Virginia Tech has sights set on fourth-consecutive win on MondayVirginia Tech has sights set on fourth-consecutive win on Monday
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Virginia Tech has sights set on fourth-consecutive win on Monday

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BLACKSBURG – After earning its third-consecutive win on Saturday in Pittsburgh, Pa., Virginia Tech returns to Cassell Coliseum on Monday for its second matchup with Pitt in three days. It also kicks off a four-game homestand for the Hokies, who do not have another road game until Feb. 23.
 
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Monday, February 7 | 7:00 p.m. ET
Cassell Coliseum (Blacksburg, Va.)
vs. Pitt
Series: Virginia Tech leads 10-8
Game Notes: Virginia Tech (PDF) | Pitt Game Notes (PDF)

TV Broadcast
ACC NETWORK
Play-by-Play: Jay Alter
Analyst: Malcolm Huckaby

Local Radio
Virginia Tech Sports Network
Play-by-Play: Tim Bickford
Analyst: Mike Burnop

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SERIES

  • Virginia Tech has a 10-8 edge in the all-time series against Pitt.
  • The Hokies have won six of the last seven matchups, including Saturday's 76-71 road win in the Steel City.
  • The first game of the series was played on Dec. 4, 1964 in Pittsburgh - a 74-69 win for the Panthers.
  • Tech is 6-1 against Pitt at home and has won four straight inside Cassell Coliseum.
  • The Hokies have a 7-3 advantage in the series since both sides have been in the ACC.
  • This is the first time in series history that Tech and Pitt will play consecutive games against each other. 


A WIN WOULD...

  • Mark the Hokies fourth straight ACC win and their longest winning streak since opening the season 5-0.
  • Be Coach Young's third win over the Panthers as head coach of the Hokies and second straight.
  • Hand Pitt its fourth straight loss of the season and eighth on the road (1-7).
  • Move the Hokies to 3-0 in February and improve 


HOKIE HEADLINES

  • Storm Murphy has come on strong as of late, producing 38 points in the last two games combined.
  • The Middleton, Wis., native scored his 1,500th point at Pitt, while finishing with a season-high 20 points.
  • He's shooting 65 percent (13-20) from the floor, including 58.3 percent (7-12) from beyond the arc in the past two games.
  • The Hokies have shot at least 50 percent in four straight games - first time that's happened since the end of the 2016-17 season. Since moving to the ACC, the Hokies have never shot at least 50 percent in five straight games.
  • Tech is shooting 41.7 percent from three this season, which is on pace to break the school record of 40.3 set in the 2016-17 season.
  • Monday's game vs. Pitt is the first of four straight home games for the Hokies.


FIRST-HALF FRENZY

  • Tech connected on 18 of 24 field goals (75 percent) in the first half at Pitt. It was the Hokies' highest field-goal percentage in one half against an ACC opponent in program history.
  • At one point, Tech connected on 13 straight field goals. 


ALUMA, MUTTS MAKE HISTORY

  • When Keve Aluma and Justyn Mutts both reached 1,000 career points in the same game (Feb. 2 vs. Georgia Tech), it marked the first time a pair of teammates accomplished that feat at the Division I level since Mississippi State's Aric Holman and Lamar Peters both hit 1,000 career points in the same game against Texas A&M on March 9, 2019.