WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Virginia Tech men's basketball team will take on the Duke Blue Devils in the Sweet 16 of the 2019 NCAA Tournament on Friday, March 29. The game, to be played at the Capital One Area in Washington, D.C. at 9:39 p.m. ET, will be broadcast by CBS. The Hokies are the fourth seed in the East Region, while the Blue Devils are the overall No. 1 seed. The winner of the game will advance to the Elite Eight of the East Regional in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, taking on the winner of the No. 2 Michigan State-No. 3 LSU contest.
GAME INFORMATION
#16/15 Virginia Tech vs. #1/1 Duke
Capital One Arena – Washington, D.C.
March 29, 2019 – 9:39 p.m. ET
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RADIO: Virginia Tech IMG Sports Network
Jon Laaser & Mike Burnop
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BROADCAST: TBS
Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill & Tracy Wolfson
RADIO: Westwood One
Kevin Kugler & John Thompson
Entering Today's Game
The Hokies enter the game 26-8 on the season ... Duke is 31-5 overall ... The Hokies are 16th in the AP poll and 15th in the USA Today Coaches poll ... Duke is ranked 1st in the AP and coaches polls ... Tech is the 4th seed in the East Region and Duke is the 1st seed ... The game will be played at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.
Last Game: #16/15 VT 67, Liberty 58
The Hokies advanced to the Sweet 16 with a 67-58 win over Liberty in the Second Round of the 2019 NCAA East Regional on Sunday afternoon in San Jose, California ... Tech was led by Kerry Blackshear Jr., with 19 points and nine rebounds, while Ahmed Hill scored 14 points and Justin Robinson added 13 points ... Ty Outlaw posted
a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds ... Tech held Liberty to 38.3 percent from the field, including 27.3 percent in the second half.
The Hokies vs. Duke
The Hokies are 11-46 all-time against the Blue Devils ... Tech won the only meeting this season, 77-72, in Cassell Coliseum on Feb. 26 ... Tech is 1-13 on a neutral court against Duke ... Tech is 3-3 against Duke under Buzz Williams ... Tech has won the last three home games against the Blue Devils, all while Duke has been ranked in the top 5 nationally ...The two teams have never met in the NCAA Tournament.
He's Back
Sunday, March 17 was a day of big news for the Hokies ... Not only did Tech receive
its third consecutive NCAA Tournament bid, the Hokies also received word that senior point guard, Justin Robinson, had been cleared by the medical staff to return to action ... Robinson had missed the last 12 games with a left foot injury ... The school's all-time leader in assists, Robinson played more than 27 minutes in the win over Saint Louis and scored 13 points in the win over Liberty in 29 minutes of play.
100!
With the Hokies' win over Liberty on Sunday night, Buzz Williams earned his 100th win as the head coach of the Hokies ... That's fifth on the all-time list and one win shy of tying Bill Foster for fourth on the list.
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