By Jerry Ratcliffe

While Tuesday night’s down-to-the-wire, 75-70 win over visiting Wake Forest was not a thing of beauty, Ryan Odom took the approach of the pro golfer who missed the fairway, hit his approach in the bunker and still managed to make his par and move on.

Beating Wake was a par, and now it’s on to Saturday’s regular-season finale against rival Virginia Tech.

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