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North Carolina State (13-9, 3-6 ACC)
at Georgia Tech (10-13, 1-9 ACC)
Saturday, 1:30 p.m.
In a game with NIT implications, Sidney Lowe and the Wolfpack travel to Atlanta to face Georgia Tech. Both teams are still a year away from contending, but will look to improve as the regular season reaches its final stretch. North Carolina State has been woeful on the road all year at 1-6. The visitors will try to string together two wins in a row after taking down Wake Forest on Wednesday. Georgia Tech is coming off a five-point defeat to Virginia Tech. The team has fallen fast since its 2004 National Championship game appearance. The Yellow Jackets simply must aim to make something positive out of their remaining games. They will look for Gani Lawal (15.5 ppg, 10.5 rpg) to continue his stellar play and NC State will need Brandon Costner (14.9 ppg) to continue dominating the paint. The 'Pack will have the momentum after taking down Wake Forest at home.
Florida State (19-5, 6-3 ACC)
at Wake Forest (18-4, 5-4 ACC)
Saturday, 4 p.m.
The Seminoles have put themselves in a place to earn an NCAA bid and have an opportunity to solidify their position when they take on struggling Wake Forest. Florida State, coming off wins against Virginia and Clemson, could earn a key road victory to enhance its resume. Wake Forest, ranked No. 8 nationally, just felt the disappointment of defeat to NC State. Questions are beginning to arise about whether the Deacons were really worthy of their No. 1 ranking earlier in the season. Led by sophomore stud Jeff Teague (20.9 ppg) and freshman Al-Farouq Aminu (13.2 ppg, 8.5 rpg), the high-scoring Deacons will look to improve on their 10-1 home record and advance up the ladder in the league. Both are looking for a bye in the first round of the ACC tourney, and both are going in opposite directions. If Florida State wants to take care of Wake in their only meeting of the regular season, the 'Noles will need scoring contributions from someone other than Toney Douglas, who is averaging 20.3 points per contest. No other Seminole averages double-figure scoring, something that may be an issue, especially with Wake desperate for a win.
Clemson (20-3, 6-3 ACC)
at Virginia (7-13, 1-8 ACC)
Sunday, 1 p.m.
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