VT vs Wake Forest ACC Preview

Virginia Tech looks to avenge a 73-70 loss to the Demon Deacons, which occurred early this season. It has been a tough season for both sides and both team's first year head coaches, Buzz Williams and Danny Manning. However, both squads should have a renewed energy going into the ACC Tournament where every team has a 0-0 record.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Hokies face Wake Forest in opening round of ACC Tournament: Tech and Demon Deacons meet at 3 p.m. Tuesday in .. <a href="http://t.co/0oPM4gG94v">http://t.co/0oPM4gG94v</a></p>&mdash; VT Men&#39;s Basketball (@VT_MBBall) <a href="https://twitter.com/VT_MBBall/status/575075225496371200">March 9, 2015</a></blockquote>

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The Deacs are led by Codi Miller-McIntyre, a junior guard, who is averaging 14 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists per game. Miller-McIntyre's running partner is junior forwards Devin Thomas who is averaging  nearly a double-double on the season with 12 points and 9 rebounds per contest. Both of these 3rd-year players will look to attack a thin Virginia Tech frontline on Tuesday afternoon.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>. <a href="https://twitter.com/VT_MBBall">@VT_MBBall</a> takes the floor for New York Life <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ACCTourney?src=hash">#ACCTourney</a> practice! <a href="http://t.co/fEt33RvZLf">pic.twitter.com/fEt33RvZLf</a></p>&mdash; ACC Men&#39;s Basketball (@accmbb) <a href="https://twitter.com/accmbb/status/574996584540340224">March 9, 2015</a></blockquote>

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Keys to advancing against Wake:

• Play hard for 40 minutes, if you get the lead work like crazy to keep it because the Deacs are streaky and will take advantage of easy point opportunities.
• Team-rebound the basketball. Wake Forest averages 38 rebounds per game, which puts them in the top-40 nationally, so make sure you box out and get the ball.
• Once you get the ball, push it. If the Hokies can get into transition off of missed shot attempts then they can dictate the pace of this game.