Greg Pierce, who volunteers with the Raleigh Sports Club, attended the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament Friday afternoon and relayed this information from his Blackberry.

. The scalpers did not get the message about the economy and availability of tickets. Scalpers were asking up to $30 above face value.
. The only tickets available @ the box office were NCSU upper deck section. They were one of several schools that did not sell their allotment.
. The crowd was 98% UNC. It was a very subdued atmosphere until “Blue Steel” came into the game. That instance along with the game winning shot were the two loudest moments of the game.
. Approximately 25% of the crowd chose not to stick around for the BC/Clemson game. If UNC had not won the tournament attendance and atmosphere would have taken a severe hit for the semi-final and final games due to the large presence of UNC fans.
. Roy Williams’ decision to go to a three-guard line-up was the key that ignited the run. UNC was able to match up better with Miami’s athleticism.
. Miami’s athleticism created 20 turnovers and 12 steals. Miami playing it’s second game in two days started to look a little fatigued when UNC began to make its run.