North Carolina State defeated Duke X-X in the first game of Pool D in the ACC Tournament. Shannon Dawson was named by David Cobb of CBS Sports as a coordinator poised to emerge as a head coaching candidate. The Miami Hurricanes hired Dawson in February as their new offensive coordinator.
The win by North Carolina State on Tuesday night sets up a winner take all game for Pool D between the Wolfpack and Miami Hurricanes baseball teams on Thursday night. NC State eliminated Miami from the ACC Tournament in an identical situation last year. Miami also plays Duke in the ACC Tournament on Friday.