National Basketball Association
Virginia Tech 105, VMI 92
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, November 18, 2013
Where: Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, Virginia
Officials:
# Tim Nestor, # Jeff Nichols, # Brian Shey
Attendance:
4162
By SportsDirect Inc.
Virginia Tech 105, Virginia Military Institute 92: Jarell Eddie hit five 3-pointers and the host Hokies built a 20-point lead before holding on to defeat the Keydets.
Eddie finished with 21 points, Ben Emelogu added 19 points and freshman Trevor Thompson blocked five shots for Virginia Tech (3-1), which faces top-ranked Michigan State on Friday. The Hokies finished 11-for-17 from 3-point range and outrebounded VMI (3-2) 52-31.
Rodney Glasgow and QJ Peterson led the Keydets with 22 points each. D.J. Covington added 20 points before fouling out with 5:49 remaining.
The Hokies led 64-45 on Eddie’s fifth 3-pointer with 14:18 to go and held a 96-82 advantage with 2:34 remaining. VMI rallied to within 98-92 on two Peterson free throws with 1:18 to play but could get no closer.
The Keydets were within 36-32 with 3:09 remaining in the first half, but were outscored 12-1 during the next four minutes. Emelogu scored five points during the run, and a pair of free throws from Marshall Wood made it 48-33 Virginia Tech with 19:09 remaining.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Virginia Tech F C.J. Barksdale scored 16 points in his first game of the season after serving a three-game suspension for a violation of team rules. … Covington blocked three shots to move into a second-place tie with Eric Mann on VMI’s all-time blocks list (184). … The Hokies hit 22-of-26 free throws while the Keydets shot 16-for-23.
Top Game Performances
| VMI |
|
Virginia Tech |
|
Rodney Glasgow 22 |
Scoring |
Jarell Eddie 21 |
|
Rodney Glasgow 4 |
Assists |
Devin Wilson 4 |
|
D.J. Covington 5 |
Rebounds |
Marshall Wood 8 |
|
D.J. Covington 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Devin Wilson 5 |
|
QJ Peterson 4 |
Steals |
Devin Wilson 1 |
|
D.J. Covington 3 |
Blocks |
Trevor Thompson 5 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| VMI
|
92 |
41.8 |
10-36 |
16-23 |
8 |
25 |
6 |
7 |
4 |
| Virginia Tech
|
105 |
52.2 |
11-17 |
22-26 |
16 |
50 |
9 |
1 |
16 |
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