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Sent Packing: #1 Virginia Eliminates Clemson in ACC Tournament

The Clemson Tigers (23-9) (11-7) were eliminated in the ACC Tournament in Brooklyn by the #1 seeded and #1 team in the country, the Virginia Cavaliers (30-2) (17-1) on Friday evening at the Barclays Center in New York. The Cavaliers entered the contest as the heavy favorite to not only win the ACC Tournament, but many considered them favorites to win the National Championship as well as their stingy defensive style of basketball has UVA ranked #1 in the nation in points-per game, #3 in the nation in field goal percentage allowed and #7 in the country in three-point field goal percentage allowed.