Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG — In front of nearly 6,700 fans at Cassell Coliseum, the Hokies' men's basketball squad jumped out to a 7-0 lead over Mount St. Mary's and never looked back as Tech moved to 4-0 on the season Friday night with an 82-62 victory.
The Hokies are unblemished at this stage for the second season in a row, and will look to make it 5-0 on Monday night against the visiting Richmond Spiders.
The Mount fell to 1-2 on the season.
Tech started out hot from the field, making six of the first seven shots in the game, helping the Hokies to 15-9 lead at the first media timeout. After Anastasios Rozakeas made a triple, Tech responded with a layup from Amani Hansberry, two of his game-high 20 points in the ballgame. A Ben Hammond triple followed, giving the Hokies an right-point cushion. The Hokies really started to pull away after an exciting sequence that featured a Miles Heide dunk and one by Hansberry off a slick behind the back feed from point guard Jaylen Curry. All told, it was an 11-0 run that pushed the lead to 16 points.
At the break, Tech led 43-34.
In the second half, Tech battled some poor shooting stretches, and lamented a few missed free throws as the Mountaineers hung around, trailing by just seven at the 6:32 mark. From there, the Hokies slammed the door shut with a 20-7 push to close the game using some Musa Sagnia layups and a showtime turn around 3-pointer from Hansberry to walk away with the 82-62 victory.
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Tech is back on Carilion Clinic Court on Monday, Nov. 16 against Richmond. That game will tip at 7 p.m. ET and can be seen on ACCNX.