The #12/11 Virginia Tech men's basketball team travels to Coral Gables, Florida to take on the Miami Hurricanes in the Watsco Center. Tip is at 7 p.m. on Wednesday night and the game will be broadcast on ESPN2.
GAME INFORMATION
#12/11 Virginia Tech at Miami
Jan. 30, 2019 – 7 p.m.
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RADIO: Virginia Tech IMG Sports Network
Jon Laaser & Mike Burnop
Sirius: 121 XM: 201 Internet: 968
BROADCAST: ESPN2/ESPN app
Mike Couzens & Jordan Cornette
About Tonight's Game
The Hokies enter the game 16-3 on the season and 5-2 in ACC play … The Hurricanes are 9-10 this season and 1-6 in the ACC … The Hokies are ranked 12th in the AP poll and 11th in the USA Today Coaches poll.
Last Game: #10/8 VT 78, Syracuse 56
The Hokies picked up a big home win, 78-56, over Syracuse on Saturday night … Justin Robinson had a career night, scoring a career-high 35 points on a school-record nine three-pointers and eight assists … He also became Tech's all-time leader in career assists … Ahmed Hill added 16 points and Nickeil Alexander-Walker dished-out a career-high eight assists … Tech shot 52.1 percent from the field, including 50 percent from three-point range, while holding the Orange to 36.4 percent from the field.
Vs. Miami
The Hokies is 14-22 all-time against Miami … Tech has lost its last two meetings with the Hurricanes, including a 69-68 loss in the Watsco Center last season … Tech is 4-11in road games against the Canes, including a 4-9 mark in the Watsco Center … Tech is 2-8 against Miami under Buzz Williams … Tech has dropped its last four at Miami.
A New All-Time Leader
In the win over Syracuse, Justin Robinson dished out eight assists, and in doing so, became the all-time leader in career assists at Virginia Tech, passing Malcolm Delaney and former leader Bimbo Coles … Robinson averages 4.6 assists per game in his career and is averaging 5.6 assists per game this season … He leads the ACC in assists this season and is first among active ACC players in career assists.
5 is Honored
Justin Robinson has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week, for the week ending Jan. 27, 2019 … This is the first time Robinson has been honored by the ACC … This is the second time this season that a Hokie has received the honor … Nickeil Alexander-Walker was honored for the week ending Nov. 18, 2018.
More About 5
In the record-breaking night against Syracuse, Justin Robinson also set a new Virginia Tech record for three-point field goals in a game, with nine … The nine 3s is tied for fourth-best in ACC history … That breaks the old mark of eight, set two seasons ago against Miami by teammate Ty Outlaw … Robinson's 35 points is also a career-high and is tied for second in Virginia Tech school history for points in an ACC game, trailing on Malcolm Delaney's 37 points against Clemson in 2009 … He is the first Hokie to score more than 30 points in a game since he scored 32 points in the win over NC State last February … The 35 points is tied for the fourth-highest total by an ACC player this season and the nine three-pointers are the most by an ACC player this season.
