To complain about making 27 of 31 free throws really shows no perspective of how good that performance was. Making 27 of 31 is .871, which, if applied across all games year to date, would lead the nation! The top FT-shooting team is St. Mary’s (CA), at 80.67, which is the only team at 80% or better. So, .871 would easily lead the ACC across all games. The top free throw-shooting team in the ACC (Cal) is at .794. VT is at .718 for the season, presently ranking 8th in the ACC, just above the mid-line in an 18-team conference. VT is a fraction of a percentage point ahead of Duke’s .718. Last season, VT shot .714. The VT 2021-22 team that won the ACC shot .751 and was third in the league for FT percentage for all games, and second in the then-20 conference games.