BLACKSBURG –- With nine players getting in on the scoring action, Virginia Tech earned its fourth-straight win of the season, as it downed Pitt, 74-47, on Monday night.
The Hokies (14-10, 6-7 ACC) had three players score in double figures, led by Keve Aluma, who had 18 points and six rebounds. Hunter Cattoor tacked on 12 points, six rebounds and two steals and Nahiem Alleyne helped out with 11 points.
Virginia Tech shared the ball well in Monday's game, tying its season high in assists with 20. Sean Pedulla led the team with a career-high seven dimes.
The Virginia Tech defense held Pitt's shooters to just 37.5% from the field, including 27.3% in the first half. The Panthers did not get many second opportunities on the offensive end, as they managed only one offensive rebound and scored zero second-chance points, while Tech pulled down 26 defensive rebounds. Monday night was the third-straight game, and fourth time in the last five, the Hokies outrebounded its opponent. The plus-17 rebounding margin against Pitt tied a season high (Cornell).
How It Happened
After falling behind 5-0, Virginia Tech went on a 17-0 run with 14:53 left in the first half to take a 17-5 lead. During that run, Pitt shot 0-9 from the field. The Hokies then added six points to that lead by the end of the period and entered halftime with a 35-17 advantage. Virginia Tech relied on its 3-point shooting in the period, knocking down six shots to account for 18 of its 35 points.
Virginia Tech kept its lead intact before going on an 8-0 run, finished off by Alleyne's three, to grow the lead to 43-19 with 16:52 to go in the contest. The Hokies kept expanding the margin and coasted the rest of the way for the 74-47 win. Virginia Tech shot well from 3-point range in the half, hitting seven shots from deep to score 21 of its 39 points.
Game Notes
» The Hokies shot well from 3-point range, knocking down 13 of 27 long range attempts.
» Virginia Tech shot at least 50 percent from the floor for the fifth straight game - a program record.
» The Hokies held the Panthers to only 37.5 percent shooting from the field.
» Virginia Tech never trailed in the second half on its way to victory.
» Virginia Tech recorded 20 total assists in the game, tying a season-high (Miami).
» The Virginia Tech bench came alive by adding 24 points to its scoring output.
» Virginia Tech had a 36-19 edge on the boards in the win.
» Virginia Tech turned the ball over nine times while dishing out 20 assists.
» Virginia Tech cleaned up on the offensive glass, collecting 10 offensive boards in the game.
» Keve Aluma led the Hokies with a game-high 18 points.
» Virginia Tech got a game-high nine rebounds from Justyn Mutts.Gallery: (2-7-2022) MBB: Pitt game
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