Jacobs: Hokies get desired rematch
Posted Mar 13, 2009
Virginia Tech got the ACC Tournament rematch with North Carolina its players and coaches surely savored. Polite patter aside, the Hokies certainly wanted another shot at the Tar Heels, who handled them barely a week ago at Blacksburg in the teams’ only meeting of the 2009 season. “Any time you see light blue, it makes you want to play a little harder,” conceded J.T. Thompson, a sophomore from Monroe, N.C.
(WRAL Sports Fan)
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