BLACKSBURG - The Virginia Tech men's basketball team continues the home stand at the Carilion Clinic Court at Cassell Coliseum on Wednesday night, hosting the VMI Keydets. The game will tip-off at 7 p.m. and will be shown on ACC Network Extra.
GAME INFORMATION
#15/14 Virginia Tech vs. VMI
Dec. 5, 2018
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RADIO: Virginia Tech IMG Sports Network
Jon Laaser & Mike Burnop
Sirius: 134 XM: 193 Internet: 955
BROADCAST: ACC Network Extra/ESPN app
Andrew Allegretta & Mack McCarthy
About Tonight's Game
The Hokies enter the game 6-1 on the season and the Keydets are 5-4 this season … The Hokies are ranked 15th in the AP poll and 14th in the USA Today Coaches poll .
Last Time Out: VT 94, CCSU 40
The Hokies picked up a 94-40 win over Central Connecticut State on Saturday evening in Cassell Coliseum … Ahmed Hill led four Hokies in double figures with a season-high 24 points … Kerry Blackshear Jr., added 18 points, Ty Outlaw had 15 points and Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored14 points … Justin Robinson set a new Virginia Tech record with 13 assists in the game and he led the Hokies with seven rebounds … Tech shot 57.1 percent for the game and made a school-record 18 three-pointers.
Vs. VMI
This is the most-played non-conference opponent for the Hokies … Tech holds a 91-43 lead in the all-time series, which dates back to the 1908-09 season … The Hokies have won the last six meetings overall and the 10 meetings in Blacksburg … Tech is 3-0 against the Keydets under Buzz Williams … The two teams did not meet last season … The series dates back to a 15-9 VMI win in Lexington in 1909 … Tech held a 53-27 series lead when both teams were members of the Southern Conference … Tech is 2-0 in games against VMI when the Hokies have been ranked … Tech is 156-64 all-time against schools currently in the Southern Conference.
Lots to Get To
In the win over Central Connecticut State, the Hokies had quite the game … The Hokies set a new school record by making 18 three-point field goals in the game … It surpassed the former mark of 17 three-pointers made at Louisville on Feb. 8, 2017 … The 94-40 final score marks the 11th time a Buzz Williams-coached Virginia Tech team has scored at least 94 points and the first time this season and the first time since defeating Radford, 95-68, in Cassell Coliseum on Dec. 6, 2017 … The 54-point margin of victory is the most for the Hokies under Williams and the most since Tech defeated Mount St. Mary's, 99-34 (65 points) on Jan. 2011 in Cassell Coliseum … CCSU's 40 points is the second-fewest of the season for a Tech opponent.
