Virginia Tech tops Miami; UNC up next

Posted Mar 13, 2009
A.D. Vassallo tried to avoid "The Celebration," but he can't. The fist-pumping jig by North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough from last year's ACC Tournament has been replayed on television too many times for Vassallo to miss it. Now Vassallo and Virginia Tech will get a second shot at Hansbrough and top-seeded UNC Friday in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament. (Charlotte Observer)

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