All six conference teams have moved on to the second round.
Friday also marked only the second time in the NCAA tournament that the ACC's Big Four teams -- N.C. State, Duke, North Carolina and Wake Forest -- all reached the second round.
Duke, Wake Forest and UNC won first-round games Thursday. On Friday, Marcus Melvin led NCSU with 20 points as the Wolfpack eliminated the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns, 61-52.
N.C. State will play Vanderbilt at 2:40 p.m. Sunday in Orlando. The game will be televised live on WRAL.
Following NCSU's victory Friday, Georgia Tech preserved the ACC's perfect record. The Yellow Jackets blew a double-digit lead against Northern Iowa before fighting back to win, 65-60.
Next up for Georgia Tech: a Sunday meeting with sixth-seeded Boston College.
Round two tips off Saturday with several games featuring the ACC. Duke gets started at 1:10 p.m. against Seton Hall in Raleigh.
Wake Forest plays Manhattan following the Duke-Seton Hall game, at approximately 3:40 p.m., Saturday at the RBC Center.
Maryland takes on the Syracuse Orangemen at 5:40 p.m. Saturday. Carolina tips off against Texas at 8:10 p.m. Saturday in Denver.
You can catch all the other tournament games on WRAL digital.
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