Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG – Shooting 50-percent from beyond the arc for the second time this season, Virginia Tech moved to 3-0 with a 94-77 win over William & Mary on Sunday night in Cassell Coliseum.
Tech (3-0) had four players score in double figures, led by Sean Pedulla, who had a career high 22 points and four assists. Hunter Cattoor tacked on 22 points and Darius Maddox helped out with 14 points.
The Hokies utilized fantastic ball movement in Sunday's game, piling up 19 assists on 33 made field goals. Individually, Justyn Mutts was on top of the distribution list for the Hokies with six assists.
Virginia Tech did a great job disrupting William & Mary shots in the contest, coming away with five blocks. Grant Basile's three rejections led the way individually for the Hokies.
How It Happened
Virginia Tech started out the scoring by going on a 14-0 run, culminating in a three from Maddox, to take an early lead with 17:07 left in the first half. The Hokies then added eight points to that lead by the end of the period and entered halftime with a 57-35 advantage. Virginia Tech relied on its three-point shooting in the period, knocking down 11 shots to account for 33 of its 57 points.
Following intermission, Virginia Tech kept widening that lead, expanding it to 64-41 before going on a 5-0 run, finished off by Cattoor's three, to grow the lead to 69-41 with 15:20 to go in the contest. The Tribe narrowed the margin somewhat before the game was over, but the Hokies still cruised the rest of the way for the 94-77 win. Virginia Tech shot well from three-point range in the half, hitting five shots from deep to score 15 of its 37 points.
Game Notes
» The Hokies made half of their attempts from three point range, knocking down 16 of 32 shots.
» Tech shot 12-12 from the free-throw line, which is the second most makes (17 vs. UNC, 3/4/2009) when shooting 100-percent from the charity stripe in a single-game since joining the ACC.
» The Hokies' 11 made three-pointers in the first half tied the program record for 3FG in the first half since joining the ACC.
» Virginia Tech never trailed on the way to a 94-77 victory.
» The Hokies set season highs in both assists (19) and blocks (5).
» Virginia Tech turned the ball over seven times while dishing out 19 assists.
» The last time two Hokies scored 20+ points in the same game was on Jan. 29, 2022 when Cattoor (27) and Pedulla (20) did it, as well.
» Justyn Mutts recorded 6+ assists for the eighth time in his career.Gallery: (11-13-2022) MBB: William & Mary Game