The #9/7 Virginia Tech men's basketball team travels to Charlottesville on Tuesday night to take on the #4/1 Cavaliers in John Paul Jones Arena. Tip is at 8 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on Raycom Sports affiliates.
GAME INFORMATION
#9/7 Virginia Tech at #4/1 Virginia
Jan. 15, 2019 – 8 p.m.
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RADIO: Virginia Tech IMG Sports Network
Jon Laaser & Mike Burnop
Sirius: 135 XM: 193 Internet: 955
BROADCAST: Raycom/ESPN app
Tim Brando & Dan Bonner
About Tonight's Game
The Hokies enter the game 14-1 on the season and 3-0 in ACC play … The Cavaliers are 15-0 this season and 3-0 in the ACC … The Hokies are ranked ninth in the AP poll and seventh in the USA Today Coaches poll and the Cavaliers are ranked fourth in the AP poll and first in the coaches poll.
Last Time Out: VT 52, GT 49
The Hokies picked up their first ACC road win of the season, 52-49 at Georgia Tech on Jan. 9 … The Hokies shot a season-low 29.8 percent from the floor, including a season-low 18.5 percent from three-point range, but forced GT into 18 turnovers and out rebounded the much taller Yellow Jackets, 35-32 … Ahmed Hill led the Hokies with 15 points and Kerry Blackshear Jr., recorded his second double-double of the season with 14 points and 10 rebounds … Justin Robinson added 10 points in the victory.
Vs. Virginia
The Hokies are 56-91 all-time against Virginia … Virginia Tech won the last meeting, 61-60, in overtime in Charlottesville last season … The two schools have split the seaon series in each of the past three seasons … Tech is 3-5 against Virginia under Buzz Williams … Virginia Tech is 14-37 in road games and 4-8 against the Cavaliers in John Paul Jones Arena.
More About the Tech-UVa Series
This is the Hokies most-played rivalry … The series dates back to Feb. 20, 1915, when the Cavaliers defeated Tech, 39-21, in Charlottesville … Along with Blacksburg and Charlottesville, the series has also been played in Roanoke, Lynchburg, Richmond, Salem, Hampton, Norfolk and Greensboro, North Carolina (the 2006 ACC Tournament) … After many years of neutral site games, the series returned to each campus, beginning in the 2000-01 season, the year Tech joined the Big East Conference … This has been a home-and-home series since Tech joined the ACC in the 2004-05 season.
Strong Start Continues
Entering tonight's game, the Hokies are 14-1 overall and 3-0 in ACC action … The 14-1 start is the best start to a season for the Hokies, tying the 14-1 start to the 1982-83 season.
