The Virginia Tech men's basketball team will take on the University of Washington in the Air Force Reserve Boardwalk Classic presented by Citi in Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Tip is Saturday night at 7 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on ESPNU.
GAME INFORMATION
#13/13 Virginia Tech vs. Washington
Dec. 15, 2018 – 7 p.m.
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RADIO: Virginia Tech IMG Sports Network
Jon Laaser & Mike Burnop
Sirius: 98 XM: 194 Internet: 956
BROADCAST: ESPNU/ESPN app
Dave Leno & Jordan Cornette
About Tonight's Game
The Hokies enter the game 8-1 on the season and the Huskies are 7-3 this season … The Hokies are ranked 13th in the AP poll and the USA Today Coaches poll.
Last Time Out: VT 81, SC State 44
The Hokies closed out the home stand with an 81-44 win over South Carolina State on Sunday in a snowy Blacksburg … Tech started slowly, but took a 34-23 lead into the half and out scored the Bulldogs, 47-21, after intermission … Nickeil Alexander-Walker led the Hokies with 19 points and Justin Robinson added 16 points … Kerry Blackshear Jr., had a double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds and Ahmed Hill added 10 points … Tech held SCSU to just 34 percent from the field and out rebounded the Bulldogs, 39-28.
Vs. Washington
The Hokies are 2-1 all-time against the Huskies … Tech has won the last two games, including a 103-79 win over Washington in the 2K Classic last season in Madison Square Garden … Tech is 7-3 all-time against schools currently in the Pac-12.
Very Close
Justin Robinson is just two assists shy of reaching 500 career assists and becoming just the fourth Hokie to reach that plateau … He is just five points shy of 1,200 career points … When he reaches the two marks, he will become just the fourth Hokie to do so, joining Bimbo Coles, Malcolm Delaney and Jamon Gordon … Robinson is just 16 assists behind Gordon for third place in career assists at Virginia Tech … He is just five points away from Dorenzo Hudson for 32nd place in career scoring at Virginia Tech.
KJ Doubles
In the win over South Carolina State, Kerry Blackshear Jr., recorded his first double-double of the season, with 12 points and 13 rebounds … Blackshear's double-double is the first for the Hokies this season and the first by any Hokie since Justin Robinson had 10 points and 12 assists at Boston College on Jan. 31, 2018 … The 13 rebounds are the most by a Hokie this season.