BLACKSBURG – Playing its last home game for a couple of weeks, the [RV] Virginia Tech men's basketball team will play host to Delaware State on Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET at Carilion Clinic Court at Cassell Coliseum.
Tech (4-0, 1-0 ACC) will be playing at home for the third straight game and is averaging a margin of victory of 27.0 points per game in the friendly confines of Cassell. The last time the Hokies and Hornets (0-4) played each other came on New Year's Eve in 1994, a 68-53 Tech win in Blacksburg. Tech leads the all-time series 1-0.
The game will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra, with Bryant Johnson (play-by-play) and Mack McCarthy (analyst) on the call, while Jon Laaser (play-by-play) and Mike Burnop (analyst) will broadcast on Virginia Tech Sports Properties.
GAME INFORMATION
Wed. | 7 p.m. ET vs. Delaware State | Stats | Watch | Radio | Notes
The last time out, Tech won by 26 points over Lehigh (3-2) on Saturday in Blacksburg by a score of 79-53. Landers Nolley II once again had a big night, pouring in his third 20-plus points outing of the season with 27, while grabbing five rebounds and dishing out four assists. Tech wrapped up with a season-high 14 3-pointers, with Nolley (7) and fellow freshman Hunter Cattoor (3) accounting for 10 of those.
Tech has been on one from downtown as of late, combing for 27 3-pointers its last two games while getting it done on a 42.2 3-point field-goal percentage. On the defensive end, the Hokies are one of only two high-major teams (No. 10/9 Ohio State, 5-0) to have hold their opponents to under 61 points in every game they've played this season.
Earlier this week, Nolley picked up ACC Freshman of the Week honors, following his two-game outing of averaging 25 points per game. In his game versus Lehigh, the Atlanta native poured in seven 3-pointers, which is the most 3s in a game by an ACC player this year.
SCOUTING DELAWARE STATE
• The Hornets come to Blacksburg after falling earlier in the week to LIU (1-3) on Monday by a score of 82-84. They jumped out to an 11-point lead to begin the game, but would end up losing their fourth straight. Delaware State has already faced one Power Five foe this season, losing to Georgia (3-0) 100-66 last Friday.
• Head coach Eric Skeeters enters his second season in Dover, following two-year stint under UMBC coach Ryan Odom, who he worked with at Virginia Tech in 2003-04. Skeeters also was an assistant at George Mason before his time at UMBC.
• The Hornets are paced by John Crosby, who tallied a game-high 32 points versus LIU on Monday. Crosby also had seven rebounds and an assist, while getting to the free-throw line 13 times and making 10. Another John on the team, John Stansbury, had a big night with 18 points, eight rebounds and four assists versus the Sharks.
• Delaware State ranks third in the MEAC in scoring, averaging 69.5 points per game, and fourth in field-goal percentage, shooting 41.5 percent. However, they rank 344th nationally in scoring defense, allowing 89.5 points per game.
