BLACKSBURG - The Virginia Tech men's basketball team returns to the Carilion Clinic Court at Cassell Coliseum on Saturday evening against Central Connecticut State. The game will tip-off at 5 p.m. and will be shown on ACC Network Extra.
GAME INFORMATION
#13/12 Virginia Tech vs. Central Connecticut State - SOLD OUT
Dec. 1, 2018
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RADIO: Virginia Tech IMG Sports Network
Jon Laaser & Mike Burnop
Sirius: 137 XM: 194 Internet: 956
BROADCAST: ACC Network Extra/ESPN app
Evan Hughes
About This Evening's Game
The Hokies enter the game 5-1 on the season and the Blue Devils are 4-4 this season … The Hokies are ranked 13th in the AP poll and 12th in the USA Today Coaches poll … The game was originally scheduled for 1 p.m., but was moved to 5 p.m. to accommodate the football game vs. Marshall.
Last Time Out: Penn State 63, VT 62
The Hokies dropped their first game of the season on Tuesday night, as they fell, 63-62, at Penn State in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge … Justin Robinson led the Hokies with 19 points and Ty Outlaw added 16 points … Kerry Blackshear Jr., added 14 points and a season-high nine boards and Nickeil Alexander-Walker had 13 points, three assists and three steals … Tech shot a season-high 52.6 percent from three-point range … Tech is now 0-3 against Penn State in the Challenge, with all three games having been played at the Bryce Jordan Center on the Penn State campus.
Vs. Central Connecticut State
This is the first meeting between the Hokies and the Blue Devils … Tech is 8-1 all-time against schools currently in the Northeast Conference and 1-0 this season, following the win over Saint Francis on Nov. 24.
Tech in the Polls
The Virginia Tech Hokies are currently ranked 13th in the AP poll … That is the school's highest AP ranking since the 1995-96 season … Tech peaked that season in late February at No. 8, its all-time highest ranking … The last time the Hokies played a game ranked higher than 13th was on Feb. 25, 1996, a 57-41 loss at Temple when the Hokies were ranked 12th … Tech is 12th in the USA Today Coaches poll.
What a Sell Out
Today's game against Central Connecticut State is officially a sell out … This is the Hokies' first announced sell out of the season … The Hokies sold out nine games in the 2017-18 season, including seven of the nine home Atlantic Coast Conference games … Single game tickets and mini plans for Tech's other home games are still available … Quantities are limited and the best available seats are going fast … Virginia Tech's ACC single game tickets will go on sale in mid-December, if available.