BLACKSBURG - The Virginia Tech men's basketball team returns to Carilion Clinic Court at Cassell Coliseum on Saturday afternoon, as it hosts Wake Forest. The game will tip-off at 4 p.m. and will be shown on regional sports networks.
GAME INFORMATION
#9/7 Virginia Tech vs. Wake Forest
Jan. 19, 2019, 4 p.m.
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RADIO: Virginia Tech IMG Sports Network
Jon Laaser & Mike Burnop
Sirius: 84 XM: 84 Internet: 84
BROADCAST: RSN/ESPN app
Tom Werme & Dan Bonner
About Today's Game
The Hokies enter the game 14-2 on the season and 3-1 in ACC play … The Demon Deacons are 8-8 this season and 1-3 in the ACC … The Hokies are ranked ninth in the AP poll and seventh in the USA Today Coaches poll.
Last Game: #4/1 UVa 81, #9/7 VT 59
The Hokies dropped their first ACC game at No. 4/1 Virginia, 81-59, on Monday night … Nickeil Alexander-Walker led the Hokies with 19 points and Ahmed Hill added 14 points … Tech was out rebounded 27-19 and the Cavaliers made 13 three-pointers in the game.
Vs. Wake Forest
The Hokies lead the all-time series against Wake Forest, 34-31 … Tech has won the last two meetings with the Demon Deacons and five of the last six … Tech won the lone meeting last season, 83-75, in the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem on Jan. 10 … Tech is 22-11 at home against the Deacs and 14-8 in Cassell Coliseum … Tech is 5-2 against Wake Forest under Buzz Williams … Tech is 11-7 against Wake Forest in ACC regular season games and 1-1 in ACC Tournament games … Tech is 14-18 all-time on Jan. 19 and 2-3 in ACC games on this date … Tech is 8-3 in home games on Jan. 19 … Tech is 1-0 against Wake Forest on this date, a 66-65 win in Cassell Coliseum in 2013.
More About VT-WF Series
Along with Blacksburg and Winston-Salem, the Hokies and Demon Deacons have played in Greensboro, Roanoke, Tampa, Raleigh and Wake Forest, North Carolina … Wake Forest is geographically the closest ACC school to Blacksburg.
Getting Closer
In the win over Notre Dame, Justin Robinson moved past Jamon Gordon into third place in career assists at Virginia Tech … He and Gordon, along with Bimbo Coles and Malcolm Delaney, are the only Virginia Tech players with 500 career assists … He now has 531 career assists and trails Delaney by 12 assists for second place and Coles by 16 assists for first place on the all-time list.
