by Brian Kapur
Listen to today's game starting at 4:45 live on WMUCSports.com
After the first day of the ACC tournament, the No.2 seeded Terps will play No.3 seeded Virginia. The Cavs blew out Virginia Tech enroute to the match up and will provide the Terps with a juxtaposition of playing styles. The Terps run-and-gun against the Virginia slow and stalling offense. Just something to watch for in today's game. More on that in a minute.
On the other side of the bracket, Duke beat Boston College to advance. The Blue Devils will play No.1 (both in seed and in national ranking) UNC in today's early game. Duke certainly looked like a much better team than the one the Terps beat 17-4 earlier this season. Their midfield speed and swarming defense that was on display against the Eagles was more like the form they showed in last season's thrilling ACC title game.
With the top 4 seeds holding serve so far, this is the round where upsets can happen. And I have a hunch that the Blue Devils may just pull it off...
Back to the Terps matchup. Talking to Terps players the UVA stalling offense is frustrating, but it also forces them to take care of the ball and maximize each possession, which the team views as a good thing. This game will come down to one thing, whose style of play wins out? The Terps have had that edge since 2008 - winning four of the last five matchups.
Talking to the Virginia head coach, the plan will remain the same, that stalling offense, with some transition if there are holes. For the Terps its all about speed, somthing has to give and you can hear it all unfold live at 4:45 live on WMUCSports.com !
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