National Basketball Association
Virginia Tech 73, Norfolk State 60
When: 4:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 11, 2011
Where: Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, Virginia
Officials:
# Bernard Clinton, # William Humes, # Tim Nestor
Attendance:
8869
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Jarell Eddie scored a career-high 24 points and Virginia Tech survived a slow start to earn a 73-60 victory over visiting Norfolk State on Sunday.
Eddie, who came in averaging 8.4 points, drained 5-of-6 from 3-point range and had seven rebounds as the Hokies (7-3) held off a late challenge by the Spartans.
Chris McEachin led Norfolk State (6-4) with 18 points and eight rebounds. Kyle O’Quinn had 14 points and eight rebounds before fouling out with 4:11 left.
Erick Green added 12 points and Cadarian Raines had 10 points and seven rebounds for Virginia Tech, which improved to 24-0 against Mid Eastern Athletic Conference teams.
Norfolk State led by as many as five points in the first half and had a 26-23 advantage before Virginia Tech finished strong for a 39-34 halftime lead. Eddie made all three of his 3-point attempts and had 12 points in the opening 20 minutes, in which the Hokies got 12 second-chance points.
Pendarvis Williams started fast with three 3-pointers and had 12 of his 14 points in the first half for Norfolk State. O’Quinn added 10 for the Spartans, who made 14-of-28 from the field before halftime.
Top Game Performances
| Norfolk State |
|
Virginia Tech |
|
Chris McEachin 18 |
Scoring |
Jarell Eddie 24 |
|
Rodney McCauley 2 |
Assists |
Dorian Finney-Smith 2 |
|
Chris McEachin 8 |
Rebounds |
Jarell Eddie 7 |
|
Chris McEachin 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Jarell Eddie 7 |
|
Jamel Fuentes 1 |
Steals |
Erick Green 3 |
|
Kyle O'Quinn 2 |
Blocks |
Robert Brown 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Norfolk State
|
60 |
48.9 |
5-14 |
11-17 |
10 |
26 |
7 |
3 |
13 |
| Virginia Tech
|
73 |
42.4 |
7-15 |
16-20 |
10 |
34 |
3 |
5 |
9 |
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