BLACKSBURG - The Virginia Tech men's basketball team to the Carilion Clinic Court at Cassell Coliseum on Wednesday night, as they host Georgia Tech. The game will tip-off at 8 p.m. and will be shown on Raycom Sports.
GAME INFORMATION
#22/16 Virginia Tech vs. Georgia Tech
Feb. 13, 2019, 8 p.m.
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RADIO: Virginia Tech IMG Sports Network
Jon Laaser & Mike Burnop
Sirius: 81 XM: 81 Internet: 81
BROADCAST: Raycom Sports/ESPN app
Tim Brando & Dan Bonner
About Tonight's Game
The Hokies enter the game 18-5 on the season and 7-4 in ACC play … The Yellow Jackets are 11-13 this season and 3-8 in the ACC … The Hokies are 22nd in the AP poll and 16th in the USA Today Coaches poll.
Last Game: Clemson 59, #11/10 VT 51
The Hokies fell 59-51, at Clemson on Saturday afternoon … Kerry Blackshear Jr., led the Hokies with 17 points … Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 13 points and Ty Outlaw added 10 points and eight rebounds … Tech out rebounded the taller Tigers, 37-31, including 14 offensive rebounds, but managed just 28.3 percent from the field in the game.
Vs. Georgia Tech
The Hokies are 19-6 all-time against Georgia Tech and have won the last five games against the Yellow Jackets, including a 52-49 win in Atlanta on Jan. 9, 2019 … Tech won the last meeting in Cassell Coliseum, 62-61, on Jan. 18, 2017 … Tech is 9-1 at home against the Ramblin' Wreck, and 8-1 in Cassell Coliseum … Tech is 5-0 against Georgia Tech under Buzz Williams … Tech is 14-4 against Georgia Tech in ACC regular season games.
They ARE Free
The Hokies enter tonight's game having made 289 of 380 free throw attempts (76.1 percent) … Tech is shooting 79.5 percent from the line in ACC competition … Tech set a season high at Clemson, making 16 of 17 from the line for 94.1, bettering the game at North Carolina, when Tech was 15 of 16 from the line, for 93.8 percent … The 94.1 percent is the second-highest free throw percentage for the Hokies in an ACC game and the best percentage when attempting at least 15 free throws … The free throw percentages of both the Clemson and North Carolina games are in the Hokies' top ten in ACC games … Two Hokies, Ahmed Hill (85.0 percent) and Justin Robinson (82.5 percent) are shooting better than 80 percent from the line … Tech has made better than 80 percent from the line in 10 of 23 games so far this season and six of its 10 ACC games … The school record for field goal percentage in a season is 75.0 percent in the 1980-81 season … Tech is second in the ACC in free throw percentage and leads the league in free throw percentage in conference games.
