National Basketball Association
Virginia 74, Virginia Tech 58
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 24, 2013
Where: Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, Virginia
Officials:
# Tony Greene, # Joe Lindsay, # Mike Stuart
Attendance:
7222
By SportsDirect Inc.
Virginia 74, Virginia Tech 58: Freshman Evan Nolte hit five 3-pointers for a career-high 18 points as the visiting Cavaliers beat their rivals on the road for the third straight year.
Joe Harris added 17 points and had three 3-pointers during a big first-half run that helped the Cavaliers (13-5, 3-2 ACC ) build a 34-19 lead with two minutes left in the half.
Erick Green, the nation's leading scorer entering the night, had a career-high 35 points on 11-of-18 shooting for the Hokies (11-7, 2-3). The rest of the team went 8-of-25 for a combined 23 points.
The Cavaliers hit six 3-pointers during the 24-2 first-half run before Green finished the half with six straight points - including a buzzer-beating jumper that got Virginia Tech within 34-25.
The Cavaliers scored the first three points of the second half and Virginia Tech never got closer than 10 the rest of the way. Green hit a 3-pointer and a pair of free throws to cut the lead to 52-42 with 8:40 left but Nolte answered with a 3-pointer.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Virginia hit a season-high 11 3-pointers. It was the sixth time this season Virginia Tech has allowed at least 10 3-pointers. ... Green, who scored 20-plus points for the 16th time this season, also had a career-high nine rebounds. ... Virginia has held all five ACC opponents to less than 60 points.
Top Game Performances
| Virginia |
|
Virginia Tech |
|
Evan Nolte 18 |
Scoring |
Erick Green 35 |
|
Justin Anderson 6 |
Assists |
C.J. Barksdale 2 |
|
Akil Mitchell 8 |
Rebounds |
Jarell Eddie 9 |
|
Justin Anderson 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Erick Green 10 |
|
Evan Nolte 4 |
Steals |
Marquis Rankin 3 |
|
Evan Nolte 2 |
Blocks |
N/A |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Virginia
|
74 |
51.0 |
11-23 |
11-18 |
21 |
21 |
3 |
9 |
6 |
| Virginia Tech
|
58 |
44.2 |
5-15 |
15-24 |
6 |
31 |
0 |
3 |
14 |
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