As Virginia Tech coach Seth Greenberg puts it, his young Hokies have had some cleansing moments this season. Like back-to-back losses in mid February when they were outrebounded by 15 at home to Miami, followed up by a 92-53 humiliation in Chapel Hill when the opposing board domination reached 30.

A four-game winning streak near the end of the regular season and a turnaround on the glass wiped away some of the late frustration and put Virginia Tech squarely on the NCAA Tournament bubble at 18-12.

Then came Friday and the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament, playing in front of former Hokie great Dell Curry, who sat close enough to Greenberg to whisper plays into his ear, and against a Miami club that itself had put together a decent postseason calling card.

With a potential postseason bid on the line, Greenberg’s crew trusted each other like n ...