, Mike Weisman), Sirius XM Radio
- TELEVISION: RSN (Fox Sports Florida), ESPN3.com simulcast
GAME THREE: Wake Forest, Friday, May 25, 7 p.m.
- RADIO: WQAM 560 (Joe Zagacki), WVUM.org (Kyle Sielaff, Mike Weisman), Sirius XM Radio
- TELEVISION: RSN (Fox Sports Florida), ESPN3.com simulcast
Fans can still purchase tickets to next week’s competition. Complete books to all 13 games are available, as well as individual game tickets. Online ticket information can be found at http://bit.ly/2012ACCBaseTix or by calling 336-268-2255.
For the complete release from the ACC on the conference tournament, click HERE.
