BLACKSBURG - The Virginia Tech men's basketball team begins a Holiday home stand at the Carilion Clinic Court at Cassell Coliseum on Wednesday night, as it hosts the Aggies from North Carolina A&T. The game will tip-off at 7 p.m. and will be shown on ACC Network Extra.
GAME INFORMATION
#13/13 Virginia Tech vs. South Carolina State
Dec. 19, 2018, 7 p.m.
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RADIO: Virginia Tech IMG Sports Network
Jon Laaser & Mike Burnop
Sirius: 205 XM: 210 Internet: 966
BROADCAST: ACC Network Extra/ESPN app
Bailey Angle & Mack McCarthy
About Tonight's Game
The Hokies enter the game 9-1 on the season and the Aggies are 4-6 this season … The Hokies are ranked 13th in the AP poll and the USA Today Coaches poll.
Last Time Out: VT 73, Washington 61
The Hokies picked up another Power 6 victory, 73-61, over Washington in the Boradwalk Classic at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Saturday night … Tech jumped out to a big lead and was up 39-21 at the intermission … The Huskies were able to cut the lead to as few as seven points in the second half, but clutch plays gave Tech the victory … Nickeil Alexander-Walker, who was limited to just eight minutes in the first half due to foul trouble, led Tech with 24 points and was named the game's MVP … Kerry Blackshear Jr., Justin Robinson and Ahmed Hill all added 10 points.
Vs. NC A&T
The Hokies are 6-0 all-time against North Carolina A&T … All six games have been played in Blacksburg … Tech is 32-0 all-time against schools currently in the MEAC … This is the second of three games this season against MEAC schools … This game begins a four-game home stand for the Hokies.
Joining an Elite Group
In the win over Washington, Justin Robinson became just the fourth Virginia Tech men's basketball player to record 500 career assists and 1,200 career points … He now joins Bimbo Coles, Malcolm Delaney and Jamon Gordon on that list … Robinson is just 13 assists behind Gordon for third place in career assists at Virginia Tech.
Pomp and a Neat Circumstance
When the Hokies tipped off Saturday, Dec. 15's game against Washington in Atlantic City, Tech starters were a rather unique group … Four of the five starters, Ty Outlaw, Ahmed Hill, Kerry Blackshear Jr., and Justin Robinson had all completed their requirements for graduation.