It seems like we learn something new after every week of ACC basketball. This
past weekend, I learned that karma does indeed come back around. There were
several examples of this in Sunday’s Tech-NC State game, but examples could be
found in another ACC game as well.

We all know the story by now. NC State had beaten Virginia Tech six straight
times. They were blowing the Hokies out in the second half, leading 63-45 with
13 minutes remaining. Things weren’t looking good for the home team.

I told several people recently that Tech would probably beat NC State when we
least expect it. I thought the Hokies stood a good chance to win this game
before it started, but I sure didn’t expect it to happen when they were down by
18 in the second half. Sure enough, when I least expected it, they won. After
six straight games of futility against the Wolfpack, Tech deserved some
basketball luck, and they got it.

You want to talk about some karma coming back around? Look no further than
the free throw shooting of Ben McCauley and Dennis Horner. McCauley entered the
game hitting 62-of-95 from the free throw line this year, good for 65.3%.
Against Virginia Tech, he played like a typical NC State basketball player does
against the Hokies. He hardly missed. He made 13-of-15 from the charity stripe,
obviously a much greater clip than his usual average.

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