Feb. 25, 1998
TIME: FEB. 27 AT 8:30 PM
MARYLAND (14-12, 7-9) vs. NC STATE (21-5, 12-4)
ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
Date: Friday, Feb. 27 Site: Charlotte, N.C.
Arena: Independence Arena Time: 8:30 p.m.
Radio: WMRUC (88.1 FM) TV: HTS (Sat. and Sun. only)
THE MATCHUP: With its 77-49 win over Florida State on Sunday, Maryland enters the ACC Tournament as the sixth seed. The Terps play NC State, who gained the third seed with its 60-57 win over North Carolina on Sunday.
SEEDINGS AND GAMES:
First Round, Thursday, Feb. 26
No. 8 Georgia Tech vs. No. 9 Wake Forest, 7:00 p.m.
Quarterfinals, Friday, Feb. 27
No. 4 North Carolina vs. No. 5 Virginia, 12:30 p.m.
No. 1 Duke vs. Winner of Georgia Tech/Wake Forest, 2:30 p.m.
No. 2 Clemson vs. No. 7 Florida State, 6:30 p.m.
No. 3 NC State vs. No. 6 Maryland, 8:30 p.m.
Semifinals, Saturday, Feb. 28
Winner of 4/5 vs. Winner of 1/8-9, 1:30 p.m.
Winner of 2/7 vs. Winner of 3/6, 4:30 p.m.
Championship Game, Sunday, March 1, 1:00 p.m.
* The semifinals and championship game will be shown on HTS.
MARYLAND vs. NC STATE IN THE ACC TOURNAMENT:
Maryland has faced NC State 12 times in the 20 years of ACC tournament play. The Terps hold a 7-5 advantage over the Wolfpack.
ACC TOURNAMENT - 20 YEAR COMPOSITE:
Team W L PCT. Tourneys Semis Finals Titles
MARYLAND 33 12 .733 20 15 10 8
NC State 28 16 .636 20 14 11 4
North Carolina 24 16 .600 20 14 6 4
Virginia 24 17 .585 20 15 6 3
Clemson 20 19 .513 20 15 4 1
Duke 7 20 .259 20 4 2 0
Wake Forest 5 20 .200 20 2 0 0
Georgia Tech 2 18 .100 18 1 1 0
Florida State 1 6 .143 6 0 0 0
REGULAR SEASON ACC STANDINGS (Feb. 22, 1998)
ACC Overall
Team W L W L
Duke 13 3 20 6
Clemson 12 4 22 6
NC State 12 4 21 5
North Carolina 11 5 20 6
Virginia 9 7 18 8
Maryland 7 9 14 12
Florida State 5 11 9 17
Georgia Tech 3 13 10 16
Wake Forest 0 16 4 22