The stage is set for Saturday’s ACC Tournament championship game as No. 4 seed Georgia Tech will go for its first conference tournament title since 1993 against No. 2 seed Florida State following a dramatic Friday for a tournament that’s been hit hard by COVID-19 protocols.
With No. 1 seed Virginia removed from the bracket due to a positive COVID-19 test Friday morning, the ACC Tournament’s semifinal round was left with just one game. That one game that was played managed to deliver as the Seminoles squeaked out a 69-66 victory over No. 6 seed North Carolina.
After securing a double-bye in the tournament and then having its quarterfinal opponent, Duke, ousted by a COVID-19 issue, Florida State was playing for the first time this week after what amounted to a triple-bye. By contrast, the Tar Heels were playing their third game in three days. Yet, UNC appeared to…
