In Wednesday’s ACC Action, NC State fell to Virginia, but narrowly, and Pitt knocked off Virginia Tech.
Jeff Capel opted to bench point guard Xavier Johnson, perhaps hoping for a better response and he really got one: Johnson shot 11-17 for 32 points, had seven assists, five boards and two steals.
He probably benefited from Virginia Tech’s decisions to double-team Pitt star Justin Champagnie.
Whatever happened, Jeff Capel tried to motivate his point guard and clearly, it worked.
Virginia Tech’s Keve Aluma is hitting a new level: he shot 10-16 and had 30 points, 10 boards and five assists.